Famous people died in April - page 10

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson was one of the best known American singers of the twentieth century

AmericanFebruary 27, 1897226 views

Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper was an American industrialist and inventor who built the first steam locomotive in the U.S

Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political thinker famous for his works on sociology and political science

FrenchJuly 29, 1805141 views

Édouard Manet

He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

FrenchJanuary 23, 1832154 views

John Jacob Astor IV

John Jacob Astor IV was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family.

AmericanJuly 13, 1864194 views

Charles I of Austria

Charles I of Austria was the last Emperor of Austria and last King of Hungary

HungarianAugust 17, 1887112 views

Birbal Sahni

Birbal Sahni was an Indian palaeobotanist who founded the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow

Indian1891169 views

Wilhelm Ostwald

Wilhelm Ostwald was a famous scientist who is credited with discovery of Ostwald Process for manufacture of nitric acid

GermanSeptember 2, 1853154 views

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a famous naturalist from France who authored the encyclopaedic collection ‘Histoire Naturelle’

FrenchSeptember 7, 1707106 views

William R. King

William Rufus King was an American politician and diplomat who is often remembered as the shortest-serving Vice President of United States

AmericanApril 7, 1786173 views