Died On April 4th

Discover the most famous people who died on April 4. The list includes people like Roger Ebert, William Henry Harrison, Gloria Swanson, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, John Napier. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, philosophers and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Spain and many more countries.
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 1 
Martin Luther King Jr.
(African-American Civil Rights Movement Leader Who Used Civil Disobedience to Combat Racism)
Martin Luther King Jr.
104
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 15, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: 1968
 2 
William Henry Harrison
(The First U.S President to Die in the Office and Had the Shortest Presidency in the U.S. History)
William Henry Harrison
19
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 9, 1773
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Died: 1841
 3 
Roger Ebert
(Film Critic for the "Chicago Sun-Times")
Roger Ebert
14
Birthdate: June 18, 1942
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 4 
Gloria Swanson
(Actress and Producer Best Known for Her Motion Picture Drama ‘Sunset Boulevard’)
Gloria Swanson
7
Birthdate: March 27, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1983
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 5 
Edgar Buchanan
7
Birthdate: March 20, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Humansville, Missouri, United States
Died: 1979
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
(Politician & Civil Rights Activist)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 29, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1972
 7 
John Napier
(Inventor of Logarithms)
John Napier
21
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 1, 1550
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Merchiston Tower, Edinburgh
Died: 1617
 8 
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(4th President of Pakistan and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
20
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Larkana, Pakistan
Died: 1979
 9 
Karl Benz
(Entrepreneur)
Karl Benz
7
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: November 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mühlburg, Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: 1929
 10 
Oliver Goldsmith
(Anglo-Irish Novelist, Playwright, Dramatist and Poet)
Oliver Goldsmith
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 10, 1728
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: County Longford, Ireland
Died: 1774
 11 
Faith Domergue
4
Birthdate: June 16, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 12 
Priscilla Lane
(Actress)
Priscilla Lane
1
Birthdate: June 12, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Indianola, Iowa, United States
Died: 1995
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 13 
John Venn
(Mathematician)
John Venn
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull
Died: 1923
 14 
Robert III of Scotland
(King of Scotland from 1390 to 1406)
Robert III of Scotland
0
Birthdate: 1337 AD
Birthplace: Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland
Died: 1406
 15 
Peter Cooper
(Industrialist & Inventors)
Peter Cooper
2
Birthdate: February 12, 1791
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1883
 16 
Pierre S. du Pont
(Entrepreneur)
Pierre S. du Pont
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1870
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Died: 1954
 17 
Soon-Tek Oh
(Actor, Playwright)
Soon-Tek Oh
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mokpo-si, South Korea
Died: 2018
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Samuel Reshevsky
(American Chess Grandmaster)
Samuel Reshevsky
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 26, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ozorkow, Poland
Died: 1992
 19 
William Crookes
(British Chemist and Physicist Known for His Discovery of the Element 'Thallium' and Invention of 'Crookes Tubes')
William Crookes
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 17, 1832
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1919
 20 
Isidore of Seville
(Spanish Scholar, Theologian, and Archbishop of Seville)
Isidore of Seville
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0560 AD
Birthplace: Cartagena, Spain
Died: 0636
 21 
Timothy Brown
(American football player)
Timothy Brown
4
Birthdate: May 24, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana, United States
Died: 2020
 22 
Julius Martov
(Russian Revolutionary and Prominent Menshevik Leader)
Julius Martov
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 24, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: 1923
 23 
Alfonso X of Castile
(King of Castile and León)
Alfonso X of Castile
0
Birthdate: November 23, 1221
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toledo, Spain
Died: 1284
 24 
Victoria of Baden
(Queen)
Victoria of Baden
0
Birthdate: August 7, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: 1930
 25 
Wilhelm Ostwald
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 2, 1853
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Riga
Died: 1932
 26 
Hermann Joseph Muller
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 21, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1967
 27 
Ambrose
(Ancient Bishop of Milan Who Also Contributed to Music and Literature)
Ambrose
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0339 AD
Birthplace: Trier, Germany
Died: 0397
 28 
Carol II of Romania
(King of Romania from 1930 to 1940)
Carol II of Romania
3
Birthdate: October 15, 1893
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania
Died: 1953
 29 
Ray Wilkins
(English Football Player and Coach)
Ray Wilkins
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 14, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hillingdon, England
Died: 2018
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 30 
Robert Mundell
(Canadian Economist and Winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences)
Robert Mundell
1
Birthdate: October 24, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kingston, Canada
Died: 2021
 31 
Early Wynn
(Baseball Pitcher)
Early Wynn
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hartford, Alabama, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 32 
Harry Nyquist
(Physicist, Computer scientist, Engineer, Statistician, Mathematician)
Harry Nyquist
2
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: February 7, 1889
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kil Municipality
Died: 1976
 33 
Mary J Rathbun
(Zoologist)
Mary J Rathbun
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 11, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: 1943
 34 
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
(Sultan)
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
0
Birthdate: February 24, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fès, Morocco
Died: 1937
 35 
Princess Louise of Denmark
(Aristocrat)
Princess Louise of Denmark
0
Birthdate: February 17, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1906
 36 
Carl Ludwig Siegel
(Mathematician)
Carl Ludwig Siegel
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 31, 1896
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire
Died: 1981
 37 
Luis Eduardo Aute
(Musician)
Luis Eduardo Aute
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 13, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines
Died: 2020
 38 
Frederick II of Denmark
(King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death)
Frederick II of Denmark
1
Birthdate: July 1, 1534
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Haderslevhus, Haderslev, Denmark
Died: 1588
 39 
Heinrich Ehrler
(German Luftwaffe Wing Commander and Military Aviator)
Heinrich Ehrler
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lauda-Königshofen
Died: 1945
 40 
George Pastell
(Actor)
George Pastell
0
Birthdate: March 13, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nicosia, Cyprus
Died: 1976
 41 
Max Frisch
(Playwright, Novelist & One of the Founders of Left-Wing Swiss Writer's Club 'Gruppe Olten')
Max Frisch
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 15, 1911
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zurich, Switzerland
Died: 1991
 42 
Carmine Infantino
(Artist)
Carmine Infantino
1
Birthdate: May 24, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2013
 43 
Jimmy Barry
(Boxer)
Jimmy Barry
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 7, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1943
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 44 
Ruy López de Villalobos
(Explorer Who Sailed the Pacific From Mexico to Establish a Permanent Foothold for Spain)
Ruy López de Villalobos
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1500 AD
Birthplace: Málaga, Spain
Died: 1544
 45 
John Bidwell
(Soldier)
John Bidwell
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 5, 1819
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chautauqua, New York, United States
Died: 1900
 46 
Hubert Ogunde
(Nigerian Actor, Theatre Manager, and Playwright Who is Known as the Father of Nigerian Theatre)
Hubert Ogunde
0
Birthdate: July 10, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ososa, Nigeria
Died: 1990
 47 
Carol Burkett
(American Racing Driver)
Carol Burkett
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 29, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Franklin, West Virginia, United States
Died: 2020
 48 
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
(President of Honduras)
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 14, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Died: 2020
 49 
Alexander Henry The Elder
(Explorer, Pioneer of British-Canadian Fur Trade)
Alexander Henry The Elder
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1739
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Died: 1824
 50 
C. L. Moore
(Writer)
C. L. Moore
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 24, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: 1987