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April 4 2025

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Died on This Day

Anja Niedringhaus🇩🇪
deceased
German photojournalist (1965–2014) · 1965–2014
Days lived
17,706
Assis Chateaubriand🇧🇷
deceased
entrepreneur · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,575
C. R. Smith🇺🇸
deceased
American airline executive and deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II (1899–1990) · 1899–1990
Days lived
33,079
Donald Baechler🇺🇸
deceased
American painter and sculptor (1956–2022) · 1956–2022
Days lived
23,874
Eckhard Dagge🇩🇪
deceased
American boxer (1948–2006) · 1948–2006
Days lived
21,221
Ed Roth🇺🇸
deceased
American artist, cartoonist and custom car painter (1932-2001) · 1932–2001
Days lived
25,233
Eldred G. Smith🇺🇸
deceased
American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1907-2013) · 1907–2013
Days lived
38,802
George Wood🇺🇸
deceased
professional baseball player (1858-1924) · 1858–1924
Days lived
23,887
Guy Chamberlin🇺🇸
deceased
American football player and coach (1894-1967) · 1894–1967
Days lived
26,740
Hansi Niese🇦🇹
deceased
actor · 1875–1934
Days lived
21,329
Héctor Scarone🇺🇾
deceased
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1967) · 1898–1967
Days lived
24,965
Jumabek Ibraimov
deceased
Kyrgyz politician (1944-1999) · 1944–1999
Days lived
20,182
Jürgen Thorwald🇩🇪
deceased
German writer (1915-2006) · 1915–2006
Days lived
33,033
Karen Spärck Jones🇬🇧
deceased
British computer scientist (1935–2007) · 1935–2007
Days lived
26,154
Kate Bosse-Griffiths🇬🇧
deceased
Welsh-German Egyptologist (1910–1998) · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,039
Martin Luther King Jr.🇺🇸
deceased
Civil rights leader and minister · 1929–1968
Days lived
14,324
Maximilian Fretter-Pico🇩🇪
deceased
military person · 1892–1984
Days lived
33,660
Roger Ebert🇺🇸
deceased
Screenwriter · 1942–2013
Days lived
25,858
Roy Smeck🇺🇸
deceased
American virtuoso guitarist, banjoist and ukulele player (1900–1994) · 1900–1994
Days lived
34,390
Victoria of Baden🇸🇪
deceased
Queen consort of Sweden (1907-1930) · 1862–1930
Days lived
24,711
Wilhelm Dörr🇩🇪
deceased
German discus thrower (1881-1955) · 1881–1955
Days lived
26,780
Wilhelm Ostwald🇩🇪
deceased
writer · 1853–1932
Days lived
28,703
Woody Crumbo🇺🇸
deceased
Potawatomi artist from Oklahoma (1912-1989) · 1912–1989
Days lived
28,198
Xaver Terofal
deceased
actor · 1862–1940
Days lived
28,563
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
deceased
Notable Trials · 1928–1979
Days lived
18,717

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