Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1906

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1906. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 5 Eastman Johnson

  American painter known for his realistic depictions of American life in the 19th century.

• April 6 Alexander Kielland

  Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th county governor of møre og romsdal (b. 1849)

• April 6 Alexander L Kielland Norwegian writer (Working People)

  At the age of 57, she dies.

• April 8 Auguste Deter

  German woman, first person diagnosed with alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)

• April 11 James Anthony Bailey

  American businessman, co-founded ringling bros. and barnum & bailey circus (b. 1847)

• April 11 Francis Pharcellus Church

  American journalist and publisher, co-founded armed forces journal and the galaxy magazine (b. 1839)

• April 11 Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon Russian-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent

  Dies.

• April 11 James A Bailey circus showman (Barnum and Bailey)

  At the age of 58, she dies.

• April 12 Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya

  Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)

• April 18 Luis Martin

  Spanish superior-general of the society of jesus (born 1846).

• April 19 Pierre Curie

  PHY - French physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1859)

• April 19 Spencer Gore

  British cricketer and tennis player (born 1850).

• April 20 Australian wombat oldest known marsupial

  26-year-old dies at london zoo

• April 25 John Knowles Paine

  American composer and educator (b. 1839)