Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

1853  On this day in history auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1865  On this day in history james Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24   

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1880  Guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies on April - 23.   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  Death of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on April - 23.   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on April - 23.   

1907  On April - 23 death of alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842)   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on April - 23.   

1918  On April - 23 percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on April - 23.   

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1929  On this day in history rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1936  Death of Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889) on April - 23.   

1942  On this day in history marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1945  Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1951  Death of Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865) on April - 23.   

1952  On April - 23 elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

1955  On April - 23 robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1957  William Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1960  On April - 23 cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67 on April - 23.   

1969  On April - 23 krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

1970  On April - 23 herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51   

1971  William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  Death of Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on April - 23.   

1976  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on April - 23.   

1979  Death of Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 23 jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1981  Death of Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.