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April 3rd
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221 Notable deaths
Wilson Mizner
American writer.
Born May 19th, 1876 in Benicia.
Died April 3rd, 1933 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Esther Hobart Morris
American judge; justice of the peace (1814–1902).
Born August 8th, 1814 in Wyoming County, Tioga County. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1902 at 87 years old in Cheyenne.
Anthony Ludovici
British academic (1882-1971).
Born January 8th, 1882 in London.
Died April 3rd, 1971 at 89 years old
Itzhak Peretz
Yiddish language author and playwright (1852–1915).
Born May 30th, 1852 in Zamość.
Died April 3rd, 1915 at 62 years old in Warsaw.
Calvin Russell
American musician (1948–2011).
Born November 1st, 1948 in Austin.
Died April 3rd, 2011 at 62 years old in Garfield (cancer). [ref]
Nadežda Petrović
Serbian artist (1873-1915).
Born October 11th, 1873 in Čačak. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Valjevo (typhus).
Edward Bullard
British geophysicist (1907–1980).
Born September 21st, 1907 in Norwich.
Died April 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in La Jolla.
Vera Tschechowa
Polish-german actress (1940–2024).
Born July 22nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 2024 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ernst Grünfeld
Chess international grandmaster (1893-1962).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Prince Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden
German prince (1891–1964).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Heiligendamm.
Died April 3rd, 1964 at 72 years old in Tübingen.
Masakazu Tamura
Japanese actor (1943-2021).
Born August 1st, 1943 in Ukyō Ward.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 77 years old in Minato (heart failure). [ref]
Tim Robinson
British cartographer (1935-2020).
Born March 26th, 1935 in St Albans. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 85 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Kayahan
Turkish singer (1949–2015).
Born March 29th, 1949 in İzmir.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer).
Walery Sławek
Prime minister of poland (1879-1939).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Strutynka.
Died April 3rd, 1939 at 59 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Lygia Fagundes Telles
Brazilian novelist and short-story writer (1918–2022).
Born April 19th, 1918 in São Paulo, Consolação District. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 103 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
José María Zárraga
Spanish football player/manager (1930-2012).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Getxo.
Died April 3rd, 2012 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Alf Common
English footballer (1880-1946).
Born May 25th, 1880 in Sunderland.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 65 years old in Darlington.
Helin Bölek
Kurdish singer (1991-2020).
Born June 5th, 1991 in Diyarbakır.
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 28 years old in Istanbul (hunger strike). [ref]
Désirée Artôt
Singer (1835–1907).
Born July 21st, 1835 in former 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1907 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Pascual Cervera y Topete
Spanish admiral (1839-1909).
Born February 18th, 1839 in Medina Sidonia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1909 at 70 years old in Puerto Real.
Mary Osborne
American jazz musician (1921–1992).
Born July 17th, 1921 in Minot.
Died April 3rd, 1992 at 70 years old in Bakersfield (cancer).
Battista Farina
Italian automobile designer (1893–1966).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Turin.
Died April 3rd, 1966 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
Jean de Reszke
Polish singer (1850–1925).
Born January 14th, 1850 in Warsaw.
Died April 3rd, 1925 at 75 years old in Nice.
Stan Stephens
Canadian-american politician (1929-2021).
Born September 16th, 1929 in Calgary.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Kalispell. [ref]
Lars Gustafsson
Swedish writer (1936-2016).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Västerås.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 221
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte