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  Death of Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) on April - 08.   

1919  On April - 08 death of loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist (b. 1848)   

1920  On this day in history charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35   

1921  On this day in history earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies   

1931  On April - 08 eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies   

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on April - 08.   

1942  On this day in history 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  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on April - 08.   

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Ethel Turner, Australian author (b. 1872) on April - 08.   

1959  On April - 08 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  On this day in history erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

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

1969  On this day in history arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on April - 08.   

1974  On this day in history death of james Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894)   

1976  On April - 08 phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35   

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

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on April - 08.   

1981  On April - 08 norman Taurog, dies   

1984  Death of Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1894) on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 08 death of j. Fred Coots, American songwriter (b. 1897)   

1986  On April - 08 death of yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer (b. 1967)   

1987  On April - 08 francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90   

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on this day in history.   

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

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

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter