April 1st
228 Notable deaths
Thomas Dunn English
American state and federal politician (1819-1902).
Born June 29th, 1819 in Philadelphia.
Died April 1st, 1902 at 82 years old in Newark.
Floyd Simmons
Athletics competitor (1923-2008).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Charlotte.
Died April 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Charlotte.
Varkey Vithayathil
Catholic cardinal (1927-2011).
Born May 29th, 1927 in North Paravur.
Died April 1st, 2011 at 83 years old in Ernakulam (cardiovascular disease).
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
Portuguese politician (1923-1996).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Lisbon.
Died April 1st, 1996 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Heinrich Pesch
German economist (1854-1926).
Born September 17th, 1854 in Cologne.
Died April 1st, 1926 at 71 years old in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
In Tam
Prime minister of cambodia (1922-2006).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Stueng Trang District.
Died April 1st, 2006 at 83 years old in Chandler. [ref]
Driss Chraïbi
Moroccan author (1926–2007).
Born July 15th, 1926 in El Jadida. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2007 at 80 years old in Valence. [ref]
Hans Filbinger
German politician (1913-2007).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Mannheim.
Died April 1st, 2007 at 93 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian playwright (1898–1962).
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Ixelles.
Died April 1st, 1962 at 63 years old in Schaerbeek.
Karen Muir
South african swimmer.
Born September 16th, 1952 in Kimberley.
Died April 1st, 2013 at 60 years old in Mossel Bay (breast cancer).
Kosta Khetagurov
Ossetian poet (1859-1906).
Born October 15th, 1859 in Nar.
Died April 1st, 1906 at 46 years old in Selo imeni Kosta Khetagurova.
Bruno Coquatrix
French music producer; owner and manager of the music hall paris olympia (1910–1979).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Ronchin.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Writer from spain (1927-2019).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Rome.
Died April 1st, 2019 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hugo von Mohl
German botanist (1805–1872).
Born April 8th, 1805 in Stuttgart.
Died April 1st, 1872 at 66 years old in Tübingen.
Giuseppe Girotti
Italian dominican priest (1905-1945).
Died April 1st, 1945 at 39 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
Dario Campeotto
Danish singer, actor and entertainer (1939–2023).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Frederiksberg.
Died April 1st, 2023 at 84 years old in Frederiksberg (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Andrei Babitsky
Russian journalist (1964-2022).
Born September 26th, 1964 in Moscow.
Died April 1st, 2022 at 57 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
Thomas Mitchell Campbell
American politician (1856-1923).
Born April 22nd, 1856 in Rusk.
Died April 1st, 1923 at 66 years old in Galveston.
Frederick Denison Maurice
English theologian, religious author and christian socialist (1805-1872).
Born August 29th, 1805 in Normanston.
Died April 1st, 1872 at 66 years old in London.
Hatice Şükriye Sultan
Ottoman noble (1906–1972).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Sixten Sason
Swedish industrial designer (1912–1967).
Born March 12th, 1912 in Skövde.
Died April 1st, 1967 at 55 years old in Solna Municipality.
Karl Adam
German theologian (1876-1966).
Born October 22nd, 1876 in Pursruck.
Died April 1st, 1966 at 89 years old in Tübingen.
Yury Masliukov
Russian politician (1937-2010).
Born September 30th, 1937 in Khujand.
Died April 1st, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leandro Domingues
Brazilian association football player (1983–2025).
Born August 24th, 1983 in Vitória da Conquista.
Died April 1st, 2025 at 41 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Vahida Maglajlić
Yugoslav partisan.
Born April 17th, 1907 in Banja Luka. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1943 at 35 years old in Mala Krupska Rujiška. [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi