April 3rd
173 Notable deaths
Ron Brown
American government official.
Born August 1st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 54 years old in Dubrovnik (aircraft crash).
Prince Michael of Prussia
German writer (1940-2014).
Born March 22nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 74 years old in Bisingen.
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 recipient of the righteous among the nations award (1885–1954).
Born July 19th, 1885 in Viseu, Cabanas de Viriato. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1954 at 68 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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.
Born January 11th, 1864 in Shelby.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 82 years old in Raleigh.
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.
Born March 6th, 1896 in Phnom Penh.
Died April 3rd, 1960 at 64 years old in Phnom Penh (heart failure).
Leo Kanner
American physician and psychiatrist (1894-1981).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Klekotiv.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in Sykesville. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman