April 3rd
163 Notable deaths
Jérôme Lejeune
French pediatrician and geneticist.
Born June 13th, 1926 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 67 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
German duke (1897-1970).
Born August 10th, 1897 in Oldenburg.
Died April 3rd, 1970 at 72 years old in Rastede.
Edward Bullard
British geophysicist (1907–1980).
Born September 21st, 1907 in Norwich.
Died April 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in La Jolla.
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Iranian grand ayatollah (1906-1986).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Tabriz.
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney failure).
Albert Heath
American drummer (1935–2024).
Born May 31st, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2024 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (leukemia). [ref]
Gaetano Pesce
Italian architect.
Born November 8th, 1939 in La Spezia.
Died April 3rd, 2024 at 84 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Wilson Mizner
American writer.
Born May 19th, 1876 in Benicia.
Died April 3rd, 1933 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
Ernst Grünfeld
Chess international grandmaster (1893-1962).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 68 years old in Vienna.
I. L. Peretz
Yiddish language author and playwright.
Born May 30th, 1852 in Zamość. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1915 at 62 years old in Warsaw.
Nadežda Petrović
Serbian artist (1873-1915).
Born October 12th, 1873 in Čačak.
Died April 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Valjevo (typhus).
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine