April 1st
228 Notable deaths
Bucky Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist (1926–2020).
Born January 9th, 1926 in Paterson.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 94 years old in Saddle River (COVID-19). [ref]
Isamu Akasaki
Japanese engineer (1929-2021).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Chiran. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2021 at 92 years old in Nagoya (pneumonia). [ref]
Noah Beery, Sr.
American actor (1882–1946).
Born January 17th, 1882 in Kansas City.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Detlev Karsten Rohwedder
Treuhandanstalt manager (1932-1991).
Born October 16th, 1932 in Gotha.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Düsseldorf (gunshot wound).
Moses Blah
President of liberia (1947-2013).
Born April 18th, 1947 in Nimba.
Died April 1st, 2013 at 65 years old in Monrovia. [ref]
Ludolf von Alvensleben
German politician (nsdap) (1901–1970).
Born March 17th, 1901 in Halle (Saale).
Died April 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita (lung cancer).
Sami Michael
Iraqi-born israeli author, novelist, civil rights activist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in Israel, Baghdad.
Died April 1st, 2024 at 97 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Mohammad-Reza Zahedi
Iranian brigadier general (1961-2024).
Born August 23rd, 1961 in Isfahan.
Died April 1st, 2024 at 62 years old in Mezzeh (airstrike). [ref]
Elizabeth Goudge
English fiction writer (1900-1984).
Born April 24th, 1900 in Wells.
Died April 1st, 1984 at 83 years old in Rotherfield Peppard.
Lou Perryman
American actor (1941-2009).
Born August 15th, 1941 in Cooke County.
Died April 1st, 2009 at 67 years old in Austin. [ref]
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
Patrick Juvet
Swiss singer-songwriter (1950–2021).
Born August 21st, 1950 in Montreux.
Died April 1st, 2021 at 70 years old in Barcelona (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lucie Rie
Austrian-born british studio potter (1902-1995).
Born March 16th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died April 1st, 1995 at 93 years old in London (stroke).
Jacques Le Goff
French historian (1924-2014).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Toulon.
Died April 1st, 2014 at 90 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Anton Makarenko
Ukrainian and soviet educator and writer.
Born March 13th, 1888 in Bilopillia. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1939 at 51 years old in Golitsyno (heart failure). [ref]
Leila Denmark
American pediatrician (1898–2012).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Portal.
Died April 1st, 2012 at 114 years old in Athens. [ref]
Kathleen Lonsdale
Irish crystallographer (1903-1971).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Newbridge.
Died April 1st, 1971 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Franz Seldte
German politician (1882-1947).
Born June 29th, 1882 in Magdeburg.
Died April 1st, 1947 at 64 years old in Fürth.
Vonda N. McIntyre
American science fiction writer (1948-2019).
Born August 28th, 1948 in Louisville.
Died April 1st, 2019 at 70 years old in Seattle (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
John Atkinson Hobson
English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism (1858-1940).
Died April 1st, 1940 at 81 years old in Hampstead.
Rasoherina I of Madagascar
Queen of madagascar (1863-1868).
Born September 29th, 1814 in Merina Kingdom.
Died April 1st, 1868 at 53 years old in Antananarivo (dysentery).
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist (1933–2017).
Born December 18th, 1933 in St. Landry Parish.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor (1939–2017).
Born July 28th, 1939 in Engelbrekt church parish.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholms Sofia. [ref]
George Robledo
Chilean footballer (1926–1989).
Born April 14th, 1926 in Iquique.
Died April 1st, 1989 at 62 years old in Viña del Mar (myocardial infarction).
Francis Otto Matthiessen
American academic (1902–1950).
Born February 19th, 1902 in Pasadena.
Died April 1st, 1950 at 48 years old in Boston (falling).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 228
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy