Famous Deaths on April 4, Who Died on April 4
Here is a list who died on April 4. Famous deaths for the 4th of April. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on April 4. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
Famous people who died in April 4th?
Who died on the 4th April?
Who died on April 4?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1284 | Alfonso X, king of Castile and León (b. 1221) |
| 1292 | Nicholas IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1227) |
| 1406 | Robert III, king of Scotland (b.1337) |
| 1483 | Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (b. c. 1405) |
| 1536 | Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460) |
| 1538 | Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia |
| 1588 | Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534) |
| 1596 | Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533) |
| 1609 | Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526) |
| 1617 | John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550) |
| 1643 | Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583) |
| 1661 | Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580) |
| 1743 | Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678) |
| 1761 | Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722) |
| 1766 | John Taylor, English librarian and scholar (b. 1704) |
| 1774 | Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist, playwright and poet (b. 1728) |
| 1792 | James Sykes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725) |
| 1807 | Jérôme Lalande, French astronomer and academic (b. 1732) |
| 1817 | André Masséna, French general (b. 1758) |
| 1841 | William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States (b. 1773) |
| 1846 | Solomon Sibley, American lawyer and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (b. 1769) |
| 1861 | John McLean, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Postmaster General (b. 1785) |
| 1863 | Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (b. 1790) |
| 1864 | Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American commander and paleontologist (b. 1808) |
| 1870 | Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802) |
| 1874 | Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826) |
| 1875 | Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (b. 1837) |
| 1878 | Richard M. Brewer, American criminal (b. 1850) |
| 1879 | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist and meteorologist (b. 1803) |
| 1883 | Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (b. 1791) |
| 1890 | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (b. 1820) |
| 1912 | Charles Brantley Aycock, American lawyer and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1859) |
| 1913 | Emmanouil Argyropoulos, Greek pioneer aviator (b. 1889) |
| 1919 | William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (b. 1832) |
| 1923 | John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher, created the Venn diagram (b. 1834) |
| 1928 | Konstantinos Maleas, Greek painter (b. 1879) |
| 1929 | Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (b. 1844) |
| 1931 | André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (b. 1853) |
| 1932 | Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853) |
| 1933 | Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (b. 1842) |
| 1944 | Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (b. 1878) |
| 1951 | George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870) |
| 1953 | Carol II of Romania (b. 1893) |
| 1957 | E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (b. 1909) |
| 1958 | Johnny Stompanato, American soldier and bodyguard (b. 1925) |
| 1961 | Harald Riipalu, Estonian military commander (b. 1912) |
| 1963 | Oskari Tokoi, Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (b. 1873) |
| 1967 | Al Lewis, American songwriter (b. 1901) |
| 1968 | Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (assassinated) (b. 1929) |
| 1972 | Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American pastor and politician (b. 1908) |
| 1976 | Harry Nyquist, Swedish engineer and theorist (b. 1889) |
| 1977 | Andrey Dikiy, Ukrainian-American journalist, historian, and politician (b. 1893) |
| 1979 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th President of Pakistan (b. 1928) |
| 1980 | Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917) |
| 1983 | Gloria Swanson, American actress (b. 1899) |
| 1984 | Oleg Antonov, Russian-Ukrainian engineer and businessman, founded Antonov (b. 1906) |
| 1985 | Kate Roberts, Welsh author and activist (b. 1891) |
| 1987 | C. L. Moore, American author and academic (b. 1911) |
| 1991 | Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b. 1920) |
| 1992 | Jack Hamilton, Australian footballer (b. 1928) |
| 1993 | Alfred Mosher Butts, American game designer, invented Scrabble (b. 1899) |
| 1995 | Kenny Everett, English radio and television host (b. 1944) |
| 1996 | Barney Ewell, American runner and long jumper (b. 1918) |
| 1997 | Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (b. 1900) |
| 1999 | Lucille Lortel, American actress, artistic director and producer (b. 1900) |
| 2001 | Liisi Oterma, Finnish astronomer (b. 1915) |
| 2003 | Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) |
| 2004 | Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (b. 1919) |
| 2005 | Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924) |
| 2007 | Bob Clark, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941) |
| 2008 | Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (b. 1923) |
| 2009 | Maxine Cooper, American actress, activist and photographer (b. 1924) |
| 2011 | Scott Columbus, American drummer (b. 1956) |
| 2012 | A. Dean Byrd, American psychologist and academic (b. 1948) |
| 2013 | Bengt Blomgren, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923) |
| 2014 | İsmet Atlı, Turkish wrestler and trainer (b. 1931) |
| 2015 | Jamaluddin Jarjis, Malaysian engineer and politician (b. 1951) |
| 2016 | Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress (b. 1930) |
| 397 | Ambrose, Roman archbishop and saint (b. 338) |
| 636 | Isidore of Seville, Spanish archbishop and saint (b. 560) |
| 814 | Plato of Sakkoudion, Byzantine monk and saint (b. 735) |
| 896 | Formosus, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 816) |
| 911 | Liu Yin, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 874) |
| 931 | Kong Xun, Chinese official and governor (b. 884) |
| 968 | Abu Firas al-Hamdani, Arab prince and poet (b. 932) |
| 991 | Reginold, bishop of Eichstätt |
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