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April 8is the 98th day of the year (99th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;267 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 217–Roman emperorCaracallais assassinated and is succeeded by hisPraetorian Guardprefect,Marcus Opellius Macrinus.[1]
- 876– TheBattle of Dayr al-'AqulsavesBaghdadfrom theSaffarids.[2]
- 1139–Roger II of Sicilyis excommunicated byInnocent IIfor supportingAnacletus IIaspopefor seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy.[3]
- 1232–Mongol–Jin War:TheMongolsbegin theirsiege on Kaifeng,the capital of theJin dynasty.[4]
- 1250–Seventh Crusade:Ayyubidsof Egypt capture KingLouis IX of Francein theBattle of Fariskur.[5]
- 1271– InSyria,sultanBaibarsconquers theKrak des Chevaliers.[6]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1605– The city ofOulu,Finland,is founded byCharles IX of Sweden.[7]
- 1730–Shearith Israel,the firstsynagoguein continental North America, is dedicated.[8]
- 1812– CzarAlexander I,theRussian Emperorand theGrand Duke of Finland,officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital fromTurkutoHelsinki.[9][10]
- 1820– TheVenus de Milois discovered on theAegeanisland ofMilos.[11]
- 1832–Black Hawk War:Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leaveSt. Louis, Missourito fight theSaukNative Americans.[12]
- 1866–Austro-Prussian War:ItalyandPrussiasign a secret alliance against theAustrian Empire.[13]
- 1886–William Ewart Gladstoneintroduces the firstIrish Home Rule Billinto theBritish House of Commons.[14]
- 1895– InPollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.theSupreme Court of the United Statesdeclares unapportionedincome taxto beunconstitutional.[15]
1901–present[edit]
- 1904– TheFrench Third Republicand theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandsign theEntente cordiale.[16]
- 1906–Auguste Deter,the first person to be diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease,dies.
- 1908–Harvard Universityvotes to establish theHarvard Business School.
- 1911–DutchphysicistHeike Kamerlingh Onnesdiscoverssuperconductivity.
- 1913– The17th Amendment to the United States Constitution,requiring directelectionofSenators,becomes law.
- 1918–World War I:ActorsDouglas FairbanksandCharlie Chaplinsellwar bondson the streets of New York City's financial district.
- 1924–Shariacourts are abolished inTurkey,as part ofAtatürk's Reforms.
- 1929–Indian independence movement:At the Delhi Central Assembly,Bhagat SinghandBatukeshwar Duttthrow handouts and bombs to court arrest.
- 1935– TheWorks Progress Administrationis formed when theEmergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935becomes law.
- 1940– The Central Committee of theMongolian People's Revolutionary PartyelectsYumjaagiin TsedenbalasGeneral Secretary,marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure asde factoleader ofMongolia.[17]
- 1942–World War II:TheJapanesetakeBataanin thePhilippines.
- 1943– U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt,in an attempt to checkinflation,freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases bycommon carriersandpublic utilities.
- 1943–Otto and Elise Hampelare executed inBerlinfor their anti-Nazi activities.
- 1945– World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000Nazi concentration campinternees inPrussian Hanover,the survivors aremassacredby Nazis.
- 1946–Électricité de France,the world's largestutility company,is formed as a result of thenationalisationof a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
- 1950–IndiaandPakistansign theLiaquat–Nehru Pact.
- 1952– U.S. PresidentHarry Trumancalls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the1952 steel strike.
- 1953–Mau MauleaderJomo Kenyattais convicted byBritish Kenya's rulers.
- 1954– A Royal Canadian Air Force CanadairHarvardcollideswith aTrans-Canada AirlinesCanadair North StaroverMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan,killing 37 people.
- 1954 –South African Airways Flight 201:Ade Havilland DH.106 Comet 1crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
- 1959– A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led byGrace Hoppermeets to discuss the creation of a newprogramming languagethat would be calledCOBOL.
- 1959 – TheOrganization of American Statesdrafts an agreement to create theInter-American Development Bank.
- 1960– TheNetherlandsandWest Germanysign an agreement to negotiate the return ofGerman land annexed by the Dutchin return for 280 millionGerman marksasWiedergutmachung.
- 1968–BOAC Flight 712catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident,Barbara Jane Harrisonis awarded a posthumousGeorge Cross,the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
- 1970–Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing:Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
- 1974–Hank AaronpassesBabe Ruthas theall-time leader in career home runsby hitting his 715th home run off ofAl DowningatAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium.[18]
- 1975–Frank Robinsonmanages theCleveland Indiansin his first game as major leaguebaseball's firstAfrican Americanmanager.
- 1987–Los Angeles DodgersexecutiveAl Campanisresigns amid controversy overracistremarks he had made while onNightline.
- 1992– RetiredtennisgreatArthur Asheannounces that he hasAIDS,acquired fromblood transfusionsduring one of his two heart surgeries.
- 1993– TheRepublic of North Macedoniajoins theUnited Nations.
- 1993 – TheSpace ShuttleDiscoveryis launched on missionSTS-56.[19]
- 2002– TheSpace ShuttleAtlantisis launched on missionSTS-110,carrying theS0 trussto theInternational Space Station.AstronautJerry L. Rossalso becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.[20]
- 2004–War in Darfur:TheHumanitarian Ceasefire Agreementis signed by theSudanesegovernment, theJustice and Equality Movement,and theSudan Liberation Movement/Army.
- 2005– Asolar eclipseoccurs, visible over areas of thePacific Oceanand Latin American countries such asCosta Rica,Panama,ColombiaandVenezuela.[21]
- 2006–Shedden massacre:The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field inShedden, Elgin County, Ontario.The murders are soon linked to theBandidos Motorcycle Club.
- 2008– The construction of theworld's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbinesis completed inBahrain.
- 2010– U.S. PresidentBarack Obamaand Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedevsign theNew START Treaty.[22]
- 2013– TheIslamic State of Iraqenters theSyrian Civil Warand begins by declaring a merger with theAl-Nusra Frontunder the nameIslamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham.
- 2014–Windows XPreaches its standardEnd Of Lifeand is no longer supported.[23]
- 2020–Bernie Sandersends hispresidential campaign,leavingJoe Bidenas theDemocratic Party's nominee.[24]
- 2024–Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024:A totalsolar eclipsetakes place at the Moon'sascending node,visible across North America.[25]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1320–Peter I of Portugal(d. 1367)
- 1408–Jadwiga of Lithuania,Polish princess (d. 1431)
- 1435–John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford,English noble (d. 1461)[26]
- 1533–Claudio Merulo,Italian organist and composer (d. 1604)[27]
- 1536–Barbara of Hesse(d. 1597)
- 1541–Michele Mercati,Italian physician and archaeologist (d. 1593)
- 1580–William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke,English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)
- 1596–Juan van der Hamen,Spanish artist (d. 1631)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1605–Philip IV of Spain(d. 1665)
- 1605 –Mary Stuart,English-Scottish princess (d. 1607)
- 1641–Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney,English general and politician,Secretary of State for the Northern Department(d. 1704)
- 1692–Giuseppe Tartini,Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)
- 1726–Lewis Morris,American judge and politician (d. 1798)
- 1732–David Rittenhouse,American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1796)
- 1761–William Joseph Chaminade,French priest, founded theSociety of Mary(d. 1850)
- 1770–John Thomas Campbell,Irish-Australian banker and politician (d. 1830)
- 1798–Dionysios Solomos,Greek poet and author (d. 1857)
- 1818–Christian IX of Denmark(d. 1906)
- 1818 –August Wilhelm von Hofmann,German chemist and academic (d. 1892)
- 1826–Pancha Carrasco,Costa Rican soldier (d. 1890)
- 1827–Ramón Emeterio Betances,Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (d. 1898)[28]
