Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1878  On April - 23 friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

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

1885  On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  On this day in history death of jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808)   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on April - 23.   

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

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

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  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on April - 23.   

1951  Death of Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

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

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 23.   

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  On this day in history death of blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)   

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

1981  Death of Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897) on April - 23.   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

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

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

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

1484  On this day in history birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.   

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

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)