Famous Deaths In April - 23

1853  Auguste Laurent, chemist, dies on April - 23.   

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on April - 23.   

1878  On April - 23 friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1895  Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, physiologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1905  On April - 23 karel Komzak, composer, dies at 54   

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

1915  On April - 23 rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

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

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 April - 23.   

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

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

1945  Albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42 on April - 23.   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 23 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 April - 23.   

1955  On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76   

1957  William Orlamond, actor (Flesh & Devil, Words & Music), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history cornelis Jan Bakkerr, Dutch/US nuclear physicist, dies   

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

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on this day in history.   

1976  On April - 23 james Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69   

1979  Death of Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946) on April - 23.   

1980  On April - 23 jane Froman, US singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72   

1981  On April - 23 death of josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)   

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1170  On this day in history birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France   

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  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

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