Famous Deaths In April - 23

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

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

1880  On April - 23 guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on April - 23.   

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

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1905  On April - 23 karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on April - 23.   

1915  On this day in history rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

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 this day in history joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

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

1936  On April - 23 death of teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)   

1942  On April - 23 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 this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1957  On this day in history william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89   

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

1965  On April - 23 josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on April - 23.   

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

1971  On April - 23 william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

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  On this day in history james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1979  Death of Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946) on April - 23.   

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 on April - 23.   

1981  On this day in history death of josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

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

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)