Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

1959  Stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies on April - 04.   

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  Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 on April - 04.   

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1972  On April - 04 adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63   

1976  On April - 04 death of harry Nyquist, Swedish contributor to information theory (b. 1889)   

1977  Jeno Zador, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Red Sovine, American country music singer (b. 1917) on April - 04.   

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

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

1983  Gloria Swanson, actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at 84 on this day in history.   

1984  John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies on April - 04.   

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

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

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

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

1994  On April - 04 olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69   

1995  On April - 04 kenny Everett, disc Jockey, dies at 50   

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

1999  Death of Faith Domergue, American actor (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2001  On April - 04 death of ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932)   

2002  Death of Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman on this day in history.   

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

2004  On April - 04 death of alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919)   

2005  Death of Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman (b. 1924) on April - 04.   

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 April - 04.   

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0186  On this day in history birth of caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)   

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

1527  On this day in history birth of abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer   

1572  On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

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

1646  Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715) was born on April - 04.   

1648  On this day in history birth of grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver   

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