Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 17
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1892 On April - 17 death of alexander Mackenzie, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
1899 Hans Balatka, composer, dies at 74 on April - 17.
1902 Death of Francis of Assisi of Bourbon, King Consort of Spain (b. 1822) on this day in history.
1915 Johannes P Kelly, [Kellij], Dutch actor/operetta writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1930 Death of Alexander Golovin, Russian painter (b. 1863) on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history charles J M Ruys de Beerenbrouck, Dutch PM (1918-23, 29-33), dies
1937 On April - 17 death of yi Sang, Korean Poet (b. 1910)
1941 Death of Al Bowlly, British dance band vocalist (b. 1899) on April - 17.
1942 On April - 17 death of jean Perrin, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
1944 On this day in history j T Hearne, cricketer (took 49 wkts in 12 Tests for England), dies
1945 Death of Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed on this day in history.
1946 John Iddon, cricketer (car accident 5 Tests for Eng 1934-35), dies on this day in history.
1948 Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1954 Death of Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist (b. 1900) on this day in history.
1960 Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history louise Fazenda, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66
1967 Death of Red Allen, American jazz trumpeter (b. 1908) on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history margaret Seddon, dies at 95
1970 Sergei U S Aleksi, patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92 on April - 17.
1971 On this day in history roberto Lupi, composer, dies at 62
1974 Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52 on April - 17.
1975 Death of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher (b. 1888) on April - 17.
1976 Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1977 Marjorie Gateson, actress (One Man's Family), dies at 86 on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies
1984 On April - 17 death of claude Provost, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1933)
1985 Ilona Bodden, writer, dies on this day in history.
1986 On April - 17 bessie Head, writer, dies
1987 Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36 on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90
1989 Charles Lampkin, dies on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies
1991 Jack Yellen, US poet (Sons o' Fun), dies at 97 on April - 17.
1992 On April - 17 hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
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