April 1st
179 Notable deaths
Ekrem Bora
Turkish actor.
Born March 7th, 1934 in Ankara.
Died April 1st, 2012 at 78 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
François-Marie Raoult
French chemist.
Born May 10th, 1850 in Fournes-en-Weppes.
Died April 1st, 1901 at 50 years old in Grenoble.
David Driskell
African american artist.
Born June 7th, 1931 in Eatonton.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (COVID-19). [ref]
Carlos Peucelle
Argentine footballer (1908-1990).
Born September 13th, 1908 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 1st, 1990 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
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]
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.
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]
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]
Michel de Ghelderode
Belgian dramatist.
Born April 3rd, 1898 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1962 at 63 years old in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek. [ref]
Bruno Coquatrix
Owner and manager of the music hall paris olympia.
Born August 4th, 1910 in Ronchin.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 179
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo