Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

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

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

1878  On April - 23 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 this day in history.   

1889  Death of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808) on April - 23.   

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

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

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

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

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 April - 23.   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on this day in history.   

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  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 April - 23.   

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 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 April - 23.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on April - 23.   

1975  On this day in history death of pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  On this day in history james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1979  On April - 23 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  Death of Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

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  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

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