Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 08

1902  Death of Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on April - 08.   

1906  On April - 08 death of auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950)   

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

1920  Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

1921  On this day in history 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 April - 08 death of robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (b. 1876)   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

1947  On April - 08 henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

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 April - 08 gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

1963  Len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies on this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history 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  On April - 08 frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71   

1978  On April - 08 ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on April - 08.   

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

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

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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