April 3rd
160 Notable deaths
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, Huntsville (lethal injection).
Carter Godwin Woodson
African-american historian, writer, and journalist.
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]
Richard Hauptmann
Carpenter, convicted murderer (1899-1936).
Born November 26th, 1899 in Kamenz.
Died April 3rd, 1936 at 36 years old in Trenton (electrocution).
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
German nobleman, jurist, and senior nazi government official (1887-1977).
Born August 22nd, 1887 in Rathmannsdorf. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 89 years old in Essen.
Joseph Valachi
American mobster.
Born September 22nd, 1903 in Brooklyn.
Died April 3rd, 1971 at 67 years old in El Paso (myocardial infarction).
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.
Born June 27th, 1899 in Sea Bright.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in New York City (stroke).
Ira Einhorn
American murderer.
Born May 15th, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 79 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands. [ref]
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]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon