Famous Deaths In April - 04

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history death of simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician (b. 1873)   

1962  Death of James Hanratty, executed at Bedford Prison, England, for the murder of Michael Gregsten (b. 1936) on April - 04.   

1963  On this day in history endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18   

1967  On April - 04 mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76   

1968  Death of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on April - 04.   

1970  Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1976  Death of Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889) on April - 04.   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 on April - 04.   

1978  On this day in history gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

1979  On April - 04 edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77   

1980  Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1981  Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1982  Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50 on April - 04.   

1983  On April - 04 gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84   

1984  John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891) on April - 04.   

1986  On April - 04 frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87   

1987  On April - 04 c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76   

1991  On April - 04 john Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52   

1992  Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies on April - 04.   

1993  Alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93 on April - 04.   

1994  On this day in history olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69   

1995  Kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50 on April - 04.   

1996  On this day in history carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68   

1999  Death of Faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924) on April - 04.   

2001  On this day in history death of ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932)   

2002  On this day in history death of harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman   

2003  On this day in history death of anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)   

2004  Death of Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919) on April - 04.   

2005  Death of Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2007  On April - 04 death of bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)   

2008  Death of Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

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0186  On April - 04 birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

1492  On April - 04 birth of ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on this day in history.   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On April - 04 birth of antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)   

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)