Deaths on April 05
1982 : Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71
1988 : Alf Kjellin, Swedish actor/director (Juggler), dies
1997 : Allen Ginsberg, beat poet, dies at 80
1960 : Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88
1997 : Alparslan Turkes, Turkish politician (MHP), dies
1921 : Alphonsus J M Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (Missa), dies at 58
1994 : Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, winemaker, dies at 92
1693 : Anne M L of Orl‚ans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65
1992 : Anthony "Tony" Papa, big band leader, dies at 65
1907 : Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Neth), dies at 65
1984 : Arthur Travors Harris, marshal of British RAF, dies
1994 : Aubrey J Watson Sr, bishop, dies at 65
1981 : Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36
1972 : Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73
1922 : Charles F A Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice, dies at 85
1697 : Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41
1995 : Christian Pineau, French politician, dies
1954 : Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66
1986 : Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies
1900 : Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle
1981 : Cornelis Verolme, Dutch ship builder, dies at 80
1964 : Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84
1951 : Edward Rigby, dies at 72
1765 : Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81
1935 : Emil Mlynarski, composer, dies at 64
1673 : Fran‡ois Caron, admiral/governor (Formosa), drowns at about 72
1969 : Gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73
1908 : Gaetano Coronaro, composer, dies at 55
1871 : Georg Andreas Henkel, composer, dies at 66
1923 : George Edward Stanhope Molyne£x Herbert, egyptologist, dies at 56
1695 : George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61
1794 : Georges-Jacques Danton, French revolutionary leader, guillotined at 34
1952 : Henri Vandeputte, Belgian writer (L'Autre Vie), dies at 75
1820 : Henrik C Cras, lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81
1976 : Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72
1945 : Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer, dies at 41
1975 : Inez Courtney, dies at 67
1972 : Isabel Jewell, dies at 62
1944 : Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90
1723 : J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66
1970 : Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78
1963 : Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73
1928 : Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies
1732 : Johann Christian Schieferdecker, composer, dies at 52
1712 : John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63
1977 : John Marriott, dies at 83
1896 : John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66
1991 : John Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), dies in a plane crash at 65
1649 : John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61
1884 : John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies
1958 : Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole vicar of Denmark, dies at 87
1258 : Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies
1963 : Julius Harrison, composer, dies at 78
1968 : Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44
1991 : Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, USN/astro (STS 33), dies at 43
1986 : Manly Wade Wellman, sci-fi author (Devil's Planet), dies at 82
1794 : Marie Jean H‚rault de S‚chelles, French author/politician, dies
1994 : Marlon Riggs, US writer/director/producer (Ethnic notions), dies at 37
1990 : Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59
1918 : Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73
1996 : Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian, dies at 67
1969 : R¢mulo Gallegos, Venezuela author/president (1947-48), dies at 84
1270 : Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies
1531 : Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop
1811 : Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies
1928 : Roy Kilner, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1924-26), dies at 38
1994 : Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94
1934 : Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer, dies at 74
1992 : Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of cancer at 74
1992 : Samuel H Reshevsky, Polish/US chess grandmaster, dies at 80
1966 : Sven Fleuron, writer, dies at 91
1984 : Theo Koomen, Dutch sportscaster, dies in auto-accident at 54
1985 : Tyrell Johnson, cricketer (WI left-arm quickie, one Test 1939), dies
1975 : Victor GM Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65), dies at 58
1946 : Vincent Millie Youmans, US composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47
1878 : Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87
1684 : William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies
1939 : William Cooper, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1882-84), dies
1974 : William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49
1944 : Willy Derby, [Dieben], singer (Hello Bandoeng), dies