Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

1853  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on this day in history.   

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

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

1915  On April - 23 rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on April - 23.   

1925  On April - 23 andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on April - 23.   

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

1936  On this day in history death of teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)   

1942  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 on April - 23.   

1945  Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 on April - 23.   

1946  On this day in history jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

1951  On this day in history death of charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865)   

1952  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on this day in history.   

1955  Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 23 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  On this day in history josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

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

1970  On this day in history herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51   

1971  On this day in history william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

1973  On April - 23 otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85   

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 April - 23.   

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

1981  On April - 23 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  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  On April - 23 birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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  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)