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April 3rd
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Good Friday
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221 Notable deaths
James Clark Ross
British explorer and naval officer (1800–1862).
Born April 15th, 1800 in Finsbury Square.
Died April 3rd, 1862 at 61 years old in Aylesbury.
Pamela Rooke
English model and actress (1955–2022).
Born June 23rd, 1955 in Seaford.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 66 years old in East Sussex (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Masahara Homma
Japanese general (1887–1946).
Born November 27th, 1887 in Hatano.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 58 years old in Los Baños (gunshot wound).
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born british-american author (1927-2013).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Cologne.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
Gloria Henry
American actress (1923-2021).
Born April 2nd, 1923 in New Orleans.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lionel Bart
British writer and composer of pop music and musicals.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Stepney.
Died April 3rd, 1999 at 68 years old in Hammersmith (liver cancer).
Adrian Schiller
British actor (1964–2024).
Born February 21st, 1964 in London.
Died April 3rd, 2024 at 60 years old in Norwich. [ref]
Kishori Amonkar
Indian classical singer (1932–2017).
Born April 10th, 1932 in Mumbai.
Died April 3rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Author, historian, speaker and holocaust survivor (1924–2022).
Born May 8th, 1924 in Bielsko.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 97 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Ron Brown
American government official (1941–1996).
Born August 1st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 54 years old in Dubrovnik (aircraft crash).
Marion Tinsley
American checkers player (1927–1995).
Born February 3rd, 1927 in Ironton.
Died April 3rd, 1995 at 68 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer).
Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Portuguese diplomat (1885–1954).
Born July 19th, 1885 in Cabanas de Viriato.
Died April 3rd, 1954 at 68 years old in Lisbon.
Kōji Wada
Japanese singer (1974-2016).
Born January 29th, 1974 in Fukuchiyama.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 42 years old in Tokyo (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Richard Hauptmann
Carpenter, convicted murderer (1899-1936).
Born November 26th, 1899 in Kamenz.
Died April 3rd, 1936 at 36 years old in Trenton, New Jersey State Prison (electrocution).
Thomas Dixon Jr.
American baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer (1864–1946).
Born January 11th, 1864 in Shelby.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 82 years old in Raleigh.
Fad Gadget
British singer (1956–2002).
Born September 8th, 1956 in London.
Died April 3rd, 2002 at 45 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Constand Viljoen
South african military officer and politician (1933–2020).
Born October 28th, 1933 in Standerton.
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 86 years old in Ohrigstad. [ref]
Norodom Suramarit
Cambodian king (1896-1960).
Born March 6th, 1896 in Phnom Penh.
Died April 3rd, 1960 at 64 years old in Phnom Penh (heart failure).
Leo Kanner
Jewish-american physician and psychiatrist (1894-1981).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Klekotiv.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in Sykesville.
Kevin Jarre
American screenwriter (1954–2011).
Born August 6th, 1954 in Detroit.
Died April 3rd, 2011 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carla Zampatti
Italo-australian fashion designer (1938–2021).
Born May 19th, 1942 in Lovero. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 78 years old in St Vincent's Hospital (falling). [ref]
Lill-Babs
Swedish schlager singer (1938-2018).
Born March 9th, 1938 in Järvsö församling. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2018 at 80 years old in Stockholms Hedvig Eleonora (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Pears
English tenor (1910–1986).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Farnham.
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 75 years old in Aldeburgh.
Alma Richards
American olympic high jump gold medalist athlete, soldier, lawyer and teacher (1890–1963).
Born February 20th, 1890 in Parowan. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1963 at 73 years old in Long Beach. [ref]
Richard D'Oyly Carte
English theatre manager and producer (1844-1901).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in Greek Street.
Died April 3rd, 1901 at 56 years old in London (edema).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir