April 3

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April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 272 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

• 503 BC – According to the Fasti Triumphales, Roman consul Publius Postumius Tubertus celebrated an ovation for a military victory over the Sabines.
• 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.
• 801 – King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.
• 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
• 1077 – The first Parliament of Friuli is created.
• 1559 – The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
• 1834 – The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason.
• 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
• 1865 – American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
• 1882 – American Old West: Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford.
• 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
• 1888 – The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
• 1895 – The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
• 1922 – Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• 1929 – RMS Queen Mary is ordered from John Brown & Company Shipbuilding and Engineering by Cunard Line.
• 1933 – First flight over Mount Everest, a British expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
• 1936 – Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
• 1942 – World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.
• 1946 – Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
• 1948 – United States President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
• 1948 – In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju massacre.
• 1955 – The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
• 1956 – Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
• 1961 – The Leadbeater's possum is rediscovered in Australia after 72 years.
• 1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech.
• 1969 – Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
• 1973 – Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, though it took ten years for the DynaTAC 8000X to become the first such phone to be commercially released.
• 1974 – The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
• 1975 – Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
• 1981 – The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
• 1996 – Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his cabin in Montana, United States.
• 1996 – A United States Air Force airplane carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia, killing all 35 on board.
• 1997 – The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
• 2000 – United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
• 2004 – Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
• 2007 – Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.
• 2008 – ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
• 2008 – Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be removed and taken into state custody.
• 2009 – Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at an American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
• 2010 – Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
• 2013 – More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Births

• 1529 – Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)
• 1593 – George Herbert, Welsh-English priest and poet (d. 1633)
• 1639 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
• 1643 – Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1690)
• 1682 – Valentin Rathgeber, German organist and composer (d. 1750)
• 1693 – George Edwards, English ornithologist and entomologist (d. 1773)
• 1715 – William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (d. 1787)
• 1764 – John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1831)
• 1769 – Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (d. 1835)
• 1770 – Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (d. 1843)
• 1781 – Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (d. 1830)
• 1782 – Alexander Macomb, American general (d. 1841)
• 1791 – Anne Lister, English diarist, mountaineer, and traveller (d.1840)
• 1798 – Charles Wilkes, American admiral, geographer, and explorer (d.1877)
• 1783 – Washington Irving, American historian and author (d. 1859)
• 1806 – Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1856)
• 1814 – Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)
• 1821 – Pelham Dale, English priest (d. 1892)
• 1822 – Edward Everett Hale, American minister, historian, and author (d. 1909)
• 1823 – George Derby, American lieutenant and journalist (d. 1861)
• 1823 – William M. Tweed, American politician (d. 1878)
• 1826 – Cyrus K. Holliday, American businessman (d. 1900)
• 1837 – John Burroughs, American botanist and author (d. 1921)
• 1842 – Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (d. 1864)
• 1848 – Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and captain (d. 1879)
• 1858 – Jacob Gaudaur, Canadian rower (d. 1937)
• 1860 – Frederik van Eeden,Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 1932)
• 1864 – Emil Kellenberger, Swiss target shooter (d. 1943)
• 1876 – Margaret Anglin, Canadian actress, director, and producer (d. 1958)
• 1876 – Tomáš Baťa, Czech businessman, founded Bata Shoes (d. 1932)
• 1880 – Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (d. 1903)
• 1881 – Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1954)
• 1882 – Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (d. 1952)
• 1883 – Ikki Kita, Japanese philosopher and author (d. 1937)
• 1885 – Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 1885 – Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1954)
• 1885 – Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist and academic (d. 1944)
• 1885 – St John Philby, English colonial and explorer (d. 1960)
• 1886 – Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (d. 1953)
• 1887 – Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (d. 1956)