- 1842–Elizabeth Bacon Custer,American author and educator (d. 1933)
- 1859–Edmund Husserl,German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1938)
- 1864–Carlos Deltour,French rower and rugby player (d. 1920)
- 1867–Allen Butler Talcott,American painter and educator (d. 1908)
- 1869–Harvey Cushing,American surgeon and academic (d. 1939)
- 1871–Clarence Hudson White,American photographer and educator (d. 1925)
- 1874–Manuel Díaz,Cuban fencer (d. 1929)
- 1874 –Stanisław Taczak,Polish general (d. 1960)
- 1875–Albert I of Belgium(d. 1934)
- 1882(O.S. 27 March) –Dmytro Doroshenko,Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraineand Prime Minister of Ukraine (d. 1951)
- 1883–R. P. Keigwin,English cricketer and academic (d. 1972)
- 1883 –Julius Seljamaa,Estonian journalist and politician,Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia(d. 1936)
- 1885–Dimitrios Levidis,Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (d. 1951)
- 1886–Margaret Ayer Barnes,American author and playwright (d. 1967)[29]
- 1888–Dennis Chávez,American journalist and politician (d. 1962)
- 1889–Adrian Boult,English conductor (d. 1983)
- 1892–Richard Neutra,Austrian-American architect, designer of theLos Angeles County Hall of Records(d. 1970)
- 1892 –Mary Pickford,Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder ofUnited Artists(d. 1979)[30]
- 1896–Yip Harburg,American composer (d. 1981)
- 1900–Marie Byles,Australian solicitor (d. 1979)[31]
1901–present[edit]
- 1902–Andrew Irvine,English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1924)
- 1902 –Maria Maksakova Sr.,Russian soprano (d. 1974)
- 1904–John Hicks,English economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1989)
- 1904 –Hirsch Jacobs,American horse trainer (d. 1970)
- 1905–Joachim Büchner,German sprinter and graphic designer (d. 1978)
- 1905 –Helen Joseph,English-South African activist (d. 1992)
- 1905 –Erwin Keller,German field hockey player (d. 1971)
- 1906–Raoul Jobin,Canadian tenor and educator (d. 1974)
- 1908–Hugo Fregonese,Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)[32]
- 1909–John Fante,American author and screenwriter (d. 1983)
- 1910–George Musso,American football player and police officer (d. 2000)
- 1911–Melvin Calvin,American chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1997)
- 1911 –Emil Cioran,Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)
- 1912–Alois Brunner,Austrian-GermanSSofficer (d. 2001 or 2010)
- 1912 –Sonja Henie,Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969)
- 1914–María Félix,Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002)
- 1915–Ivan Supek,Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (d. 2007)
- 1917–Winifred Asprey,American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007)
- 1917 –Lloyd Bott,Australian public servant (d. 2004)
- 1917 –Hubertus Ernst,Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
- 1917 –Grigori Kuzmin,Russian-Estonian astronomer (d. 1988)
- 1918–Betty Ford,American wife ofGerald Ford,40thFirst Lady of the United States(d. 2011)
- 1918 –Glendon Swarthout,American author and academic (d. 1992)
- 1919–Ian Smith,Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1stPrime Minister of Rhodesia(d. 2007)
- 1921–Franco Corelli,Italian tenor and actor (d. 2003)
- 1920–Carmen McRae,American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)
- 1921–Jan Novák,Czech composer (d. 1984)
- 1921 –Herman van Raalte,Dutch footballer (d. 2013)
- 1923–George Fisher,American cartoonist (d. 2003)
- 1923 –Edward Mulhare,Irish-American actor (d. 1997)
- 1924–Frédéric Back,German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1924 –Anthony Farrar-Hockley,English general and historian (d. 2006)
- 1924 –Kumar Gandharva,Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992)
- 1924 –Sara Northrup Hollister,American occultist (d. 1997)
- 1926–Henry N. Cobb,American architect and academic, co-foundedPei Cobb Freed & Partners(d. 2020)
- 1926 –Shecky Greene,American comedian (d. 2023)
- 1926 –Jürgen Moltmann,German theologian and academic (d. 2024)
- 1927–Tilly Armstrong,English author (d. 2010)
- 1927 –Ollie Mitchell,American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
- 1928–Fred Ebb,American lyricist (d. 2004)
- 1929–Jacques Brel,Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)
- 1929 –Renzo De Felice,Italian historian and author (d. 1996)
- 1930–Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma(d. 2010)
- 1931–John Gavin,American actor and diplomat,United States Ambassador to Mexico(d. 2018)[33]
- 1931 –Jack Le Goff,French equestrian (d. 2009)[34]
- 1932–Iskandar of Johor(d. 2010)
- 1933 –James Lockhart,American scholar of colonial Latin America, especiallyNahua peoples(d. 2014)
- 1934–Kisho Kurokawa,Japanese architect, designed theNakagin Capsule TowerandSingapore Flyer(d. 2007)
- 1935–Oscar Zeta Acosta,American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
- 1935 –Albert Bustamante,American soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2021)
- 1937–Tony Barton,English footballer and manager (d. 1993)[35]
- 1937 –Seymour Hersh,American journalist and author
- 1937 –Momo Kapor,Serbian author and painter (d. 2010)
- 1938–Kofi Annan,Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7thSecretary-General of the United Nations(d. 2018)
- 1938 –John Hamm,Canadian physician and politician, 25thPremier of Nova Scotia
- 1938 –Mary W. Gray,American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
- 1939–Manolis Angelopoulos,Greek singer, composer and songwriter (d. 1989)[36]
- 1939 –John Arbuthnott,Scottish microbiologist and academic (d. 2023)
- 1939 –Trina Schart Hyman,American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
- 1939 –Martin J. Schreiber,American politician, 39thGovernor of Wisconsin[37]
- 1940–John Havlicek,American basketball player (d. 2019)
- 1941–Vivienne Westwood,English fashion designer (d. 2022)
- 1942–Tony Banks, Baron Stratford,Northern Irish politician,Minister for Sport and the Olympics(d. 2006)
- 1942 –Roger Chapman,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1942 –Douglas Trumbull,American director, producer, and special effects artist (d. 2022)
- 1943–Michael Bennett,American dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)
- 1943 –Miller Farr,American football player (d. 2023)
- 1943 –James Herbert,English author and illustrator (d. 2013)
- 1943 –Chris Orr,English painter and illustrator
- 1944–Hywel Bennett,Welsh actor (d. 2017)
- 1944 –Odd Nerdrum,Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
- 1945–Derrick Walker,Scottish businessman
- 1945 –Jang Yong,South Korean actor
- 1946–Catfish Hunter,American baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1946 –Tim Thomerson,American actor and producer
- 1947–Tom DeLay,American lawyer and politician
- 1947 –Steve Howe,English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1947 –Pascal Lamy,French businessman and politician,European Commissioner for Trade
- 1947 –Larry Norman,American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)
- 1948–Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone,Scottish academic and politician
- 1949–K. C. Kamalasabayson,Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39thAttorney General of Sri Lanka(d. 2007)
- 1949 –John Madden,English director and producer
- 1949 –Brenda Russell,African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1949 –John Scott,English sociologist and academic
- 1950–Grzegorz Lato,Polish footballer and coach
- 1951–Gerd Andres,German politician
- 1951 –Geir Haarde,Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rdPrime Minister of Iceland
- 1951 –Mel Schacher,American bass player
- 1951 –Joan Sebastian,Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)
- 1951 –Phil Schaap,American jazz disc jockey and historian (d. 2021)[38][39]
- 1952–Ahmet Piriştina,Turkish politician (d. 2004)
- 1954–Gary Carter,American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
- 1954 –Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco(d. 2012)
- 1954 –G.V. Loganathan,Indian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)
- 1955–Gerrie Coetzee,South African boxer (d. 2023)
- 1955 –Ron Johnson,American businessman and politician[40]
- 1955 –Barbara Kingsolver,American novelist, essayist and poet[41]
- 1955 –David Wu,Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician[42]
- 1956–Michael Benton,Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
- 1956 –Christine Boisson,French actress
- 1956 –Roman Dragoun,Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1958–Detlef Bruckhoff,German footballer
- 1958 –Tom Petranoff,American javelin thrower and coach
- 1959–Alain Bondue,French cyclist
- 1960–John Schneider,American actor and country singer
- 1961–Richard Hatch,American reality contestant
- 1961 –Brian McDermott,English footballer and manager
- 1962–Paddy Lowe,English engineer
- 1962 –Izzy Stradlin,American guitarist and songwriter
- 1963–Tine Asmundsen,Norwegian bassist
- 1963 –Julian Lennon,English singer-songwriter
- 1963 –Dean Norris,American actor[43]
- 1963 –Terry Porter,American basketball player and coach
- 1963 –Donita Sparks,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1963 –Alec Stewart,English cricketer
- 1963 –Seth Tobias,American businessman (d. 2007)
- 1964–Biz Markie,American rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2021)
- 1964 –John McGinlay,Scottish footballer and manager
- 1965–Steven Blaney,Canadian businessman and politician, 5thCanadian Minister of Public Safety
- 1965 –Michael Jones,New Zealand rugby player and coach
- 1966–Iveta Bartošová,Czech singer and actress (d. 2014)
- 1966 –Mark Blundell,English race car driver
- 1966 –Andy Currier,English rugby league player
- 1966 –Charlotte Dawson,New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)
- 1966 –Dalton Grant,English high jumper
- 1966 –Mazinho,Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1966 –Harri Rovanperä,Finnish race car driver
- 1966 –Evripidis Stylianidis,Greek lawyer and politician,Greek Minister for the Interior
- 1966 –Robin Wright,American actress, director, producer
- 1967–Kenny Benjamin,Antiguan cricketer
- 1968–Patricia Arquette,American actress and director
- 1968 –Patricia Girard,French runner and hurdler
- 1968 –Tracy Grammer,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971–Darren Jessee,American singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1972–Paul Gray,American bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)
- 1972 –Sergei Magnitsky,Russian lawyer and accountant (d. 2009)
- 1973–Khaled Badra,Tunisian footballer
- 1973 –Emma Caulfield,American actress
- 1974–Toutai Kefu,Tongan-Australian rugby player
- 1974 –Chris Kyle,American sniper and memoirist (d. 2013)[44]
- 1974 –Nnedi Okorafor,Nigerian-American author and educator
- 1974 –Nayden Todorov,Bulgarian conductor and culture minister[45]
- 1975–Anouk,Dutch singer
- 1975 –Francesco Flachi,Italian footballer
- 1975 –Timo Pérez,Dominican-American baseball player
- 1975 –Funda Arar,Turkish singer
- 1977–Ana de la Reguera,Mexican actress
- 1977 –Mehran Ghassemi,Iranian journalist and author (d. 2008)
- 1977 –Mark Spencer,American computer programmer and engineer
- 1978–Daigo,Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
- 1978 –Bernt Haas,Austrian-Swiss footballer
- 1978 –Rachel Roberts,Canadian model and actress
- 1978 –Jocelyn Robichaud,Canadian tennis player and coach
- 1978 –Evans Rutto,Kenyan runner
- 1979–Alexi Laiho,Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
- 1979 –Amit Trivedi,Indian singer-songwriter
- 1980–Manuel Ortega,Austrian singer
- 1980 –Katee Sackhoff,American actress
- 1980 –Mariko Seyama,Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
- 1981–Frédérick Bousquet,French swimmer
- 1981 –Taylor Kitsch,Canadian actor and model[46]
- 1981 –Ofer Shechter,Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
- 1982–Gennady Golovkin,Kazakhstani boxer
- 1982 –Brett White,Australian rugby league player
- 1982 –Allu Arjun,Indian actor
- 1983–Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova,Russian runner
- 1984–Michelle Donelan,British politician
- 1984 –Ezra Koenig,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1984 –Pablo Portillo,Mexican singer and actor
- 1984 –Taran Noah Smith,American actor
- 1985–Patrick Schliwa,German rugby player
- 1985 –Yemane Tsegay,Ethiopian runner
- 1986–Igor Akinfeev,Russian footballer
- 1986 –Félix Hernández,Venezuelan baseball player
- 1986 –Carlos Santana,Dominican baseball player[47]
- 1987–Royston Drenthe,Dutch footballer
- 1987 –Jeremy Hellickson,American baseball player
- 1987 –Elton John,Trinidadian footballer[48]
- 1987 –Sam Rapira,New Zealand rugby league player
- 1988–Jenni Asserholt,Swedish ice hockey player
- 1989–Matty Healy,English singer-songwriter and producer[49]
- 1990–Kim Jong-hyun,South Korean singer (d. 2017)[50][51]
- 1992–Jeff McNeil,American baseball player[52]
- 1993–Viktor Arvidsson,Swedish ice hockey player
- 1993 –TBJZL,English YouTuber[53]
- 1994–Josh Chudleigh,Australian rugby league player
- 1995–Cedi Osman,Turkish professional basketball player
- 1996–Anna Korakaki,Greek Olympic shooter[54]
- 1997–Kim Woo-jin,South Korean singer[55]
- 1997 –Saygrace,Australian singer and songwriter[56]
- 1997 –Roquan Smith,American football player[57]
- 1997 –Arno Verschueren,Belgian footballer
- 1998–Lavinia Valbonesi,Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman andFirst Lady of Ecuador[58]
- 1999–CeeDee Lamb,American football player[59]
- 2002–Jamie Drysdale,Canadian ice hockey player[60]
- 2002 –Viktória Forster,Slovak track and field athlete[61]
- 2002 –Skai Jackson,American actress[62]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 217–Caracalla,Roman emperor (b. 188)[63]
- 622–Shōtoku,Japanese prince (b. 572)
- 632–Charibert II,Frankish king (b. 607)
- 894–Adalelm,Frankish nobleman
- 944–Wang Yanxi,Chinese emperor
- 956–Gilbert,Frankish nobleman
- 967–Mu'izz al-Dawla,Buyid emir (b. 915)
- 1143–John II Komnenos,Byzantine emperor (b. 1087)
- 1150–Gertrude of Babenberg,duchess of Bohemia (b. 1118)
- 1321–Thomas of Tolentino,Italian-Franciscan missionary (b. c. 1255)
- 1338–Stephen Gravesend,bishop of London
- 1364–John II,French king (b. 1319)
- 1450–Sejong the Great,Korean king (b. 1397)
- 1461–Georg von Peuerbach,German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
- 1492–Lorenzo de' Medici,Italian ruler (b. 1449)
- 1551–Oda Nobuhide,Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
- 1586–Martin Chemnitz,Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1608–Magdalen Dacre,English noble (b. 1538)
- 1612–Anne Catherine of Brandenburg(b. 1575)
- 1691–Carlo Rainaldi,Italian architect, designed theSanta Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto(b. 1611)
- 1697–Niels Juel,Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
- 1704–Hiob Ludolf,German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
- 1704 –Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney,English colonel and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(b. 1641)
- 1709–Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen,German nobleman (b. 1641)
- 1725–John Wise,American minister (b. 1652)
- 1735–Francis II Rákóczi,Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
- 1848–Gaetano Donizetti,Italian composer (b. 1797)
- 1860–István Széchenyi,Hungarian statesman and reformer (b. 1791)[64]
- 1861–Elisha Otis,American businessman, founded theOtis Elevator Company(b. 1811)
- 1870–Charles Auguste de Bériot,Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
- 1877–Bernardino António Gomes,Portuguese physician and naturalist (b. 1806)[65]
- 1894–Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay,Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)
1901–present[edit]
- 1906–Auguste Deter,German woman, first person diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease(b. 1850)
- 1919–Loránd Eötvös,Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician,Hungarian Minister of Education(b. 1848)
- 1920–Charles Griffes,American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
- 1931–Erik Axel Karlfeldt,Swedish poetNobel Prizelaureate (b. 1864)
- 1936–Róbert Bárány,Austrian physician and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1876)
- 1936 –Božena Benešová,Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
- 1941–Marcel Prévost,French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)
- 1942–Kostas Skarvelis,Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
- 1947–Olaf Frydenlund,Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
- 1950–Vaslav Nijinsky,Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
- 1959–Marios Makrionitis,Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
- 1961–Joseph Carrodus,Australian public servant (b. 1885)
- 1962–Juan Belmonte,Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)
- 1965–Lars Hanson,Swedish actor (b. 1886)
- 1969–Zinaida Aksentyeva,Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)
- 1973–Pablo Picasso,Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)
- 1974–James Charles McGuigan,Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)
- 1979–Breece D'J Pancake,American short story writer (b. 1952)
- 1981–Omar Bradley,American general (b. 1893)
- 1983–Isamu Kosugi,Japanese actor and director (b. 1904)
- 1984–Pyotr Kapitsa,Russian physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1894)
- 1985–John Frederick Coots,American pianist and composer (b. 1897)
- 1990–Ryan White,American activist, inspired theRyan White Care Act(b. 1971)
- 1991–Per Ohlin,Swedish musician (b. 1969)
- 1992–Daniel Bovet,Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1907)
- 1993–Marian Anderson,American operatic singer (b. 1897)
- 1994–François Rozet,French-Canadian actor (b. 1899)
- 1996–Ben Johnson,American actor and stuntman (b. 1918)
- 1996 –León Klimovsky,Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
- 1996 –Mick Young,Australian politician (b. 1936)
- 1997–Laura Nyro,American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1947)
- 2000–František Šťastný,Czech motorcycle racer (b. 1927)
- 2000 –Claire Trevor,American actress (b. 1910)
- 2002–María Félix,Mexican actress (b. 1914)
- 2002 –Harvey Quaytman,American painter (b. 1937)
- 2004–Werner Schumacher,German actor (b. 1921)
- 2005–Onna White,Canadian choreographer and dancer (b. 1922)
- 2006–Gerard Reve,Dutch author and poet (b. 1923)
- 2007–Sol LeWitt,American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)
- 2008–Kazuo Shiraga,Japanese painter (b. 1924)
- 2009–Richard de Mille,American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)
- 2009 –Piotr Morawski,Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)
- 2010–Malcolm McLaren,English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2010 –Teddy Scholten,Dutch singer (b. 1926)
- 2011–Hedda Sterne,Romanian-American painter and photographer (b. 1910)
- 2012–Blair Kiel,American football player and coach (b. 1961)
- 2012 –Jack Tramiel,Polish-American businessman, foundedCommodore International(b. 1928)
- 2012 –Janusz K. Zawodny,Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (b. 1921)
- 2013–Mikhail Beketov,Russian journalist (b. 1958)
- 2013 –Annette Funicello,American actress and singer (b. 1942)
- 2013 –Sara Montiel,Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (b. 1928)
- 2013 –José Luis Sampedro,Spanish economist and author (b. 1917)
- 2013 –Margaret Thatcher,English politician, first femalePrime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1925)[66]
- 2014–Emmanuel III Delly,Iraqi patriarch (b. 1927)
- 2014 –Karlheinz Deschner,German author and activist (b. 1924)
- 2014 –Ivan Mercep,New Zealand architect, designed theTe Papa Tongarewa Museum(b. 1930)
- 2015–Jayakanthan,Indian journalist and author (b. 1934)
- 2015 –Rayson Huang,Hong Kong chemist and academic (b. 1920)
- 2015 –Sergei Lashchenko,Ukrainian kick-boxer (b. 1987)
- 2015 –David Laventhol,American journalist and publisher (b. 1933)
- 2015 –Jean-Claude Turcotte,Canadian cardinal (b. 1936)
- 2019–Josine Ianco-Starrels,Romanian-born American art curator (b. 1926)[67]
- 2020–Rick May,American-Canadian voice actor (b. 1940)[68]
- 2020 –Abdul Momin Imambari,Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (b. 1930)[69]
- 2022–Mimi Reinhardt,Jewish Austrian secretary (b. 1915)[70]
- 2024–Keith Barnes,Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1934)[71]
- 2024 –Peter Higgs,British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)[72]
- 2024 –Ralph Puckett,American Army officer,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1926)[73]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Buddha's Birthday,also known asHana Matsuri,"Flower Festival" (Japan)
- Christianfeast day:
- Earliest day on whichFast and Prayer Daycan fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
- International Romani Day
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