Famous Deaths In April - 08

1902  Death of Sipyagain, Russian min of interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35   

1921  Earnest von Possart, German actor/stage manager, dies on this day in history.   

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

1935  On this day in history edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

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

1937  On this day in history 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  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.   

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

1947  On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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

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  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on this day in history.   

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

1965  On this day in history erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on April - 08.   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on this day in history.   

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

1974  On April - 08 death of james Charles McGuigan, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. 1894)   

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1977  Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history norman Taurog, dies   

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

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  Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 on April - 08.   

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08.   

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

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

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

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

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

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