People who died on April 1 74
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Pope John XV
d. 996
Pope John XV
Emperor Shenzong of Song
d. 1085 (b. 1048)
Emperor Shenzong of Song (d. 1085)
Hugh of Châteauneuf
d. 1132 (b. 1053)
Hugh of Châteauneuf, French bishop and saint (b. 1053)
Eleanor of Aquitaine
d. 1204 (b. 1122)
Eleanor of Aquitaine (b. 1122)
Amalric II of Jerusalem
d. 1205 (b. 1145)
Amalric II of Jerusalem (b. 1145)
Abaqa Khan
d. 1282
Abaqa Khan, khan of the Mongol Ilkhanate
Nuno Álvares Pereira
d. 1431
Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general and religious figure
Blanche I of Navarre
d. 1441 (b. 1387)
Queen Blanche I of Navarre (d. 1441)
Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)
d. 1455 (b. 1389)
Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (b. 1389)
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Francisco de Peñalosa
d. 1528 (b. 1470)
Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer (b. 1470)
Sigismund I the Old
d. 1548 (b. 1467)
King Sigismund I the Old of Poland (b. 1467)
Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville
d. 1549
Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville, French princess (d. 1601)
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Alonso Mudarra
d. 1580 (b. 1510)
Alonso Mudarra, Spanish guitarist and composer (b. 1510)
Cristofano Allori
d. 1621 (b. 1577)
Cristofano Allori, Italian painter and educator (b. 1577)
Franz Egon of Fürstenberg
d. 1682 (b. 1625)
Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (b. 1625)
Floyer Sydenham
d. 1787 (b. 1710)
Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (b. 1710)
Benjamin Pierce (governor)
d. 1839 (b. 1757)
Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1757)
Giuditta Pasta
d. 1865 (b. 1797)
Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)
Frederick Denison Maurice
d. 1872 (b. 1805)
Frederick Denison Maurice, English priest, theologian, and author (d. 1872)
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John Corry Wilson Daly
d. 1878 (b. 1796)
John C.W. Daly, English-Canadian soldier and politician (b. 1796)
David Wilber
d. 1890 (b. 1820)
David Wilber, American lawyer and politician (d. 1890)
Alexander Mozhaysky
d. 1890 (b. 1825)
Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (b. 1825)
Rube Waddell
d. 1914 (b. 1876)
Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)
Charles Wells (brewer)
d. 1914 (b. 1842)
Charles Wells, English brewer, founded Charles Wells Ltd (d. 1914)
Scott Joplin
d. 1917 (b. 1868)
Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (b. 1868)
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Walter Simon (philanthropist)
d. 1920 (b. 1857)
Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920)
Charles I of Austria
d. 1922 (b. 1887)
Charles I of Austria (d. 1922)
Hermann Rorschach
d. 1922 (b. 1884)
Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)
Jacob Bolotin
d. 1924 (b. 1888)
Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
Lloyd Hildebrand
d. 1924 (b. 1870)
Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
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Stan Rowley
d. 1924 (b. 1876)
Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (d. 1924)
Noah Beery, Sr.
d. 1946 (b. 1882)
Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
George II of Greece
d. 1947 (b. 1890)
George II of Greece (d. 1947)
Charles R. Drew
d. 1950 (b. 1904)
Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (d. 1950)
Recep Peker
d. 1950 (b. 1889)
Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)
Jussi Kekkonen
d. 1962 (b. 1910)
Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain (d. 1962)
Helena Rubinstein
d. 1965 (b. 1870)
Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)
Brian O'Nolan
d. 1966 (b. 1911)
Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright (d. 1966)
Lev Landau
d. 1968 (b. 1908)
Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
Max Ernst
d. 1976 (b. 1891)
Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 1976)
Eua Sunthornsanan
d. 1981 (b. 1910)
Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1910)
Marvin Gaye
d. 1984 (b. 1939)
Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
Elizabeth Goudge
d. 1984 (b. 1900)
Elizabeth Goudge, English author and educator (d. 1984) [1][2]
Erik Bruhn
d. 1986 (b. 1928)
Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
Henri Cochet
d. 1987 (b. 1901)
Henri Cochet, French tennis player (b. 1901)
Martha Graham
d. 1991 (b. 1894)
Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
Jaime Guzmán
d. 1991 (b. 1946)
Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (d. 1991)
Michael Havers, Baron Havers
d. 1992 (b. 1923)
Michael Havers, Baron Havers, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1923)
Alan Kulwicki
d. 1993 (b. 1954)
Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (b. 1954)
Robert Doisneau
d. 1994 (b. 1912)
Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994)
H. Adams Carter
d. 1995 (b. 1914)
H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer, journalist, and educator (b. 1914)
Lucie Rie
d. 1995 (b. 1902)
Lucie Rie, Austrian-English potter (b. 1902)
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Makar Honcharenko
d. 1997 (b. 1912)
Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
Rozz Williams
d. 1998 (b. 1963)
Rozz Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1963)
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Jesse Stone
d. 1999 (b. 1901)
Jesse Stone, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1901)
Trịnh Công Sơn
d. 2001 (b. 1939)
Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese guitarist and composer (b. 1939)
Simo Häyhä
d. 2002 (b. 1905)
Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (b. 1905)
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Ioannis Kyrastas
d. 2004 (b. 1952)
Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1952)
Carrie Snodgress
d. 2004 (b. 1945)
Carrie Snodgress, American actress (b. 1945)
Paul Bomani
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b 1925)
Robert Coldwell Wood
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Robert Coldwell Wood, American political scientist and academic (b. 1923)
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In Tam
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
In Tam, Cambodian general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1916)
John Forsythe
d. 2010 (b. 1918)
John Forsythe, American actor (b. 1918)
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Tzannis Tzannetakis
d. 2010 (b. 1928)
Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2010)
Lionel Bowen
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Lionel Bowen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1922)
Giorgio Chinaglia
d. 2012 (b. 1947)
Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian-American soccer player and radio host (b. 1947)
Miguel de la Madrid
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican banker, academic, and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (b. 1934)
Moses Blah
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Moses Blah, Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (d. 2013)
Karen Muir
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (d. 2013)
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King Fleming
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1922)
Jacques Le Goff
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (b. 1924)
Rolf Rendtorff
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (b. 1925)
Nicolae Rainea
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Nicolae Rainea, Romanian footballer and referee (b. 1933)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
d. 2017 (b. 1933)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet and playwright (d. 2017)