Deaths April 5 | History by KabAstro

1717 Jean Jouvenet, French painter (b. 1647)
1723 J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66
1723 Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian Baroque architect under the Habsburgs (Schönbrunn Palace), dies at 66
1732 Johann Christian Schieferdecker, German composer, dies at 52
1735 Samuel Wesley, English poet (b. 1662)
1735 William Derham, English clergyman, natural theologian and scientist, dies at 77
1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81
1794 Camille Desmoulins, French journalist, pamphleteer and revolutionary leader (his oratory led to storming of the Bastille), guillotined at 34

Georges Danton (1759-1794)

French politician and revolutionary (1st president of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution), executed by guillotine at 34

1811 Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies
1820 Henrik Constantijn Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81
1871 Andreas Henkel, German organist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 66
1878 Wilhelm Speyer, German violinist and composer, dies at 87
1884 John Wisden, English cricket all-rounder (launched Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1864; Sussex CCC, Kent CCC, Middlesex CCC), dies at 57
1896 John Rogers Thomas, Welsh-American baritone and composer of popular, classical, and sacred music, dies at 66
1900 Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/South African general, dies in battle
1907 Laura de Force Gordon, California lawyer, a prominent suffragette, and 1st woman to run a daily newspaper in the US (Stockton Daily Leader, 1874), dies at 68
1908 Gaetano Coronaro, Italian conductor, pedagogue, and composer (La Creola), dies at 55
1910 Charles Follis "The Black Cyclone", American football halfback (1st black pro player Shelby Blues 1902-06), dies of pneumonia at 31
1918 Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73
1921 Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58
1922 Charles Woeste, Belgian count and politician (Minister of Justice), dies at 85
1922 Ramabai Dongre' Medhavi, India Christian social reformer (Mukti Orphanage), dies at 63
1923 George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier and Egyptologist who funded the search for and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, dies at 56 after a severe mosquito bite became infected by a razor cut
1928 Jane Ellen Harrison, British anthropologist and linguist, dies at 77
1928 Roy Kilner, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1924-26), dies at 38
1933 Earl Derr Biggers, American author ("Charlie Chan" detective series), dies of a heart attack at 48
1934 Salvatore Di Giacomo, Italian poet and songwriter during "Golden Age of Neapolitan Song", dies at 74
1935 Emil Młynarski, Polish conductor and composer, dies at 64
1939 William Cooper, Australian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 9 wickets, BB 6/120; Victoria), dies at 89
1941 Sir Nigel Gresley, Steam locomotive engineer (b. 1876)
1943 Aleš Hrdlička, Austro-Hungarian anthropologist and curator (US National Museum), dies at 74
1944 Isolde Kurz, German writer and poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90
1944 Willy Derby [Willem Dieben], Dutch popular song singer (Hello Bandoeng; White Roses), dies of a heart attack at 58
1945 Karl Otto Koch, German SS officer who was commandant at Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen and Majdanek concentration camps, is executed by the SS for corruption at 47
1946 Vincent Youmans, American composer and songwriter (Tea for Two), dies at 47
1951 Edward Rigby, British actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent), dies at 72
1952 Charles Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway (1922-41), dies at 80
1952 Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75
1954 Claude Delvincourt, French composer and pianist, dies at 66
1958 Josef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark), dies at 87
1960 Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88
1963 Jacobus Old, Dutch architect (De Stijl movement), dies at 73
1963 Julius Harrison, English composer, dies at 78

Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)

American US Army General in World War II (Pacific Theater; Philippines) and Korea, dies at 84

1966 Slats Gill, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (36 seasons Oregon State 1928-64), dies of stroke at 64
1966 Svend Fleuron, Danish writer, dies at 91
1967 Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1890)
1968 Lois Andrews [Lorraine Gourley], American actress (Dixie Dugan, Meet Me After the Show, The Desert Hawk), dies of lung cancer at 44
1969 Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian Nazi (b. 1903)
1969 Gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73
1969 Rómulo Gallegos, 48th President of Venezuela (1948), dies at 84
1969 Shelby Storck, American television producer, dies at 52
1970 Alfred Henry Sturtevant, American geneticist, dies at 78
1970 Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, Dutch oboist, and conductor (Residence Orchestra), dies at 78
1971 Earl "Jock" Caruthers American jazz saxophonist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, 1932-47), dies at 60
1972 Isabel Jewell, American actress (Gone With The Wind), dies at 64
1973 John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (b. 1928)
1974 A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (Group of Seven), dies at 91
1974 William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49

Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)

Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (1928-75), dies at 87

1975 Inez Courtney, American stage and screen actress (The 13th Man; Crime Ring; The Raven), dies at 77
1975 Victor Marijnen, Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1963-65), dies at 58

Howard Hughes (1905-1976)

American reclusive billionaire, filmmaker and aviator, dies at 72

Wilder Penfield (1891-1976)

American-born Canadian neurosurgeon, dies at 85

1977 John Marriott, dies at 83
1978 Carlo Tagliabue, Italian operatic baritone, (La Scala, 1930-55), dies at 80
1979 Eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and artist (b. 1893)
1981 Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36
1981 Cornelis Verolme, Dutch ship builder, dies at 80
1982 Abe Fortas, US Supreme Court Justice, 1965-69, dies at 71
1983 Cliff Carlisle, American country and blues musician, singer, songwriter, and yodeler ("Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad"), dies at 79
1984 Arthur Harris, British RAF Commanding Chief known as "Bomber/Butcher Harris" for commanding the bombing campaign against Nazi Germany, dies at 91
1984 Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies
1984 Robert Adams, English sculptor and designer, dies at 67
1984 Theo Koomen, Dutch sportscaster, dies in auto-accident at 54
1985 Arthur Negus, English antiques expert and broadcaster (Antiques Roadshow), dies at 82
1985 Tyrell Johnson, West Indian cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies at 68
1986 Colin McCool, Australian cricket all-rounder (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 104no, 36 wickets, BB 5/41; NSW, Queensland, Somerset CCC), dies at 69
1986 Manly Wade Wellman, sci-fi author (Devil's Planet), dies at 82
1988 Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor and director (Juggler), dies
1989 María Cristina Gómez, Salvadoran teacher, literacy and civil rights activist, murdered at 46
1989 William Hibbard, American composer, musician and conductor, dies of an AIDS related illness at 49
1990 Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist and poet, dies at 59
1991 John Tower, American politician (US Senator (R)-Texas), dies in a plane crash at 65
1991 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, American chemist and NASA astronaut (STS 33), dies at 43
1992 Anthony "Tony" Papa, big band bandleader, dies at 65

Sam Walton (1918-1992)

American businessman (founder and CEO of Walmart and Sam's Club), dies of multiple myeloma at 74

1993 Divya Bharti, Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu movies (Shola Aur Shabnam; Deewana), dies at 19 of injuries and internal bleeding after falling from balcony of her 5th-floor apartment
1994 Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, "the dean of American winemaking", Russian-born American winemaker (Beaulieu wines, Napa Valley, dies at 92 [1]

Kurt Cobain (1967-1994)

American grunge rocker (Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"), commits suicide at 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun

1994 Marlon Riggs, American writer, director and producer (Ethnic notions), dies at 37
1994 Roy Smeck, American musician (guitar and banjo), dies at 94
1995 Christian Pineau, French politician and resistance fighter, dies at 90
1995 Jos Jacobs, Belgian director (Madonna of Nedermunster), dies at 69
1996 Peter Nailor, British civil servant, historian, and academic, dies at 67

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)

American beat poet (Howl, The Fall of America) and 1960s counterculture icon, dies of liver cancer via complications of hepatitis at 70

1997 Alparslan Turkes, Turkish politician (MHP), dies
1998 Charles Frank, British theoretical physicist (work on crystal dislocations), dies at 87
1998 Cozy Powell [Colin Flooks] English rock drummer (Jeff Beck Group; Emerson, Lake & Powell), dies in a car crash at 50
1998 John Wilbraham, British classical, baroque, and session trumpeter (Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour), and educator, dies at 53
1999 Paul David, French Canadian cardiologist (b. 1919)
2000 Lee Petty, American race car driver (b. 1914)
2001 Brother Theodore, German-American comedian, dies at 94
2001 Malcolm Shepherd [2nd Baron Shepherd], Politician (L) and Leader of the House of Lords (1974-76), dies at 82
2002 Layne Staley, American rock singer and guitarist (Alice in Chains - Dirt), dies at 34
2003 Arthur Knight, CEO (Courtaulds), dies at 86
2004 Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician (b. 1936)
2004 Sławomir Rawicz, Polish soldier (b. 1915)
2005 Dale Messick [Dalia Messick], American comic strip artist (Brenda Starr, Reporter), dies at 98
2005 Debralee Scott, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Cathy"; Angie), dies at 52
2005 John Sichel, British film and television director (b. 1937)

Saul Bellow (1915-2005)

Canadian-born American author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976), dies at 89

2006 Gene Pitney, American vocalist and songwriter ("Town Without Pity"; "Hello Mary Lou"; "He's A Rebel"), dies of a heart attack at 66
2007 Darryl Stingley, American NFL football wide receiver, 1973-77 (New England Patriots), dies from heart disease and pneumonia complicated by quadriplegia at 55
2007 Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (b. 1908)
2007 Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (Josephine), dies at 83
2007 Mark St. John [Norton], American rock guitarist (KISS, April- November, 1984), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 51
2007 Poornachandra Tejaswi, Kannada writer (b. 1938)

Charlton Heston (1923-2008)

American actor (The Ten Commandments; Ben-Hur; Planet of Apes)Ben-Hur), dies at 84

2009 George Tribe, Australian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests; Northamptonshire; 66 VFL games Footscray), dies at 88
2010 Vitali Sevastiyanov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 9, 18), dies at 74
2011 Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American scientist, (1976 Nobel Laureate for Physiology or Medicine, for work on Hepatitis B), dies at 85
2012 Ferdinand A. Porsche, German car designer (Porsche 911), dies at 76
2012 Jim Marshall, British businessman and electric guitar amplifier pioneer known as "The Father of Loud", dies at 88
2014 John Pinette, American comedian and actor (The Punisher, Junior), dies from an pulmonary embolism at 50
2015 Claudio Prieto, Spanish composer (Solo a Solo; Cantata manriqueña), dies at 80
2015 Richard Dysart, American actor (Leland MacKenzie-LA Law, The Last Days of Patton), dies at 86
2016 Leon Haywood, American funk and soul singer, and keyboardist ("It's Got To Be Mellow"; "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You"), dies at 74
2017 María Luisa Ozaita, Spanish pianist, harpsichordist, musicologist, conductor, and composer (Pelleas y Melisanda), dies at 77
2018 Cecil Taylor, American pianist, poet, and one of the pioneers of free jazz, dies at 89
2018 Eric Bristow ['The Crafty Cockney'], English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81, 84-86), dies of a heart attack at 60
2018 Isao Takahata, Japanese anime film director, screenwriter and producer (Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya), dies of lung cancer at 82
2019 Sydney Brenner, South African biologist known for his contributions on the genetic code and molecular biology (Nobel Laureate 2002), dies at 92
2020 Bobby Mitchell, American Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Pro Bowl 1960, 62–64; First-team All-Pro 1962–64; Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins), dies at 84
2020 Dougie Morgan, Scottish rugby union halfback (21 caps Scotland, 2 British & Irish Lions; Stewart's Melville FP), dies at 73
2020 Ed Biles, American football coach (College: Xavier 1962-68; NFL: Houston Oilers 1981-83), dies from leukemia at 88
2020 Honor Blackman, English actress (Goldfinger, The Avengers), dies at 94
2020 Margaret Burbidge, British-American astronomer and educator (faint object spectrograph of the Hubble Space), dies at 100 [1]
2020 Peter Walker, English cricket batsman (3 Tests; Glamorgan CCC), dies after a stroke at 84
2021 Paul Ritter [Simon Paul Adams], British actor (Friday Night Dinner; Chernobyl; Quantum of Solace), dies of a brain tumor at 54
2021 Philip K Chapman, Australian astronaut (Apollo 14 support), dies at 86
2022 Bobby Rydell [Ridarelli], American pop singer ("Wild One"; "Wildwood Days"), and actor (Bye Bye Birdie), dies of pneumonia at 79 [1]
2022 Boris Brott, Canadian conductor (Hamilton Philharmonic, 1969-90) and music promoter (Brott Music Festival: National Academy Orchestra of Canada), killed in a hit-and-run accident at 78
2022 Joaquim Carvalho, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (6 caps; Sporting CP), dies at 84
2022 Josef Panáček, Czech sport shooter (Olympic gold skeet 1976), dies at 84
2022 Nehemiah Persoff, American painter and actor (An American Tail, Some Like It Hot), dies at 102
2022 Paul Siebel, American folk singer and songwriter (Louise; Spanish Johnny), dies from complications of pulmonary fibrosis at 84
2023 Ian McIntosh, Zimbabwean rugby union coach (South Africa 1993-94; Natal), dies at 84
2023 Sergio "Bobo" Gori, Italian soccer midfielder, forward (3 caps; Vicenza, Cagliari 166 games, Juventus), dies at 77
2023 Sudhir Naik, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Bombay), dies at 78
2024 C. J. Snare, American rock vocalist (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime"), dies of cardiac arrest at 64
2024 John Louis, English motorcycle speedway rider (54 caps England, 4 Great Britain; World Pairs C'ship 1976), dies at 82