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April 3rd
179 Notable deaths
Else Jacobsen
Swimmer.
Born May 31st, 1911 in Ordrup.
Died April 3rd, 1965 at 53 years old in Copenhagen.
Oleg Kopayev
Russian footballer (1937-2010).
Born November 28th, 1937 in Yelets.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Werner Klatt
East german rower (1948–2022).
Born December 21st, 1948 in Schönberg.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 73 years old
Caroline Fletcher
American diver (1906–1998).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Denver.
Died April 3rd, 1998 at 91 years old
Amelia Piccinini
Italian athletics competitor (1917–1979).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Alessandria.
Died April 3rd, 1979 at 62 years old in Turin.
Einar Østby
Norwegian male cross-country skier.
Born September 17th, 1935 in Vinger.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]
Oswald Zappelli
Swiss fencer (1913-1968).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Lausanne.
Died April 3rd, 1968 at 54 years old in Lausanne.
Albert Siklós
Hungarian composer (1878-1942).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 3rd, 1942 at 63 years old in Budapest.
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Polish film director, screenwriter and author (1928–1983).
Born March 16th, 1928 in Grudziądz.
Died April 3rd, 1983 at 55 years old in Warsaw.
Karl-Heinz Henrichs
Olympic cyclist.
Born July 1st, 1942 in Schermbeck.
Died April 3rd, 2008 at 65 years old in Bocholt.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde