Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

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

1961  On April - 04 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  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  Death of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 on this day in history.   

1970  On April - 04 byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70   

1972  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on April - 04.   

1976  Death of Harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1977  On April - 04 jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82   

1978  On April - 04 gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70   

1979  Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 on April - 04.   

1980  On April - 04 death of red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917)   

1981  On this day in history brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

1982  On this day in history tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer, dies at 50   

1983  Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84 on April - 04.   

1984  On April - 04 john Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies   

1985  On this day in history death of kate Roberts, Welsh nationalist and writer (b. 1891)   

1986  Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76   

1991  John Heinz, (Sen-R-Pa), dies in a plane crash, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1992  Karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history alfred Mosher Butts, US architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93   

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

1995  Kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1996  On April - 04 carl Burton Stokes, politician, dies at 68   

1999  On April - 04 death of faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924)   

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  Death of Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

2004  On this day in history death of alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919)   

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  On this day in history death of francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923)   

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

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1527  On April - 04 birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on April - 04.   

1593  On April - 04 birth of edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)   

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

1648  On April - 04 birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.