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April 1st
165 Notable deaths
Marvin Gaye
American singer and composer.
Born April 2nd, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1984 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Simo Häyhä
Finnish combat sniper.
Born December 17th, 1905 in Rautjärvi.
Died April 1st, 2002 at 96 years old in Hamina.
Pratyusha Banerjee
Indian television actress.
Born August 10th, 1991 in Jamshedpur.
Died April 1st, 2016 at 24 years old in Mumbai (hanging). [ref]
Cynthia Lennon
Former wife of john lennon (1939-2015).
Born September 10th, 1939 in Blackpool.
Died April 1st, 2015 at 75 years old in Mallorca (lung cancer). [ref]
Charles I of Austria
Final monarch of austria-hungary (r. 1916–18).
Born August 17th, 1887 in Persenbeug Castle.
Died April 1st, 1922 at 34 years old in Funchal (pneumonia).
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
Japanese soldier and camp guard.
Born January 1st, 1918.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 85 years old
Adam Schlesinger
American musician.
Born October 31st, 1967 in Manhattan.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 52 years old in Poughkeepsie (COVID-19). [ref]
John Forsythe
American film and television actor (1918-2010).
Born January 29th, 1918 in Penns Grove. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2010 at 92 years old in Santa Ynez (pneumonia). [ref]
Leslie Cheung
Hong kong singer-songwriter and actor.
Born September 12th, 1956 in British Hong Kong. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2003 at 46 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Carrie Snodgress
American actress (1945-2004).
Born October 27th, 1945 in Park Ridge.
Died April 1st, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
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