• 1887 – Nishizō Tsukahara, Japanese admiral (d. 1966)
• 1888 – Neville Cardus, English author and critic (d. 1975)
• 1888 – Thomas C. Kinkaid, American admiral (d. 1972)
• 1889 – Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1949)
• 1893 – Leslie Howard, English actor (d. 1943)
• 1893 – Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (d. 1945)
• 1895 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian-American composer and educator (d. 1968)
• 1895 – Zez Confrey, American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
• 1897 – Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general (d. 1989)
• 1898 – George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1981)
• 1898 – Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine (d. 1967)
• 1899 – David Jack, English footballer and manager (d. 1958)
• 1899 – Maria Redaelli, Italian super-centenarian (d. 2013)
• 1900 – Camille Chamoun, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Lebanon (d. 1987)
• 1900 – Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1958)
• 1904 – Sally Rand, American dancer (d. 1979)
• 1904 – Russel Wright, American furniture designer (d. 1976)
• 1905 – Robert Sink, American general (d. 1965)
• 1907 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (d. 1999)
• 1910 – Ted Hook, Australian public servant (d. 1990)
• 1911 – Nanette Bordeaux, Canadian-American actress (d. 1956)
• 1911 – Michael Woodruff, English-Scottish surgeon and academic (d. 2001)
• 1911 – Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (d. 1980)
• 1912 – Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982)
• 1912 – Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963)
• 1913 – Per Borten, Norwegian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
• 1914 – Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (d. 2008)
• 1915 – Piet de Jong, Dutch captain and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1915 – İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Herb Caen, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
• 1916 – Louis Guglielmi, Catalan composer (d. 1991)
• 1918 – Mary Anderson, American actress (d. 2014)
• 1918 – Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 2000)
• 1919 – Ervin Drake, American songwriter and composer (d. 2015)
• 1919 – Clairette Oddera, French-Canadian actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 1920 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian war criminal (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Stan Freeman, American composer and conductor (d. 2001)
• 1920 – Yoshibayama Junnosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 43rd Yokozuna (d. 1977)
• 1921 – Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004)
• 1922 – Yevhen Bulanchyk, Ukrainian hurdler (d. 1996)
• 1923 – Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Marlon Brando, American actor and director (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (d. 1945)
• 1925 – Tony Benn, English pilot and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Timothy Bateson, English actor (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager, and coach
• 1926 – Gus Grissom, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1967)
• 1927 – Wesley A. Brown, American general and engineer (d. 2012)
• 1928 – Don Gibson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Emmett Johns, Canadian priest, founded Dans la Rue
• 1928 – Earl Lloyd, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
• 1928 – Jennifer Paterson, English chef and television personality (d. 1999)
• 1929 – Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi engineer and architect, co-designed the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center (d. 1982)
• 1929 – Poul Schlüter, Danish lawyer and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1930 – Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (d. 1998)
• 1930 – Helmut Kohl, German politician, Chancellor of Germany
• 1930 – Mario Benjamín Menéndez, Argentinian general and politician (d. 2015)
• 1930 – Wally Moon, American baseball player and coach
• 1931 – William Bast, American screenwriter and author (d. 2015)
• 1933 – Bob Dornan, American politician
• 1934 – Jane Goodall, English primatologist and anthropologist
• 1934 – Jim Parker, American football player (d. 2005)
• 1936 – Jimmy McGriff, American organist and bandleader (d. 2008)
• 1936 – Harold Vick, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1987)
• 1938 – Jeff Barry, American singer-songwriter, and producer
• 1939 – François de Roubaix, French composer (d. 1975)
• 1939 – Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Paul Craig Roberts, American economist and politician
• 1941 – Jan Berry, American singer-songwriter (Jan and Dean) (d. 2004)
• 1941 – Carl Boenish, American BASE jumper and cinematographer (d. 1984)
• 1941 – Philippé Wynne, American singer (The Spinners) (d. 1984)
• 1942 – Marsha Mason, American actress
• 1942 – Wayne Newton, American singer
• 1942 – Billy Joe Royal, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
• 1943 – Mario Lavista, Mexican composer
• 1943 – Jonathan Lynn, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1943 – Richard Manuel, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (The Band and The Revols) (d. 1986)
• 1944 – Peter Colman, Australian biologist and academic
• 1944 – Tony Orlando, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
• 1945 – Doon Arbus, American author and journalist
• 1945 – Bernie Parent, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 – Catherine Spaak, French actress
• 1946 – Dee Murray, English bass player (Procol Harum, The Mirage, and Spencer Davis Group) (d. 1992)
• 1946 – Hanna Suchocka, Polish lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Poland
• 1946 – John Virgo, English snooker player and sportscaster
• 1947 – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer (d. 2013)
• 1947 – Pat Proft, American actor and screenwriter
• 1948 – Arlette Cousture, Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1948 – Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch academic, politician, and diplomat, 11th Secretary General of NATO
• 1948 – Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican economist and politician, 53rd President of Mexico
• 1949 – Lyle Alzado, American football player and actor (d. 1992)
• 1949 – A. C. Grayling, English philosopher and academic
• 1949 – Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, German footballer
• 1949 – Richard Thompson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fairport Convention and French Frith Kaiser Thompson)
• 1950 – Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Sri Lankan cricketer and economist
• 1951 – Brendan Barber, English trade union leader
• 1951 – Annette Dolphin, British academician and educator
• 1951 – Mitch Woods, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1952 – Mike Moore, American lawyer and politician
• 1953 – Sandra Boynton, American author and illustrator
• 1953 – Wakanohana Kanji II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 56th Yokozuna
• 1953 – Craig Taubman, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1954 – Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer
• 1954 – K. Krishnasamy, Indian physician and politician
• 1955 – Hariharan, Indian singer (Colonial Cousins)
• 1955 – John Mooney, American singer and bass player
• 1956 – Kalle Kulbok, Estonian politician
• 1956 – Boris Miljković, Serbian director and producer
• 1956 – Tessa Souter, English-American singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Alec Baldwin, American actor and producer
• 1958 – Francesca Woodman, American photographer (d. 1981)
• 1959 – David Hyde Pierce, American actor and activist
• 1960 – Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon, and Guilt Machine)
• 1960 – Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian singer
• 1960 – Lesley Sharp, English actress
• 1961 – Eddie Murphy, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Dave Miley, American baseball player and manager
• 1962 – Mike Ness, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Social Distortion)
• 1963 – Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (Savatage) (d. 1993)
• 1963 – Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese guitarist and songwriter (The Black Mages)
• 1964 – Nigel Farage, English politician
• 1964 – Claire Perry, English banker and politician
• 1964 – Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist and manager
• 1964 – Andy Robinson, English rugby player and coach
• 1966 – John de Vries, Australian race car driver
• 1967 – Cat Cora, American chef and author
• 1967 – Pervis Ellison, American basketball player
• 1967 – Brent Gilchrist, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Cristi Puiu, Romanian director and screenwriter
• 1967 – Mark Skaife, Australian race car driver and sportscaster
• 1968 – Sebastian Bach, Bahamian-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1968 – Charlotte Coleman, English actress (d. 2001)
• 1968 – Jamie Hewlett, English author and illustrator
• 1968 – Tomoaki Kanemoto, Japanese baseball player
• 1969 – Rodney Hampton, American football player
• 1969 – Peter Matera, Australian footballer and coach
• 1969 – Lance Storm, Canadian wrestler and trainer
• 1971 – Vitālijs Astafjevs, Latvian footballer and manager
• 1971 – Emmanuel Collard, French race car driver
• 1971 – Picabo Street, American skier
• 1972 – Jennie Garth, American actress and director
• 1972 – Catherine McCormack, English actress
• 1972 – Sandrine Testud, French tennis player
• 1973 – Prabhu Deva, Indian actor, director, and choreographer
• 1973 – Adam Scott, American actor, director, and producer
• 1974 – Marcus Brown, American basketball player
• 1974 – Drew Shirley, American guitarist and songwriter (Switchfoot and All Together Separate)
• 1974 – Lee Williams, Welsh model and actor
• 1975 – Shawn Bates, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian-American basketball player
• 1975 – Aries Spears, American comedian and actor
• 1975 – Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese baseball player
• 1975 – Koji Uehara, Japanese baseball player
• 1978 – Matthew Goode, English actor
• 1978 – Tommy Haas, German-American tennis player
• 1978 – John Smit, South African rugby player
• 1979 – Grégoire, French singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Simon Black, Australian footballer and coach
• 1980 – Andrei Lodis, Belarusian footballer
• 1981 – Aaron Bertram, American trumpet player (Suburban Legends)
• 1981 – DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player
• 1982 – Jared Allen, American football player
• 1982 – Iain Fyfe, Australian footballer
• 1982 – Kasumi Nakane, Japanese model and actress
• 1982 – Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress
• 1983 – Ben Foster, English footballer
• 1983 – Stephen Weiss, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Jonathan Blondel, Belgian footballer
• 1984 – Maxi López, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 – Jari-Matti Latvala, Finnish race car driver
• 1985 – Leona Lewis, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1986 – Amanda Bynes, American actress
• 1986 – Stephanie Cox, American soccer player
• 1986 – Annalisa Cucinotta, Italian cyclist
• 1986 – Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Jay Bruce, American baseball player
• 1987 – Park Jung-min, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (SS501)
• 1987 – Jason Kipnis, American baseball player
• 1987 – Martyn Rooney, English sprinter
• 1987 – Julie Sokolow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1988 – Kam Chancellor, American football player
• 1988 – Brandon Graham, American football player
• 1988 – Peter Hartley, English footballer
• 1988 – Tim Krul, Dutch footballer
• 1989 – Romain Alessandrini, French footballer
• 1990 – Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer
• 1990 – Madison Brengle, American tennis player
• 1990 – Sotiris Ninis, Greek footballer
• 1991 – Stanislav Engovatov, Russian footballer
• 1991 – Hayley Kiyoko, American actress and singer (The Stunners)
