People who died on April 3 85
Notable figures who died on this day include William III of Aquitaine (963), Philip of Milly (1171), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1203).
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William III of Aquitaine
d. 963 (b. 915)
William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)
Philip of Milly
d. 1171
Philip of Milly, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1120)
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1203 (b. 1187)
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1187)
Richard of Chichester
d. 1253
Saint Richard of Chichester
Pope Honorius IV
d. 1287 (b. 1210)
Pope Honorius IV (b. 1210)
Nizamuddin Auliya
d. 1325 (b. 1238)
Nizamuddin Auliya, Sufi saint (b. 1238)
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1350 (b. 1295)
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)
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Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
d. 1538 (b. 1480)
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (b. 1480)
Antonio de Guevara
d. 1545 (b. 1481)
Antonio de Guevara, Spanish chronicler and moralist (b. 1481)
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
d. 1606 (b. 1563)
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1563)
Shivaji
d. 1680 (b. 1630)
Shivaji, Indian emperor, founded the Maratha Empire (b. 1630)
Bartolomรฉ Esteban Murillo
d. 1682 (b. 1618)
Bartolomรฉ Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1618)
Jean Petitot
d. 1691 (b. 1608)
Jean Petitot, French-Swiss painter (b. 1608)
Melchior d'Hondecoeter
d. 1695 (b. 1636)
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (b. 1636)
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Jacques Ozanam
d. 1717 (b. 1640)
Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician and academic (b. 1640)
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James Anderson (lawyer)
d. 1728 (b. 1662)
James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
George Pocock
d. 1792 (b. 1706)
George Pocock, English admiral (b. 1706)
Jฤdrzej Kitowicz
d. 1804 (b. 1727)
Jฤdrzej Kitowicz, Polish priest, historian, and author (b. 1727)
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Ernst Chladni
d. 1827 (b. 1756)
Ernst Chladni, German physicist and author (d. 1827)
Franรงois Carlo Antommarchi
d. 1838 (b. 1780)
Franรงois Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (d. 1838)
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Edward Bigge
d. 1844 (b. 1807)
Edward Bigge, English cleric, 1st Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (b. 1807)
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William Braine
d. 1846 (b. 1814)
William Braine, English soldier and explorer (b. 1814)
Juliusz Sลowacki
d. 1849 (b. 1809)
Juliusz Sลowacki, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1849)
Franz Berwald
d. 1868 (b. 1796)
Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer (d. 1868)
Jesse James
d. 1882 (b. 1847)
Jesse James, American outlaw (d. 1882)
Johannes Brahms
d. 1897 (b. 1833)
Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897)
Richard D'Oyly Carte
d. 1901 (b. 1844)
Richard D'Oyly Carte, English talent agent and composer (d. 1901)
Esther Hobart Morris
d. 1902 (b. 1814)
Esther Hobart Morris, American lawyer and judge (d. 1902)
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Emma Albani
d. 1930 (b. 1847)
Emma Albani, Canadian-English soprano and actress (d. 1930)
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Richard Hauptmann
d. 1936 (b. 1899)
Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (d. 1936)
Tachiyama Mineemon
d. 1941 (b. 1877)
Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (d. 1941)
Pรกl Teleki
d. 1941 (b. 1879)
Pรกl Teleki, Hungarian academic and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1879)
Conrad Veidt
d. 1943 (b. 1893)
Conrad Veidt, German actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
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Masaharu Homma
d. 1946 (b. 1887)
Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (d. 1946)
Kurt Weill
d. 1950 (b. 1900)
Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (b. 1900)
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Carter G. Woodson
d. 1950 (b. 1875)
Carter G. Woodson, American historian and author, founded Black History Month (d. 1950)
Henrik Visnapuu
d. 1951 (b. 1890)
Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
Miina Sillanpรครค
d. 1952 (b. 1866)
Miina Sillanpรครค, Finnish journalist and politician (d. 1952)
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Ned Sparks
d. 1957 (b. 1883)
Ned Sparks, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)
Jaan Kรคrner
d. 1958 (b. 1891)
Jaan Kรคrner, Estonian poet and author (d. 1958)
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Manolis Kalomiris
d. 1962 (b. 1883)
Manolis Kalomiris, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)
Joseph Valachi
d. 1971 (b. 1904)
Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. 1904)
Ferde Grofรฉ
d. 1972 (b. 1892)
Ferde Grofรฉ, American pianist and composer (b. 1892)
Mary Ure
d. 1975 (b. 1933)
Mary Ure, Scottish-English actress (b. 1933)
David M. Dennison
d. 1976 (b. 1900)
David M. Dennison, American physicist and academic (b. 1900)
Claude-Henri Grignon
d. 1976 (b. 1894)
Claude-Henri Grignon, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1894)
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Ray Noble
d. 1978 (b. 1903)
Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978)
Winston Sharples
d. 1978 (b. 1909)
Winston Sharples, American composer (b. 1909)
Juan Trippe
d. 1981 (b. 1899)
Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (d. 1981)
Warren Oates
d. 1982 (b. 1928)
Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982)
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Jimmy Bloomfield
d. 1983 (b. 1934)
Jimmy Bloomfield, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
Peter Pears
d. 1986 (b. 1910)
Peter Pears, English tenor and educator (b. 1910)
Tom Sestak
d. 1987 (b. 1936)
Tom Sestak, American football player (b. 1936)
Milton Caniff
d. 1988 (b. 1907)
Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (b. 1907)
Sarah Vaughan
d. 1990 (b. 1924)
Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. 1924)
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Charles Goren
d. 1991 (b. 1901)
Charles Goren, American bridge player and author (b. 1901)
Graham Greene
d. 1991 (b. 1904)
Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
Pinky Lee
d. 1993 (b. 1907)
Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993)
Frank Wells
d. 1994 (b. 1932)
Frank Wells, American businessman (b. 1932)
Alfred J. Billes
d. 1995 (b. 1902)
Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman, co-founded Canadian Tire (b. 1902)
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Ron Brown (U.S. politician)
d. 1996 (b. 1941)
Ron Brown, American captain and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1996)
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Mary Cartwright
d. 1998 (b. 1900)
Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic, one of the first people to analyze a dynamical system with chaos (d. 1998)
Lionel Bart
d. 1999 (b. 1930)
Lionel Bart, English composer (d. 1999)
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Geoffrey Walsh
d. 1999 (b. 1909)
Geoffrey Walsh, Canadian general (b. 1909)
Terence McKenna
d. 2000 (b. 1946)
Terence McKenna, American botanist and philosopher (b. 1946)
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Franรงois Gรฉrin
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Franรงois Gรฉrin, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
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Nina Wang
d. 2007 (b. 1937)
Nina Wang, Chinese businesswoman (b. 1937)
Hrvoje ฤustiฤ
d. 2008 (b. 1983)
Hrvoje ฤustiฤ, Croatian footballer (b. 1983)
Mingote
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Mingote, Spanish cartoonist and journalist (b. 1919)
Richard Descoings
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Richard Descoings, French civil servant (b. 1958)
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Govind Narain
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Govind Narain, Indian politician, 8th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1917)
Chief Jay Strongbow
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Chief Jay Strongbow, American wrestler (b. 1928)
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Josรฉ Marรญa Zรกrraga
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Josรฉ Marรญa Zรกrraga, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1930)
Marivรญ Bilbao
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Marivรญ Bilbao, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Rรฉgine Deforges
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Rรฉgine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (d. 2014)
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Fred Kida
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Fred Kida, American illustrator (d. 2014)
Prince Michael of Prussia
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Prince Michael of Prussia (b. 1940)
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Jovan Pavloviฤ
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Jovan Pavloviฤ, Serbian metropolitan (d. 2014)
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Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (b. 1921)
Sarah Brady
d. 2015 (b. 1942)
Sarah Brady, American activist and author (b. 1942)
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Bob Burns (drummer)
d. 2015 (b. 1950)
Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2015)
Shmuel Wosner
d. 2015 (b. 1913)
Shmuel Wosner, Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (d. 2015)
Cesare Maldini
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1932)
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Joe Medicine Crow
d. 2016 (b. 1913)
Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (d. 2016)