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April 1st
169 Notable deaths
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born December 18th, 1933 in St. Landry Parish.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Kathleen Lonsdale
Irish crystallographer (1903-1971).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Newbridge.
Died April 1st, 1971 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor.
Born July 28th, 1939 in Stockholm.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Noah Beery, Sr.
American actor (1882-1946).
Born January 17th, 1882 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1946 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franz Seldte
German politician (1882-1947).
Born June 29th, 1882 in Magdeburg.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 64 years old in Fürth.
George Robledo
Chilean footballer.
Born April 14th, 1926 in Iquique.
Died April 1st, 1989 at 62 years old in Viña del Mar (myocardial infarction).
John Atkinson Hobson
English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism (1858-1940).
Born July 6th, 1858 in Derby. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1940 at 81 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Nur Hassan Hussein
Somalian politician.
Born February 16th, 1938 in Mogadishu.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 82 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893-1916).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Tournai.
Died April 1st, 1916 at 23 years old in City of Brussels (ballistic trauma).
Burton Watson
American sinologist, translator, and writer (1925–2017).
Born June 13th, 1925 in New York City.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in Kamagaya.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 169
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht