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April 3rd
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221 Notable deaths
Jesse James
American outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber.
Born September 5th, 1847 in Kearney.
Died April 3rd, 1882 at 34 years old in St. Joseph (gunshot wound).
Johannes Brahms
German composer (1833–1897).
Born May 7th, 1833 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1897 at 63 years old in Vienna (liver cancer). [ref]
Terence McKenna
American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000).
Born November 16th, 1946 in Paonia.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 53 years old in San Rafael (brain cancer).
Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Corseaux, Vevey (leukemia). [ref]
Rob Pilatus
German singer, dancer, model (1964–1998).
Born June 8th, 1965 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 32 years old in Friedrichsdorf.
June Brown
English actress (1927–2022).
Born February 16th, 1927 in Needham Market. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 95 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Warren Oates
American actor (1928–1982).
Died April 3rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Nigel Lawson
British peer and politician (1932–2023).
Born March 11th, 1932 in Hampstead.
Died April 3rd, 2023 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990).
Born March 27th, 1924 in Newark.
Died April 3rd, 1990 at 66 years old in Hidden Hills (lung cancer).
Joe Medicine Crow
American historian (1913–2016).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Crow Indian Reservation.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 102 years old in Billings. [ref]
Mary Ure
British stage and film actress (1933-1975).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Glasgow.
Died April 3rd, 1975 at 42 years old in London (barbiturate overdose).
Tommy Lynn Sells
American serial killer.
Born June 28th, 1964 in Kingsport.
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 49 years old in Huntsville Unit in Texas (lethal injection).
Conrad Veidt
German actor (1893–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 1943 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Valachi
American mobster (1904–1971).
Born September 22nd, 1903 in Brooklyn.
Died April 3rd, 1971 at 67 years old in Anthony (myocardial infarction).
Carter Godwin Woodson
American historian, writer, and journalist (1875–1950).
Born December 19th, 1875 in New Canton.
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cesare Maldini
Italian footballer and manager (1932-2016).
Born February 5th, 1932 in Trieste.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Milan. [ref]
Kurt Weill
German composer (1900–1950).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Dessau. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1950 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juan Trippe
American commercial aviation pioneer and founder of pan american world airways (1899–1981).
Born June 27th, 1899 in Sea Bright.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in New York City (stroke).
Eugène Terre'Blanche
Afrikaner nationalist (1941–2010).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Ventersdorp.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Ventersdorp (blunt trauma). [ref]
Ira Einhorn
American murderer (1940–2020).
Born May 15th, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 79 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands. [ref]
Don Francks
Canadian actor and jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Burnaby.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
American cardinal (1930–2025).
Born July 7th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 3rd, 2025 at 94 years old in Dittmer. [ref]
Bob Burns
American drummer (1950–2015).
Born November 24th, 1950 in Jacksonville.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 64 years old in Cartersville (car collision).
Benny Paret
Cuban boxer (1937–1962).
Born March 14th, 1937 in Santa Clara.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 25 years old in New York City.
Chief Jay Strongbow
American professional wrestler (1928-2012).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Nutley.
Died April 3rd, 2012 at 83 years old in Griffin (falling from height). [ref]
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