Famous Deaths 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  On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

1880  Guess Saleh, [Sarief Bastaman], Javanese painter, dies on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history william Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73   

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

1895  On April - 23 karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies   

1897  On April - 23 clement Harris, composer, dies at 25   

1905  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1907  Death of Alfred Packer, American Cannibal (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

1915  Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 on April - 23.   

1918  On this day in history percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies   

1925  Andre Caplet, French composer (Le miroir de Jesus), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1926  On April - 23 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1929  Rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1936  On April - 23 death of teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)   

1942  On this day in history marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, pres of Argentina (1922-28), dies at 73   

1945  Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68   

1951  Death of Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1952  Elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies on April - 23.   

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

1957  William Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89 on April - 23.   

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

1965  On April - 23 josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67   

1969  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

1973  Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1979  Death of Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

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  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.   

1500  On this day in history birth of alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.