• 1992 – Simone Benedetti, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Yuliya Yefimova, Russian swimmer
• 1993 – Pape Moussa Konaté, Senegalese footballer
• 1994 – Dylann Roof, suspected perpetrator of Charleston mass shooting
• 1996 – Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player

Deaths

• 963 – William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)
• 1203 – Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1196)
• 1287 – Pope Honorius IV (b. 1210)
• 1350 – Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)
• 1606 – Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1563)
• 1680 – Shivaji, Indian emperor, founded the Maratha Empire (b. 1630)
• 1682 – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1618)
• 1691 – Jean Petitot, French-Swiss painter (b. 1608)
• 1695 – Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (b. 1636)
• 1717 – Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician and academic (b. 1640)
• 1728 – James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (b. 1662)
• 1792 – George Pocock, English admiral (b. 1706)
• 1804 – Jędrzej Kitowicz, Polish priest, historian, and author (b. 1727)
• 1827 – Ernst Chladni, German physicist and academic (b. 1756)
• 1838 – François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician and author (b. 1780)
• 1844 – Edward Bigge, English cleric, 1st Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (b. 1807)
• 1846 – William Braine, English soldier and explorer (b. 1814)
• 1849 – Juliusz Słowacki, Polish-French poet and playwright (b. 1809)
• 1868 – Franz Berwald, Swedish composer and surgeon (b. 1796)
• 1882 – Jesse James, American criminal (b. 1847)
• 1897 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (b. 1833)
• 1901 – Richard D'Oyly Carte, English composer and talent agent (b. 1844)
• 1902 – Esther Hobart Morris, American lawyer and judge (b. 1814)
• 1930 – Emma Albani, Canadian-English operatic soprano (b. 1847)
• 1936 – Richard Hauptmann, German-American murderer (b. 1899)
• 1941 – Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (b. 1877)
• 1941 – Pál Teleki, Hungarian academic and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1879)
• 1943 – Conrad Veidt, German actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)
• 1946 – Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (b. 1887)
• 1950 – Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (b. 1900)
• 1950 – Carter G. Woodson, American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (b. 1875)
• 1951 – Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1952 – Miina Sillanpää, Finnish minister and politician (b. 1866)
• 1958 – Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (b. 1891)
• 1962 – Manolis Kalomiris, Greek composer and educator (b. 1883)
• 1971 – Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. 1904)
• 1972 – Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (b. 1892)
• 1975 – Mary Ure, Scottish-English actress (b. 1933)
• 1976 – David M. Dennison, American physicist and academic (b. 1900)
• 1976 – Claude-Henri Grignon, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• 1978 – Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (b. 1903)
• 1978 – Winston Sharples, American composer (b. 1909)
• 1981 – Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (b. 1899)
• 1982 – Warren Oates, American actor (b. 1928)
• 1983 – Jimmy Bloomfield, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
• 1986 – Peter Pears, English tenor and educator (b. 1910)
• 1987 – Tom Sestak, American football player (b. 1936)
• 1988 – Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (b. 1907)
• 1990 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. 1924)
• 1991 – Charles Goren, American bridge player and author (b. 1901)
• 1991 – Graham Greene, English author, playwright, and critic (b. 1904)
• 1993 – Pinky Lee, American television host (b. 1907)
• 1994 – Frank Wells, American businessman (b. 1932)
• 1995 – Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman, co-founded Canadian Tire (b. 1902)
• 1996 – Ron Brown, American captain and politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)
• 1998 – Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
• 1999 – Lionel Bart, English composer (b. 1930)
• 1999 – Geoffrey Walsh, Canadian general (b. 1909)
• 2000 – Terence McKenna, American botanist and philosopher (b. 1946)
• 2005 – Tony Croatto, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Los TNT and Haciendo Punto en Otro Son) (b. 1940)
• 2005 – Jef Eygel, Belgian basketball player (b. 1933)
• 2005 – François Gérin, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
• 2007 – Nina Wang, Chinese businesswoman (b. 1937)
• 2008 – Hrvoje Ćustić, Croatian footballer (b. 1983)
• 2012 – Mingote, Spanish cartoonist and journalist (b. 1919)
• 2012 – Richard Descoings, French civil servant (b. 1958)
• 2012 – Govind Narain, Indian politician, 8th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1917)
• 2012 – Chief Jay Strongbow, American wrestler (b. 1928)
• 2012 – José María Zárraga, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
• 2013 – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 2014 – Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1935)
• 2014 – Fred Kida, American illustrator (b. 1920)
• 2014 – Prince Michael of Prussia (b. 1940)
• 2014 – Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (b. 1936)
• 2014 – Tommy Lynn Sells, American serial killer (b. 1964)
• 2014 – Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (b. 1921)
• 2015 – Sarah Brady, American activist and author (b. 1942)
• 2015 – Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (b. 1950)
• 2015 – Shmuel Wosner, Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1913)
• 2015 – Kayahan, Turkish pop music singer-songwriter (b. 1949)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Agape, Chionia, and Irene
  • Luigi Scrosoppi
  • Mary of Egypt (Roman Catholic)
  • Richard of Chichester, Bishop, 1253 (Anglicanism)
  • April 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada