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 April - 23.   

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

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

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

1905  On this day in history karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

1907  On April - 23 death of alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842)   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on April - 23.   

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 April - 23 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  On this day in history 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  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on April - 23.   

1951  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1955  On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1957  William Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1965  On April - 23 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  Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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