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230 Notable deaths
Howard Scott Gentry
American botanist (1903-1993).
Born December 10th, 1903 in Temecula.
Died April 1st, 1993 at 89 years old in Tucson.
Giuseppe Santagostino
Italian footballer (1901-1955).
Born March 18th, 1901 in Milan.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 54 years old in Milan.
Jenny Eakin Delony
American painter.
Born May 13th, 1866 in Washington.
Died April 1st, 1949 at 82 years old in Little Rock.
Camille Doucet
French poet and playwright (1812-1895).
Died April 1st, 1895 at 82 years old in Paris.
Lorenz Jaeger
Catholic cardinal (1892–1975).
Born September 23rd, 1892 in Halle (Saale).
Died April 1st, 1975 at 82 years old in Paderborn.
Lloyd Hildebrand
British racing cyclist, competitor for france (1870–1924).
Born December 25th, 1870 in Tottenham.
Died April 1st, 1924 at 53 years old in Levallois-Perret.
Georgios von Metaxa
Austrian tennis player.
Born October 7th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died April 1st, 1945 at 30 years old in Yugoslavia. [ref]
Włodzimierz Schmidt
Polish chess player (1943–2023).
Born April 10th, 1943 in Poznań.
Died April 1st, 2023 at 79 years old in Poznań. [ref]
Donato Sbarretti
Catholic cardinal (1856–1939).
Born November 12th, 1856 in Montefranco.
Died April 1st, 1939 at 82 years old in Rome.
Jules Boucherit
French violinist and violin pedagogue (1877-1962).
Born March 29th, 1877 in Morlaix.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jan Thomée
Dutch footballer (1886-1954).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Delft.
Died April 1st, 1954 at 67 years old in Delft.
Marc Girardin
French writer and politician (1801-1873).
Born February 22nd, 1801 in Paris.
Died April 1st, 1873 at 72 years old in Morsang-sur-Seine.
Philip Hunloke
Sailor (1868–1947).
Born November 26th, 1868 in London.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 78 years old in London.
Jacques Seiler
French actor and theatre director (1928–2004).
Born March 16th, 1928 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2004 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Reinier Beeuwkes
Dutch footballer (1884-1963).
Born February 17th, 1884 in The Hague.
Died April 1st, 1963 at 79 years old in The Hague.
Yannis Kyrastas
Greek footballer (1952-2004).
Born October 25th, 1952 in Athens.
Died April 1st, 2004 at 51 years old in Athens (sepsis).
Ekaterina Karavelova
Bulgarian social activist, teacher, writer and translator.
Born October 21st, 1860 in Ruse.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Sofia.
Levi Casey
American triple jumper (1904–1983).
Born October 19th, 1904 in Vienna.
Died April 1st, 1983 at 78 years old in Costa Mesa.
Pauline Marie Armande Craven
French author (1808-1891).
Born April 12th, 1808 in London.
Died April 1st, 1891 at 82 years old in Paris.
Marcel Ernzer
Luxembourgian cyclist (1926–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 77 years old in Luxembourg.
Edward Smouha
British sprinter.
Born December 17th, 1909 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
Died April 1st, 1992 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Lynne Roberts
Film actress (1922-1978).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in El Paso.
Died April 1st, 1978 at 55 years old in Sherman Oaks (falling from height).
Veli Nieminen
Gymnast (1886-1936).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Tyrväntö.
Died April 1st, 1936 at 49 years old in Hämeenlinna.
Lars Jørgen Madsen
Danish sport shooter (1871-1925).
Born July 19th, 1871 in Vordingborg.
Died April 1st, 1925 at 53 years old in Randers.
Alexandru Diordiță
Soviet/moldovan politician (1911–1996).
Born September 13th, 1911 in Handrabury.
Died April 1st, 1996 at 84 years old in Moscow.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson