Deaths April 23 | History by KabAstro

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

English poet and playwright (Romeo and Juliet; Macbeth: Hamlet), dies at about 52

1625 Maurice of Nassau, Dutch nobleman (Prince of Orange, 1918-25), dies at 57
1670 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, dies at 69
1691 Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, French composer, harpsichordist and organist, dies at 62
1695 Henry Vaughan, English poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72
1702 Margaret Fell, English founder of the Religious Society of Friends known as the "mother of Quakerism," dies at about 87
1728 Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, Spanish organist, composer (La púrpura de la rosa), and maestro de capilla (Catedral de Lima, Peru, 1676-1707), dies at 83
1732 Cajetan Kolberer, German composer, dies at 63
1740 Thomas Tickell, English writer and poet, dies at 54
1742 Mihael Omerza, Slovenian composer, dies at 62
1762 Johann Samuel Endler, German composer, musician, and conductor, dies at 67
1774 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter, dies at 61
1781 James Abercrombie, British general (Commander-in-Chief of forces in North America during French and Indian wars) (b. 1706)
1786 Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68
1792 Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer, dies at 50
1794 Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and statesman, executed at 72
1812 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, dies at 85
1823 Joseph Nollekens, English sculptor (portrait busts, patronized by George III), dies at 85
1827 Johanna Cornelia Wattier-Ziesenis, Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth), dies at 65
1839 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer, dies at 70
1847 Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish writer, composer and Swedish nationalist, dies at 64

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

English Romantic poet (The Prelude), dies at 80

1853 Auguste Laurent, French chemist who laid the foundations of organic chemistry, dies of tuberculosis at 45
1865 James Dearing, U.S. Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 24
1875 Cornelis Outshoorn, Dutch architect (Amstel Hotel), dies at 64
1878 Friedrich Preller the elder, German landscape painter, dies at 73
1880 Raden Saleh [Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman], Indonesian romantic painter, dies at about 69
1885 William Henry Holmes, English composer, dies at 73
1889 Jules-Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly, French writer and critic, dies at 80
1895 Carl Ludwig, German physiologist and physician (1884 Copley medal), dies at 78
1897 Clement Harris, British pianist and composer, killed fighting in the Greco-Turkish war at 25
1899 Dandridge McRae, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 69
1905 Gédéon Ouimet, Quebec politician (b. 1823)
1905 Karel Komzák II, Bohemian-Viennese violinist, and composer of marches and dances (Bad’ner Mad’ln), dies when he falls under train at 54 [1]
1907 Alfred Packer, American prospector 'The Colorado Cannibal', dies at 65

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)

British WW I poet (Lithuania, The Soldier), dies at 27

1926 Joseph Pennell, American artist and author, dies at 68
1929 Rudolf Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies of tuberculosis at 28
1933 Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, dies at 55

Tim Keefe (1857-1933)

American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown 1888; MLB record 0.86 ERA, single season 1880; NY Giants), dies at 76

1936 Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mamá Blanca), dies at 46
1945 Albrecht Haushofer, German geographer, writer and member of the German Resistance to Nazism, shot by Nazi SS troopers at 42
1946 Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), dies at 68
1951 Charles G. Dawes, 30th Vice President of the United States, banker and 1925 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 85
1952 Elisabeth Schumann, German soprano, dies at 63
1952 Julius Freed [Fried], American namesake and co-founder of Orange Julius fast food chain, dies at 64
1952 Minus van Looi [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer, dies at 60
1955 Robert Herman Woltjer, Dutch Minister of Education, dies at 76
1957 William Orlamond, Danish actor (Flesh and the Devil, The Wind), dies at 89
1960 Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch nuclear physicist (Director of CERN), dies in a plane crash at 56
1960 Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese Christian social reformer and writer, dies at 71

Karl Polanyi (1886-1964)

Austro-Hungarian economic anthropologist (The Great Transformation), dies at 77

1965 Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Pygmalion), dies at 67
1969 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), dies of head injuries as the result of a fall at 37
1970 Herb Shriner, American humorist & TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51
1971 William V. S. Tubman, Liberian politician (President of Liberia 1944-71), dies at 76
1973 Otto Eissfeldt, German old testament scholar, dies at 85
1974 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 86
1975 R D Brinkmann, writer, dies
1975 William Hartnell, English actor (first Doctor in Dr Who), dies at 67
1976 James Flavin, American actor (King Kong, In Cold Blood, Man With a Camera), dies from a ruptured aorta at 69
1976 Karl Schäfer, Austrian figure skater (Olympic gold 1932, 36), dies at 66
1976 Ronald Radd, British actor (King Lear, Up Jumped a Swagman), dies at 47
1976 Shimen Ruskin, Polish actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time), dies at 69
1979 Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)
1979 Doug Rauch, American rock and jazz-fusion bassist (Santana, 1972-74), dies of a heroin overdose at 28
1981 Josep Pla, Spanish journalist and author, dies at 84
1983 Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) and actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon), dies of a heart attack at 75
1983 Selena Royale, American actress (Date With Judy, Robot Monster), dies at 78
1984 (William) "Red" Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), dies of a heart attack at 60
1984 Guus Oster, Dutch stage and screen actor and director (Voorbij, Voorbij; Kiss Me Kate), dies at 68
1984 Juan Tizol, Puerto Rican jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington), and composer ("Caravan"; "Perdido"), dies at 84
1985 Kent Smith, American actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies from heart disease at 78
1985 Sam Ervin, American politician (U.S. Senator from North Carolina) and Watergate committee chairman, dies at 88

Harold Arlen (1905-1986)

American popular song composer ("Over the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy Weather"), dies of cancer at 81

1986 Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; 193 wickets; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), dies from complications of gall bladder surgery at 64
1986 Otto Preminger, Austro-Hungarian-American theatre and film director, producer (Laura; Advise & Consent; Anatomy of A Murder), and actor (Stalag 17), dies of lung cancer at 80
1988 Arthur Michael, Lord Ramsey/archbishop of Canterbury, dies
1990 Palmer Deane, actor (Still of the Night), dies
1990 Paulette Goddard, American actress (Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Hazard), dies at 79
1991 Johnny Thunders [Genzale], American punk rock guitarist (New York Dolls), dies from a combination of leukemia and drug abuse at 38
1991 Peter Bailey, American graphic designer and calligrapher, dies at 67
1992 Deron Johnson, 1965 NL run leader, dies of cancer at 53
1992 Satyajit Ray, Indian director (Distant Thunder, Agantuk), dies at 70
1992 Victoria Kellem Lederman, model, dies of amyloidosis at 52
1993 Bertus Aafjes, poet/writer (World is a Muze), dies at 78
1993 Daniel Jones, Welsh composer, dies at 80
1993 Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan minister, murdered at 59
1994 Cassidy Clinton Cremer, author (John Cremer), murdered at 30
1994 Cecile Dreesmann, Dutch textile artist and son of Anton Dreesmann, dies at 74
1995 Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (Monday Night Football), dies at 77
1995 John Stennis, American politician (Sen-D-MS), dies at 93
1995 Lonesome Sundown [Cornelius Green III], American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66
1995 Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), Dutch radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting), dies at 70
1996 Jean Victor Allard, Canadian army general, dies at 82
1996 P. L. Travers, Australian-English writer who created Mary Poppins, dies at 96
1997 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman and footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), dies at 78

James Earl Ray (1928-1998)

American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., dies while still under detention of complications related to kidney disease and liver failure caused by hepatitis C at 70

1998 Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek politician, President of Greece (1980-85), dies at 91
1999 Melba Liston, American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer, dies at 73
1999 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), dies at 84
2002 Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author and neurosurgeon, dies at 66
2002 Manfred Bieler, German writer (The Rabbit is Me), dies at 67
2003 Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer, dies at 92
2003 James H. Critchfield, American C.I.A. officer, dies at 86
2005 Al Grassby, Australian immigration minister, dies at 78
2005 Earl Wilson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1959-70, (Boston Red Sox (no-hitter 1962), Detroit Tigers (AL wins co-leader, 1967), dies from a heart attack at 70
2005 Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, Australian politician, Premier of Queensland (1968-87), dies at 94
2005 Robert Farnon, Canadian classical and light music composer and conductor dies at 87
2005 Romano Scarpa, Italian-born comic artist, dies at 77
2005 Sir John Mills, British actor (Ryan's Daughter, Big Sleep, King Rat, War & Peace), dies from a chest infection at 97
2006 Johnnie Checketts, New Zealand fighter pilot, dies at 94
2006 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports executive (owner Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors) and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder (Knob Hill Stable, Newmarket Ontario), dies at
2006 Susan Browning, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Pat"), dies at 65

Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)

Russian politician and 1st President of Russian Federation (1991-99), dies of congestive heart failure at 76

2007 David Halberstam, American journalist, historian and author (Pulitzer 1964), dies at 73
2007 Paul Erdman, Canadian-American economist and author, dies at 74
2008 William H. Stewart, 10th US Surgeon General (1965-69), dies at 86
2009 Brian Corby, British businessman and president of the Confederation of British Industry (1990-92), dies at 79
2009 Ivan Madray, West Indian cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108), dies at 76
2010 Norman Wright, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (Del-Vikings - “Come Go With Me”), dies at 72
2010 Peter Porter, Australian-British author and poet (Chair of Babel), dies at 81
2011 Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, dies at 89
2011 John Sullivan, British comedy writer, dies at 64
2011 Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), dies at 86
2011 Peter Lieberson, American composer, dies of cancer at 64
2011 Tom King, American rock guitarist, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger (The Outsiders - "Time Won't Let Me"), dies of congestive heart failure at 68
2012 Chris Ethridge, American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band; The Flying Burrito Brothers), dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
2012 LeRoy T. Walker, American sports executive (first black president US Olympic Committee 1992-96), dies at 93
2012 Tommy Marth, American rock saxophone player (the Killers, 2008-2010), dies of self-inflicted gunshot at 33
2013 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethnomusicologist, and educator, commits suicide at 59
2013 Robert W. Edgar, American businessman and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district), dies from a heart attack at 69
2014 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger and teacher, dies of stomach cancer at 67
2014 Patric Standford, British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem), dies at 75
2014 Volker Wangenheim, German conductor and composer (Sinfonia Notturna), dies at 85
2015 Sawyer Sweeten, American actor (Everyone Loves Raymond), commits suicide at 19
2016 Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), dies at 83
2017 Johnny Roe, Irish jockey (9 x Irish flat racing Champion Jockey; National Stakes 1971; 1000 Guineas Stakes 1975), dies at 79
2017 Kenny Sears, American NBA player (NY Knicks), dies at 83
2018 Bob Dorough, American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer (Schoolhouse Rock!; Too Much Coffee Man), dies at 94
2018 Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseman nicknamed Tetsujin, meaning "Iron Man", dies of colon cancer at 71
2019 Henry W. Bloch, American businessman (co-founder of H&R Block) and philanthropist, dies at 96
2019 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000), dies at 98
2019 Johan Witteveen, Dutch economist, Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the IMF (1973-78), dies at 97
2020 Bernardino Lombao, Spanish handballer (Atlético de Madrid 1967-69), coach (Nat basketball teams) and TV presenter (De Olimpia a Los Ángeles, Objetivo 92), dies at 81
2020 Norbert Blüm, German politician, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, dies at 84
2021 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), dies in a plane crash at 71
2021 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), dies at 71
2022 Arno [Arnold Hintjens], Belgian rock singer-songwriter (TC Matic), pancreatic cancer at 72
2022 Dawie de Villiers, South African rugby union captain and halfback (25 Tests; Western Province), dies at 81
2022 Johnnie Jones, American attorney, civil rights activist (1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott), and US Army veteran (Normandy Invasion - Purple Heart; Battle of the Bulge), dies at 102 [1]
2022 Orrin Hatch, American politician (US Senator from Utah (R), 1977-2019) longest-serving Utah US Senator, dies at 88
2023 Dick Towers, American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85), dies from multiple myeloma at 92
2024 Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan boxer (Olympic gold men's light flyweight 1968), dies at 78
2024 Yukio Kasaya, Japanese ski jumper (Olympic gold 1972), dies at 80