Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  On this day in history death of sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated   

1906  On this day in history death of auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950)   

1919  On this day in history death of loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848)   

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 08 earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

1931  Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1935  On April - 08 edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

1936  On this day in history death of robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)   

1937  On April - 08 arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  On this day in history harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1942  On April - 08 alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  On April - 08 death of paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

1948  On April - 08 josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 08 frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

1958  On April - 08 death of ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872)   

1959  On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  On this day in history len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1966  On April - 08 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1969  On April - 08 arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

1970  On this day in history marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies   

1973  On April - 08 pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91   

1974  Death of James Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on April - 08.   

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on April - 08.   

1984  Death of Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) on April - 08.   

1985  On this day in history death of j. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897)   

1986  On this day in history death of yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967)   

1987  On this day in history francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90   

1990  On April - 08 doreen Sloane, dies   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.