Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 04

1959  On this day in history stanley Snooke, cricketer (bro of S J, duck in S African Test), dies   

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 April - 04 endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18   

1967  Mischa Elman, Ukraine/US violinist, dies at 76 on April - 04.   

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  Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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  Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70 on April - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1981  Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on April - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 04.   

1987  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76 on April - 04.   

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

1992  On April - 04 karl Tunberg, US scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies   

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

1994  Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 on April - 04.   

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  Death of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom car designer (b. 1932) on April - 04.   

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

2003  Death of Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

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

2007  Death of Bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941) on April - 04.   

2008  On this day in history death of francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (b. 1923)   

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0186  Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217) was born on April - 04.   

1492  Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564) was born on April - 04.   

1527  Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer was born on April - 04.   

1572  On April - 04 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)   

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

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

1648  Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on April - 04.   

1688  Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768) was born on April - 04.