Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

1853  On this day in history auguste Laurent, chemist, dies   

1865  On April - 23 james Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24   

1878  Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies   

1885  On April - 23 william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

1889  Death of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808) on April - 23.   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on April - 23.   

1897  On this day in history clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on April - 23.   

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on April - 23.   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1918  Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies on this day in history.   

1925  On April - 23 andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45   

1926  Joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 23 rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1936  Death of Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

1942  Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73 on April - 23.   

1945  On April - 23 albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42   

1946  On April - 23 jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

1951  On this day in history death of charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865)   

1952  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on this day in history.   

1955  Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 on April - 23.   

1957  On April - 23 william Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89   

1960  Cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies on April - 23.   

1965  Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 23 krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37   

1970  Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1971  William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on April - 23.   

1975  On April - 23 death of pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27   

1976  James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history death of blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)   

1980  Jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72 on April - 23.   

1981  On this day in history death of josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history birth of robert Fayrfax, composer   

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)   

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)