Which French composer died by being crushed by his bookcase when he attempted to remove a book from the top shelf and was buried on an April Fool's Day which also happened to be an Easter Sunday?

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Question #56762. Asked by Flem-ish.
Last updated Sep 26 2016.

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MaggieG
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Charles Valentin Alkan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan#Death

This source says it was a coat rack, he may have fainted and knocked it down on top of himself. (satguru)

Response last updated by satguru on Sep 26 2016.
Apr 19 2005, 3:27 PM

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Charles Valentin Alkan indeed (1813-1888). The book he wanted to reach was his old Talmud.
So YAY for MaggieG 5

Apr 19 2005, 4:39 PM