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History Deaths on April 08

By  Jennifer Lindeman  08 Apr   83 Views

History Deaths on April 08

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Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (b. 915)

#Mu'izz_al-Dawla

In 967

Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (b. 1923)

#Gerard_Reve

In 2006

Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)

#Martin_Chemnitz

In 1586

Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (b. 1971)

#Ryan_White

In 1990

Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)

#Oda_Nobuhide

In 1551

Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1927)

#Emmanuel_III_Delly

In 2014

Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (b. 1897)

#Marian_Anderson

In 1993

Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (b. 1936)

#Jean-Claude_Turcotte

In 2015

Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)

#Hiob_Ludolf

In 1704

Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)

#Caracalla

In 217

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (b. 1575)

#Anne_Catherine_of_Brandenburg

In 1612

Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1449)

#Lorenzo_de'_Medici

In 1492

Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (b. 1918)

#Ben_Johnson_(actor)

In 1996

Margaret Thatcher, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)

#Margaret_Thatcher

In 2013

Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)

#Daniel_Bovet

In 1992

Sejong the Great, Korean king (b. 1397)

#Sejong_the_Great

In 1450

Sh?toku, Japanese prince (b. 572)

#Prince_Sh?toku

In 622

Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (b. 1942)

#Annette_Funicello

In 2013

Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (b. 1928)

#Sara_Montiel

In 2013

Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)

#Božena_Benešová

In 1936

Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)

#Juan_Belmonte

In 1962

Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (b. 1904)

#Isamu_Kosugi

In 1983

Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)

#Vaslav_Nijinsky

In 1950

María Félix, Mexican actress (b. 1914)

#María_Félix

In 2002

John Foxe, English author (b. 1516)

#John_Foxe

In 1587

Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)

#Pablo_Picasso

In 1973

Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)

#Georg_von_Peuerbach

In 1461

Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)

#Róbert_Bárány

In 1936

Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)

#Malcolm_McLaren

In 2010

Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)

#Erik_Axel_Karlfeldt

In 1931

John II, French king (b. 1319)

#John_II_of_France

In 1364

Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1934)

#Jayakanthan

In 2015

Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (b. 1924)

#Karlheinz_Deschner

In 2014

Gertrude of Babenberg , duchess of Bohemia (b. 1118)

#Gertrude_of_Babenberg,_Duchess_of_Bohemia

In 1150

Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (b. 1930)

#Ivan_Mercep

In 2014

Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)

#Charles_Auguste_de_Bériot

In 1870

Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)

#Omar_Bradley

In 1981

Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (b. 1926)

#Teddy_Scholten

In 2010

Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1894)

#Pyotr_Kapitsa

In 1984

José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (b. 1917)

#José_Luis_Sampedro

In 2013

Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)

#Auguste_Deter

In 1906

Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910)

#Claire_Trevor

In 2000

Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)

#Loránd_Eötvös

In 1919

Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (b. 1958)

#Mikhail_Beketov

In 2013

Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)

#Gaetano_Donizetti

In 1848

Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)

#Carlo_Rainaldi

In 1691

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)

#Henry_Sydney,_1st_Earl_of_Romney

In 1704

John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1087)

#John_II_Komnenos

In 1143

Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)

#Francis_II_Rákóczi

In 1735

Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (b. 1928)

#Jack_Tramiel

In 2012

Charibert II, Frankish king (b. 607)

#Charibert_II

In 632

Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)

#Niels_Juel

In 1697

Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)

#Wolfgang_Dietrich_of_Castell-Remlingen

In 1709

Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)

#Lars_Hanson

In 1965

Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)

#Elisha_Otis

In 1861

Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)

#Marcel_Prévost

In 1941

David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (b. 1933)

In 2015

Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (b. 1987)

In 2015

Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (b. 1920)

In 2015

Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (b. 1921)

In 2012

Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (b. 1961)

In 2012

Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (b. 1910)

In 2011

Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)

In 2009

Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)

In 2009

Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (b. 1924)

In 2008

Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)

In 2007

Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (b. 1922)

In 2005

Werner Schumacher, German actor (b. 1921)

In 2004

Harvey Quaytman, American painter (b. 1937)

In 2002

František Š?astný, Czech motorcycle racer (b. 1927)

In 2000

Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1947)

In 1997

Mick Young, Australian politician (b. 1936)

In 1996

León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)

In 1996

François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (b. 1899)

In 1994

Per "Dead" Ohlin, Swedish musician (b. 1969)

In 1991

John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (b. 1897)

In 1985

Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (b. 1952)

In 1979

James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)

In 1974

Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)

In 1969

Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)

In 1961

Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)

In 1959

Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)

In 1947

Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)

In 1942

Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)

In 1920

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)

In 1894

John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)

In 1725

Magdalen Dacre, English noble (b. 1538)

In 1608

Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London

In 1338

Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (b. c.?1255)

In 1321

Gilbert, Frankish nobleman

In 956

Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor

In 944

Adalelm, Frankish nobleman

In 894

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