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221 Notable deaths
Mariví Bilbao
Spanish actress (1930-2013).
Born January 22nd, 1930 in Bilbao.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 83 years old [ref]
Richard Abegg
German chemist (1869-1910).
Born January 9th, 1869 in Gdańsk.
Died April 3rd, 1910 at 41 years old in Koszalin.
Karl Tunberg
American screenwriter (1907-1992).
Born March 11th, 1909 in Spokane. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1992 at 83 years old in London.
Robert Ward
American composer (1917-2013).
Born September 13th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Durham.
Gabriella Ferri
Italian singer (1942-2004).
Born September 18th, 1942 in Rome.
Died April 3rd, 2004 at 61 years old in Corchiano (falling).
Jules Schelvis
Dutch historian (1921–2016).
Born January 7th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Amstelveen (disease).
Margarita Xhepa
Albanian actress.
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Lushnjë.
Died April 3rd, 2025 at 93 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Marco Fidel Suárez
President of colombia.
Born April 23rd, 1855 in Belllo.
Died April 3rd, 1927 at 71 years old in Bogotá.
Régine Deforges
French film director and writer (1935–2014).
Born August 15th, 1935 in Montmorillon.
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Karl Hofer
German artist (1878–1955).
Born October 11th, 1878 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 3rd, 1955 at 76 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Butch Moore
Irish singer (1938-2001).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Dublin.
Died April 3rd, 2001 at 63 years old (myocardial infarction).
Cyprian Kizito Lwanga
Ugandan catholic archbishop.
Born January 19th, 1953 in Nagalama.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 68 years old in Kampala.
Ray Enright
American film director, screenwriter and film editor (1896–1965).
Born March 25th, 1896 in Anderson.
Died April 3rd, 1965 at 69 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Miina Sillanpää
Finnish politician, editor (1866-1952).
Born June 4th, 1866 in Jokioinen. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1952 at 85 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Shmuel Wosner
Austrian haredi rabbi (1913–2015).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 101 years old in Bnei Brak.
George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
British politician (1819–1890).
Born July 23rd, 1819 in London.
Died April 3rd, 1890 at 70 years old in Brighton.
Lola Novaković
Serbian singer (1935-2016).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Belgrade.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Manolis Kalomiris
Greek composer (1883-1962).
Born December 14th, 1883 in İzmir.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 78 years old in Athens. [ref]
Princess Antoinette of Anhalt
Princess of schaumburg-lippe.
Born March 3rd, 1885 in Dessau.
Died April 3rd, 1963 at 78 years old in Dessau.
Agostina Segatori
Model.
Born October 9th, 1841 in Ancona.
Died April 3rd, 1910 at 68 years old in Paris.
Agostinho da Silva
Portuguese philosopher (1906–1994).
Born February 13th, 1906 in Porto.
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 88 years old in Lisbon.
Mario Božić
Bosnia and herzegovina footballer.
Died April 3rd, 2023 at 39 years old (brain tumor). [ref]
Charles Mengin
French painter of the academic art movement (1853-1933).
Died April 3rd, 1932 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexey Buldakov
Russian actor (1951–2019).
Born March 26th, 1951 in Klyuchevsky District.
Died April 3rd, 2019 at 68 years old in Ulaanbaatar (thromboembolism). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks