Deaths in April

Notable people who died in April, across all recorded years.

Notable deaths in April across all recorded years. The Deaths Archive records deaths in April across 54 years, organized chronologically with biographies and sources.

2025

836 deaths
J

Jules Wijdenbosch

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2025
Age 83 years
C

Charles Ong'ondo Were

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2025
Age Not available
J

Joe Louis Walker

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2025
Age 75 years
R

Ronald Sapa Tlau

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2025
Age 71 years
S

Sunny Thomas

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2025
Age 83 years
J

Jeff Sperbeck

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2025
Age 62 years
View all 836 deaths in April 2025 →

2024

858 deaths
F

Fabrizio Zardini

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2024
Age 57 years
A

Alice Holloway Young

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2024
Age 100 years
U

Uyunqimg

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2024
Age 81 years
M

Mely G. Tan

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2024
Age 93 years
S

Stefano Stefani

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2024
Age 85 years
A

Andrea Shundi

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2024
Age 89 years
View all 858 deaths in April 2024 →

2023

732 deaths
J

Jock Zonfrillo

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2023
Age 46 years
V

Vyacheslav Zaitsev

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2023
Age 85 years
M

Mihails Vasiļonoks

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2023
Age 74 years
L

Lance Ten Broeck

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2023
Age 67 years
B

Broderick Smith

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2023
Age 75 years
C

Chris Qua

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2023
Age 71 years
View all 732 deaths in April 2023 →

2022

741 deaths
Ü

Ülo Tulik

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2022
Age 64 years
H

Haruo Shimada

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2022
Age 81 years
G

Gabe Serbian

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2022
Age 44 years
M

Max Riebl

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2022
Age 30 years
M

Mino Raiola

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2022
Age 54 years
L

Lyubov Panchenko

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2022
Age 84 years
View all 741 deaths in April 2022 →

2021

1078 deaths
M

Md Yusnan Yusof

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2021
Age 52 years
P

Pio Vittorio Vigo

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2021
Age 85 years
J

Jevgeni Tomberg

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2021
Age 72 years
C

Chandro Tomar

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2021
Age 89 years
T

Takashi Tachibana

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2021
Age 80 years
S

Soli Sorabjee

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2021
Age 91 years
View all 1078 deaths in April 2021 →

2020

1213 deaths
G

Gerhard Zebrowski

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2020
Age 80 years
Y

Yu Lihua

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2020
Age 88 years
S

Sylvie Vincent

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2020
Age 79 years
G

George Trilling

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2020
Age 89 years
D

Dzhenko Sabev

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2020
Age 72 years
B

Billy Ringrose

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2020
Age 89 years
View all 1213 deaths in April 2020 →

2019

721 deaths
D

David Harney

Not available

Died May 2, 2019
Age 72 years
E

Erika Strasser

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2019
Age 85 years
Joseph D. Stewart

Joseph D. Stewart

military officer

Died Apr 30, 2019
Age 77 years
R

Robert R. Spitzer

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2019
Age 96 years
S

S. P. Y. Reddy

politician

Died Apr 30, 2019
Age 68 years
Peter Mayhew

Peter Mayhew

film actor, orderly, actor, television actor

Died Apr 30, 2019
Age 74 years
View all 721 deaths in April 2019 →

2018

688 deaths
Sir John Treacher

Sir John Treacher

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2018
Age 93 years
R

Ralph Stephan

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2018
Age 89 years
N

Naresh Sohal

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2018
Age 78 years
G

Gajendra Narayan Singh

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2018
Age Not available
Jhoon Rhee

Jhoon Rhee

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2018
Age 86 years
S

Shah Marai

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2018
Age 40 years
View all 688 deaths in April 2018 →

2017

621 deaths
J

Jean Stein

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2017
Age 83 years
U

Ueli Steck

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2017
Age 40 years
T

Tam Spiva

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2017
Age 84 years
A

Anders Omholt

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2017
Age 90 years
B

Borys Oliynyk

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2017
Age 81 years
R

Ray Kogovsek

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2017
Age 75 years
View all 621 deaths in April 2017 →

2016

634 deaths
V

Vasily Zvyagintsev

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2016
Age 71 years
P

Peter Thomas

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2016
Age 91 years
J

Jervis Stokes

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2016
Age 88 years
T

Tracy Scott

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2016
Age 46 years
P

Phil Ryan

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2016
Age 69 years
S

Scott Rains

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2016
Age 59 years
View all 634 deaths in April 2016 →

2015

653 deaths
W

William Pfaff

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2015
Age 86 years
P

Patachou

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2015
Age 96 years
S

Sky Classic

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2015
Age 28 years
N

Nigel Terry

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2015
Age 69 years
R

Ronald Senator

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2015
Age 89 years
G

Gregory Mertens

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2015
Age 24 years
View all 653 deaths in April 2015 →

2014

660 deaths
Y

Yukio Takefuta

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2014
Age 78 years
I

Ian Ross

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2014
Age 73 years
J

Junichi Watanabe

writer, physician

Died Apr 30, 2014
Age 80 years
M

Mieczysław Wilczek

lawyer, politician

Died Apr 30, 2014
Age 82 years
S

Sarmad Tariq

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2014
Age 38 years
D

Deborah Rogers

literary agent

Died Apr 30, 2014
Age 76 years
View all 660 deaths in April 2014 →

2013

598 deaths
A

Andrew J. Offutt

novelist, writer, science fiction writer

Died Apr 30, 2013
Age 78 years
L

Lois Jotter

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2013
Age 99 years
F

Fakir Vaghela

politician

Died Apr 30, 2013
Age 60 years
Irineos Galanakis

Irineos Galanakis

writer

Died Apr 30, 2013
Age 101 years
Sándor Rácz

Sándor Rácz

politician

Died Apr 30, 2013
Age 80 years
M

Mike Gray

writer

Died Apr 30, 2013
Age 77 years
View all 598 deaths in April 2013 →

2012

509 deaths
B

Benzion Netanyahu

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2012
Age 102 years
B

Billy Neighbors

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2012
Age 72 years
A

Achala Sachdev

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2012
Age 91 years
S

Sicelo Shiceka

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2012
Age 45 years
A

Arturo Andrés Roig

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2012
Age 89 years
G

George Murdock

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2012
Age 81 years
View all 509 deaths in April 2012 →

2011

382 deaths
E

Edgar Seymour

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2011
Age 98 years
Ernesto Sabato

Ernesto Sabato

writer, novelist

Died Apr 30, 2011
Age 99 years
Jurij Sliachtecov

Jurij Sliachtecov

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2011
Age 21 years
E

Eddie Turnbull

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2011
Age 88 years
Apostolos Santas

Apostolos Santas

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2011
Age 89 years
D

Daniel Quillen

mathematician, topologist, university teacher

Died Apr 30, 2011
Age 70 years
View all 382 deaths in April 2011 →

2010

481 deaths
Yvette Vickers

Yvette Vickers

Not available

Died Apr 27, 2011
Age 81 years
G

Gwyn Rowlands

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2010
Age 81 years
G

Gerry Ryan

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2010
Age 53 years
O

Owsley

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2010
Age 44 years
J

Jorma Peltonen

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2010
Age 66 years
W

Wendell J. Westcott

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2010
Age 99 years
View all 481 deaths in April 2010 →

2009

324 deaths
H

Henk Nijdam

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2009
Age 73 years
M

McCoy McLemore

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2009
Age 67 years
R

Ron Richards

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2009
Age 80 years
R

Raymond J. Saulnier

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2009
Age 100 years
D

David Picão

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2009
Age 85 years
M

Maurice Lindsay

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2009
Age 90 years
View all 324 deaths in April 2009 →

2008

302 deaths
L

Ling Ling

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2008
Age 22 years
J

Juancho Evertsz

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2008
Age 85 years
C

Clarence Ross

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2008
Age 84 years
A

Allan Sparrow

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2008
Age 63 years
M

M. G. Pandithan

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2008
Age 68 years
M

María Esther Duffau

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2008
Age 74 years
View all 302 deaths in April 2008 →

2007

269 deaths
C

Claude Saunders

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2007
Age 95 years
T

Tom Poston

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2007
Age 85 years
Z

Zola Taylor

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2007
Age 69 years
K

Kevin Mitchell

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2007
Age 36 years
G

Gordon Scott

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2007
Age 80 years
G

Grisha Ostrovski

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2007
Age 88 years
View all 269 deaths in April 2007 →

2006

218 deaths
M

Moshe Shmuel Shapiro

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2006
Age 88 years
W

William Roberts

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2006
Age 105 years
P

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2006
Age 81 years
B

Beatriz Sheridan

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2006
Age 71 years
P

Paul Spiegel

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2006
Age 68 years
C

Corinne Rey-Bellet

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2006
Age 33 years
View all 218 deaths in April 2006 →

2005

276 deaths
W

Wim Esajas

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2005
Age 70 years
S

Sylve Bengtsson

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2005
Age 74 years
N

Niklaus Stump

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2005
Age 84 years
R

Ron Todd

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2005
Age 78 years
L

Lourens Muller

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2005
Age 87 years
B

Brook Williams

Not available

Died Apr 29, 2005
Age 67 years
View all 276 deaths in April 2005 →

2004

269 deaths
B

Boris Piergamienszczikow

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2004
Age 55 years
E

Evelyn Mase

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2004
Age 81 years
A

Adolph Verschueren

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2004
Age 81 years
G

Georges Lagrange

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2004
Age 75 years
K

Kazimierz Plater

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2004
Age 89 years
Å

Åke Lindemalm

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2004
Age 94 years
View all 269 deaths in April 2004 →

2003

276 deaths
C

Chris Crowe

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2003
Age 63 years
A

Aureliano Chaves

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2003
Age 74 years
J

Joe Túri

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2003
Age 46 years
L

Lionel Wilson

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2003
Age 79 years
V

Vasile Deheleanu

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2003
Age 92 years
F

Francesca Calvo

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2003
Age 53 years
View all 276 deaths in April 2003 →

2002

258 deaths
L

Leslie Melville

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2002
Age 100 years
I

Ida Engel

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2002
Age 98 years
N

Nitsa Tsaganea

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2002
Age 100 years
C

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2002
Age 74 years
R

Robert Mosley

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2002
Age 74 years
H

Howard Alvin Crum

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2002
Age 79 years
View all 258 deaths in April 2002 →

2001

270 deaths
M

Maladi

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2001
Age 88 years
A

Andreas Kupfer

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2001
Age 86 years
F

Frank Stewart

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2001
Age Not available
W

Wang Zhenglin

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2001
Age 88 years
B

Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2001
Age 70 years
G

Gordon Watson

Not available

Died Apr 29, 2001
Age Not available
View all 270 deaths in April 2001 →

2000

276 deaths
L

Leon Vandaele

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2000
Age 67 years
B

Barry Ulanov

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2000
Age 82 years
A

Arlette Vassy

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2000
Age 87 years
E

Edouard Siegrist

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2000
Age 76 years
R

Richard Tsimba

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2000
Age 34 years
R

Ruth Turner

Not available

Died Apr 30, 2000
Age 86 years
View all 276 deaths in April 2000 →

1999

275 deaths
J

Jessica Lal

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1999
Age 34 years
B

Bruce Jesson

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1999
Age 6 years
J

Jack Schiff

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1999
Age 89 years
D

Darrell Sweet

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1999
Age 51 years
R

Rikuo Nemoto

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1999
Age 72 years
Y

Yao Xueyin

Not available

Died Apr 29, 1999
Age 88 years
View all 275 deaths in April 1999 →

1998

262 deaths
D

Daniel V. Jones

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1998
Age 40 years
E

Edwin Thompson Jaynes

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1998
Age 75 years
N

Nizar Qabbani

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1998
Age 75 years
J

Jopie Selbach

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1998
Age 79 years
V

Vora Mackintosh

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1998
Age 68 years
L

Lise Gervais

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1998
Age 64 years
View all 262 deaths in April 1998 →

1997

282 deaths
W

Wolfgang Späte

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1997
Age 85 years
R

Roohangiz Saminejad

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1997
Age 80 years
V

Vladimir Sukharev

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1997
Age 72 years
J

Josiah Lincoln Lowe

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1997
Age 92 years
J

Jorge Mondragón

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1997
Age 93 years
H

Henry Gilford Picard

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1997
Age 90 years
View all 282 deaths in April 1997 →

1996

233 deaths
D

Dezső Keresztury

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1996
Age 91 years
J

Juan Hohberg

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1996
Age 69 years
D

David Opatoshu

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1996
Age 78 years
R

Rosaura Revueltas

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1996
Age 85 years
J

Julio César Méndez Montenegro

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1996
Age 80 years
R

Raphaël Van Dorpe

Not available

Died Apr 30, 1996
Age 85 years
View all 233 deaths in April 1996 →

1995

270 deaths
View all 270 deaths in April 1995 →

1994

264 deaths
View all 264 deaths in April 1994 →

1993

270 deaths
View all 270 deaths in April 1993 →

1992

235 deaths
View all 235 deaths in April 1992 →

1991

222 deaths
View all 222 deaths in April 1991 →

1990

235 deaths
View all 235 deaths in April 1990 →

1989

263 deaths
View all 263 deaths in April 1989 →

1988

243 deaths
View all 243 deaths in April 1988 →

1987

229 deaths
View all 229 deaths in April 1987 →

1986

362 deaths
View all 362 deaths in April 1986 →

1985

352 deaths
View all 352 deaths in April 1985 →

1984

42 deaths
View all 42 deaths in April 1984 →

1983

38 deaths
View all 38 deaths in April 1983 →

1982

297 deaths
View all 297 deaths in April 1982 →

1981

30 deaths
View all 30 deaths in April 1981 →

1980

357 deaths
View all 357 deaths in April 1980 →

1979

342 deaths
View all 342 deaths in April 1979 →

1978

12 deaths
View all 12 deaths in April 1978 →

1977

10 deaths
View all 10 deaths in April 1977 →

1976

1 death

1972

2 deaths

1967

1 death

1964

1 death

1951

1 death

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