Famous Deaths for 7th April 2023

1307 – Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271)
1444 – John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50
1767 – Franz Sparry, Austrian composer, dies at 51
1880 – Diederich Krug, German pianist and composer (Le petit Chevalier), dies at 60
1932 – Erv A Kelley, US policeman, shot to death by Pretty Boy Floyd
1970 – Josina Machel, Mozambican independence activist, and wife of Mozambique’s 1st president Samora Machel, dies at 25
1994 – Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1993-94) and one of the 1st female political figures in Africa, assassinated by the presidential guard in the opening stages of the Rwandan Genocide at 40
2000 – Heinz [Burt], British rock bassist (The Tornados – “Telstar”), dies from complications of a stroke at 57
2005 – Bob Kennedy, American MLB baseball player, 1939-57 (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, and 3 other teams, manager, 1963-68 (Chicago Cubs, Oakland A’s), and executive, 1976-92, dies at 84
2011 – Duke of Grafton, 11th Duke of Grafton, British peer, dies at 92

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