Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

1853  On April - 23 auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on April - 23.   

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

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

1907  On this day in history death of alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842)   

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

1918  On this day in history percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1925  On this day in history andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

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 this day in history.   

1942  On April - 23 marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1945  On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42   

1946  On April - 23 jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

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  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on this day in history.   

1955  Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 on April - 23.   

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

1960  On this day in history cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1970  On this day in history 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  On this day in history otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

1975  Death of Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history death of blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)   

1980  On this day in history jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

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

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

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on April - 23.   

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

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  On this day in history 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  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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