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April 1st
179 Notable deaths
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.
Charles Angrand
French painter (1854-1926).
Born April 19th, 1854 in Criquetot-sur-Ouville. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1926 at 71 years old in Rouen. [ref]
Harald Juhnke
German actor-comedian (1929-2005).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 75 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Aleksandra Yakovleva
Soviet and russian actress.
Born July 2nd, 1957 in Kaliningrad.
Died April 1st, 2022 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Russian politician.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Cesare Orsenigo
Roman catholic archbishop (1873-1946).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Villa San Carlo.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 72 years old
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
Robert Coldwell Wood
American political scientist (1923-2005).
Born September 16th, 1923 in St. Louis.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 81 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Agniya Barto
Russian soviet writer and poet (1901–1981).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1981 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Rina Zelyonaya
Soviet actress (1901-1991).
Born November 7th, 1901 in Tashkent.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 89 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown