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Events on Wednesday 4 April 1979 2
1928 – 1979Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)Died 4 April 1979, aged 51Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, was executed by hanging after being convicted of authorizing a political murder, a trial widely regarded as a judicial farce. He had been overthrown in a 1977 military coup by General Zia-ul-Haq. His execution on 4 April 1979 remains one of the most controversial episodes in Pakistani history.
1979 – 2008Heath Ledger (1979-2008)Died 22 January 2008, aged 28Australian actor known for roles in Brokeback Mountain and, posthumously, as the Joker in The Dark Knight. He died in New York City from an accidental overdose of prescription medications.