Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 23

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

1865  James Dearing, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

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

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

1885  William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 23 death of jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. 1808)   

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

1926  On this day in history joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies   

1929  On this day in history rudolf W Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28   

1936  Death of Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889) on April - 23.   

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

1945  On this day in history albrecht Haushofer, writer, dies at 42   

1946  Jesus Castillo, composer, dies at 68 on April - 23.   

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  On this day in history elisabeth Schumann, singer, dies   

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

1957  On this day in history 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 April - 23.   

1969  Krzystzof Komeda, composer, dies at 37 on April - 23.   

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

1971  On this day in history william Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76   

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

1975  Death of Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 on this day in history.   

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 April - 23.   

1980  On this day in history 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 April - 23 birth of isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)   

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

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  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  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.