April 3rd
179 Notable deaths
Luiz Vinhaes
Brazilian footballer (1896-1960).
Born December 10th, 1896 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 3rd, 1960 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Milko Bobotsov
Bulgarian chess grandmaster (1931–2000).
Born October 30th, 1931 in Plovdiv.
Died April 3rd, 2000 at 68 years old in Sofia.
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
Racecar driver.
Born June 23rd, 1915 in London.
Died April 3rd, 2007 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Erich Rademacher
German swimmer and water polo player.
Born June 9th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died April 3rd, 1979 at 77 years old in Stuttgart.
Givi Kartozia
Soviet wrestler (1929–1998).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Batumi.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 69 years old in Tbilisi.
Josip Zovko
Croatian actor.
Died April 3rd, 2019 at 48 years old in Grudsko Vrilo (traffic collision).
I. K. Inha
Finnish photographer, author, translator and journalist (1865-1930).
Born November 12th, 1865 in Virrat.
Died April 3rd, 1930 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Raúl Gorriti
Peruvian footballer (1956-2015).
Born October 10th, 1956 in Camaná.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 58 years old in Camaná.
Ave Alavainu
Estonian poet and writer (1942-2022).
Born October 4th, 1942 in Tartu.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Jiří Kochta
Czech ice hockey coach and ice hockey player.
Born October 11th, 1946 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving