April 1st
169 Notable deaths
Jan Thomée
Dutch footballer (1886-1954).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Delft.
Died April 1st, 1954 at 67 years old in Delft.
Reinier Beeuwkes
Dutch footballer (1884-1963).
Born February 17th, 1884 in The Hague.
Died April 1st, 1963 at 79 years old in The Hague.
Levi Casey
American triple jumper.
Born October 19th, 1904 in Vienna.
Died April 1st, 1983 at 78 years old in Costa Mesa.
Edward Smouha
British sprinter.
Born December 17th, 1909 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
Died April 1st, 1992 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Donato Sbarretti
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 12th, 1856 in Montefranco.
Died April 1st, 1939 at 82 years old in Rome.
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Sport shooter (1871-1925).
Born July 19th, 1871 in Vordingborg.
Died April 1st, 1925 at 53 years old in Randers.
Péter Baczakó
Hungarian weightlifter.
Born September 27th, 1951 in Ercsi.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 56 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Ekaterina Karavelova
Social activist, teacher, writer and translator.
Born October 21st, 1860 in Ruse.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Sofia.
Marcel Ernzer
Cyclist (1926-2003).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 77 years old in Luxembourg.
Lloyd Hildebrand
British racing cyclist, competitor for france.
Born December 25th, 1870 in Tottenham.
Died April 1st, 1924 at 53 years old in Levallois-Perret.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel