April 1st
228 Notable deaths
Princess Theodolinde de Beauharnais of Leuchtenberg
Wurttemberg princess (1814-1857).
Born April 13th, 1814 in Mantua.
Died April 1st, 1857 at 42 years old in Stuttgart.
Burton Watson
American sinologist, translator, and writer (1925–2017).
Born June 13th, 1925 in New Rochelle.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in Kamagaya.
Grace Thorpe
World war ii veteran, environmentalist, tribal court judge, and native rights activist (1921-2008).
Born December 10th, 1921 in Yale.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 86 years old in Claremore.
Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893-1916).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Tournai.
Died April 1st, 1916 at 23 years old in Brussels (gunshot wound).
Andreas Achenbach
German artist (1815–1910).
Born September 29th, 1815 in Kassel.
Died April 1st, 1910 at 94 years old in Düsseldorf.
Nur Hassan Hussein
Somali politician (1938–2020).
Born February 16th, 1938 in Mogadishu.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 82 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Harald Juhnke
German actor-comedian (1929-2005).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 75 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Charles Angrand
French painter (1854-1926).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Criquetot-sur-Ouville.
Died April 1st, 1926 at 71 years old in Rouen.
Aleksandra Yakovleva
Soviet and russian actress, film director, social and political figure (1957—2022).
Born July 2nd, 1957 in Kaliningrad.
Died April 1st, 2022 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Cesare Orsenigo
Roman catholic archbishop (1873-1946).
Born December 13th, 1873 in Villa San Carlo.
Died April 1st, 1946 at 72 years old
Robert Coldwell Wood
American political scientist (1923-2005).
Born September 16th, 1923 in St. Louis.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 81 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Walter Kuntze
German general (1883–1960).
Born February 23rd, 1883 in Pritzerbe. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1960 at 77 years old in Detmold.
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Politician (1886–1956).
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Anacleto González Flores
Mexican catholic martyr (1888-1927).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Tepatitlán de Morelos.
Died April 1st, 1927 at 38 years old in Guadalajara.
Angelo Mariani
French chemist (1838–1914).
Born December 17th, 1838 in Pero-Casevecchie.
Died April 1st, 1914 at 75 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Carlos Peucelle
Argentine footballer (1908-1990).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 1st, 1990 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
Agniya Barto
Russian soviet writer and poet (1901–1981).
Born February 17th, 1901 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
St. George Jackson Mivart
English biologist and critic of natural selection (1827–1900).
Born November 30th, 1827 in London.
Died April 1st, 1900 at 72 years old in London.
Rina Zelyonaya
Soviet actress (1901-1991).
Born November 7th, 1901 in Tashkent.
Died April 1st, 1991 at 89 years old in Moscow (cancer).
David Driskell
African american artist (1931-2020).
Born June 7th, 1931 in Eatonton. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C., Hyattsville (COVID-19). [ref]
Alexander Mozhaysky
Russian aerospace engineer (1825–1890).
Born March 21st, 1825 in Kotka.
Died April 1st, 1890 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ekrem Bora
Turkish actor (1932–2012).
Born March 7th, 1934 in Ankara.
Died April 1st, 2012 at 78 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
Tzannis Tzannetakis
Prime minister of greece (1927-2010).
Born September 13th, 1927 in Gytheio.
Died April 1st, 2010 at 82 years old in Athens. [ref]
François-Marie Raoult
French chemist (1830–1901).
Born May 10th, 1850 in Fournes-en-Weppes.
Died April 1st, 1901 at 50 years old in Grenoble.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare