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April 1st
228 Notable deaths
Léon Fairmaire
French entomologist (1820–1906).
Born June 29th, 1820 in Paris.
Died April 1st, 1906 at 85 years old in Paris.
Theodor Altermann
Estonian actor and theatrical director (1885-1915).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Pahkla.
Died April 1st, 1915 at 29 years old in Tallinn.
Arthur Birkett
English cricketer (1875-1941).
Born October 25th, 1875 in Exeter.
Died April 1st, 1941 at 65 years old in London.
Bo Ekelund
Swedish high jumper (1894-1983).
Born July 26th, 1894 in Gävle.
Died April 1st, 1983 at 88 years old in Saltsjöbaden.
Joanni Maurice Perronnet
French fencer and painter (1877-1950).
Born October 19th, 1877 in rue de Dunkerque. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 72 years old in rue Henry-Monnier. [ref]
Wilfred Waters
English racing cyclist.
Born January 4th, 1923 in Wandsworth.
Died April 1st, 2006 at 83 years old in Surrey.
Nemam Ghafouri
Kurdish-swedish physician.
Born December 25th, 1968 in Iraq. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2021 at 52 years old in Stockholm (COVID-19). [ref]
Jan van Dort
Dutch footballer and manager (1889-1967).
Born May 25th, 1889 in Heemstede.
Died April 1st, 1967 at 77 years old in Leiden.
Alida van der Anker-Doedens
Canoe racer (1922-2014).
Born July 28th, 1922 in Rolde.
Died April 1st, 2014 at 91 years old in Haarlem.
Umberto Betti
Cardinal (1922–2009).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Pieve Santo Stefano.
Died April 1st, 2009 at 87 years old in Fiesole.
Dimitrij Andrusov
Slovak geologist (1897–1976).
Born November 7th, 1897 in Tartu. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1976 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
Gennady Komnatov
Russian cyclist (1949-1979).
Born September 18th, 1949 in Omsk.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 29 years old in Omsk (traffic collision).
Laura Alberta Linton
American chemist and physician (1853-1915).
Born April 8th, 1853 in Alliance. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1915 at 61 years old in Rochester.
Bruno Boche
Field hockey player (1897–1972).
Born May 28th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Maurice Raizman
Molovan-french chess player.
Born February 26th, 1905 in Bender. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1974 at 69 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Karl-Robert Ameln
Sailor (1919–2016).
Born September 4th, 1919 in Stockholm.
Died April 1st, 2016 at 96 years old in Stockholm.
Bertil Rönnmark
Sport shooter (1905-1967).
Born December 24th, 1905 in Jämshög.
Died April 1st, 1967 at 61 years old in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district.
Justus Ludwig Adolf Roth
German geologist (1818–1892).
Born September 15th, 1818 in Hamburg.
Died April 1st, 1892 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Joseph McLoughlin
American rower (1878-1962).
Born August 21st, 1878.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 67 years old
Isaac Kitts
American equestrian and army officer (1896–1953).
Born January 15th, 1896 in Oswego.
Died April 1st, 1953 at 57 years old in Indiana.
Paul Van den Broeck
Belgian bobsledder, ice hockey player (1904–1972).
Born September 18th, 1904 in Antwerp.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 67 years old in Antwerp.
Dirk Scalongne
Fencer (1879–1973).
Born December 12th, 1879 in Amsterdam.
Died April 1st, 1973 at 93 years old in Amstelveen.
Zdravko Kovačić
Croatian water polo player (1925–2015).
Born July 6th, 1925 in Šibenik.
Died April 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Rijeka.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson