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April 3rd
173 Notable deaths
Nadežda Petrović
Serbian artist (1873-1915).
Born October 12th, 1873 in Čačak.
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.
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.
Masakazu Tamura
Japanese actor (1943-2021).
Born August 1st, 1943 in Ukyō-ku.
Died April 3rd, 2021 at 77 years old in Minato-ku (heart failure). [ref]
Kayahan
Turkish singer.
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.
Born April 19th, 1923 in Consolação District. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 98 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.
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