Famous Deaths 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  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1897  Clement Harris, composer, dies at 25 on April - 23.  

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

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on April - 23.  

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

1918  On April - 23 percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies  

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

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

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 April - 23.  

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

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  On April - 23 robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76  

1957  On April - 23 william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89  

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on April - 23.  

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 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1979  On April - 23 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 April - 23.  

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 April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)  

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician  

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 this day in history.