1648 – Matthäus Appelt, German composer, dies at 53
1712 – Richard Simon, French Oratorian priest, biblical critic and orientalist (Histoire Critique du Vieux Testament / Critical History of the Old Testament), dies at 73
1838 – Piet Uys [Petrus Lafras Uys], Dutch Afrikaner Voortrekker pioneer (the Great Trek from Cape of Good Hope to interior South Africa), killed during the Battle of Italeni against the Zulus at 40
1908 – Henry Bird, English Chess player and author (b. 1829)
1974 – Charles Curtis “Curt” Conway, American actor (Raw Deal; The Twilight Zone), dies of a heart attack at 60
1980 – Charlotte Henry, American actress (Alice in Wonderland; Babes In Toyland; Jungle Menace), dies of cancer at 66
1992 – Robert Houben, Belgian politician (Minister of Public Health, 1958), dies at 86
1996 – Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, French advertising magnate and Founder of Publicis Groupe, dies at 89
2006 – Proof [DeShaun Holton], American rapper (D12), shot to death in billiard game dispute at 32
2025 – Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, dies of heart complications at 80
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 10th April 2026
1008 – Notger, Benedictine monk and 1st Prince-Bishop of Liège (972-1008), dies
1834 – John Macarthur, Australian pastoralist, helped found wool industry in Australia, dies at 66
1932 – André Baillon, Belgian-French author (and sabots), dies at 56
1974 – Patricia Collinge, dies at 81
1997 – Michael Dorris, American novelist (A Yellow Raft in Blue Water; The Broken Cord ). and scholar (Dartmouth), commits suicide at 52
2010 – Maria Kaczyńska, Polish economist and First Lady of Poland, is killed in the crash of a Polish Air Force Tu-154 at 67
2017 – Banner Thomas, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), dies of a heart attack at 63
2023 – Al Jaffee, American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator (MAD Magazine), dies at 102
2024 – Ted Toleman, British motor sport executive (founder Toleman Racing F1 team), dies at 86
2025 – Leo Beenhakker, Dutch soccer manager (Ajax, Feyenoord, Real Madrid, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland), dies at 82
Famous Deaths for 9th April 2026
491 – Zeno, Eastern Roman Emperor (474-75, 476-91), dies at 66
1483 – Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83), dies of unknown causes at 40
1917 – Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I
1948 – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (b. 1903)
1978 – Vivian McGrath, Australian tennis player (Australian C’ship 1937), dies at 62
1991 – Maurice Binder, American photographer and film title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73
2011 – Jerry Lawson, American electronic engineer, considered the ‘the father of the video game cartridge, dies from complications of diabetes at 70
2013 – Emilio Pericoli, Italian pop singer (“Al di là”, “Quando, quando, quando”), dies at 85
2015 – Pim Lier, Dutch lawyer and illegitimate son of Prince Consort Henry, dies at 96
2025 – David Sassoon, Iraqi-British fashion designer best known for dressing Princess Diana, dies at 92
Famous Deaths for 8th April 2026
1143 – John II Komnenos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1118-43), dies in an accident at 55
1704 – Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (Historia Aethiopica, Grammatica Aethiopica), dies at 79
1863 – Joseph Netherclift, English composer (We Happy Shepherd Swains), and lithographer, dies at 70
1959 – Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies at 73
1970 – Felix, of Bourbon-Parma and Prince consort of Luxemburg, dies at 76
1993 – Hubertus Earnest, bishop of Breda, dies at 100
2006 – Gerard Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings, Dear Guys), dies at 82
2009 – Herbie Lovelle, America drummer, studio musician (Hot Lips Page) and actor (Law and Order), dies at 85
2013 – Annette Funicello, American actress (Mickey Mouse Club; Beach Blanket Bingo), and singer (“Tall Paul”). dies from multiple sclerosis complications at 70
2022 – Henri Depireux, Belgian soccer midfielder (2 caps; RFC Liège, Standard de Liège) and manager (Cameroon, Congo DR, FC Metz), dies at 78
Famous Deaths for 7th April 2026
1801 – Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer, dies at 76
1868 – Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Irish-Canadian journalist and Father of Confederation, assassinated at 42
1871 – Alexander Lloyd, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
1947 – Henry Ford, American industrialist and auto maker (Ford Model T), dies at 83
1950 – Walter Huston, Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre), dies from an aneurysm at 67
1994 – Evert Hartman, Dutch writer (War Without Friends), dies at 56
2015 – Geoffrey Lewis, American actor (Earl-Flo, Gun Shy), dies at 79
2020 – Harv Schmidt, American college basketball coach (University of Illinois 1967-74), dies at 83
2021 – Doug Holden, English soccer winger (5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End), dies at 90
2023 – John Regan, American session and touring rock bassist (Frehley’s Comet; Peter Frampton), dies at 71
Famous Deaths for 6th April 2026
1348 – Laure de Noves, “Petrarch’s Laura”, Italian muse of poet Petrarch, wife of Count Hugues II de Sade, dies of the plague at about 38 (b. 1310)
1825 – Vladimir Borovikovsky [Vоlоdymyr Borovyk], Russian painter, died at 67
1838 – José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian statesman, dies at 74
1906 – Alexander Lange Kielland, Norwegian writer (Gist; Fortuna; St. Hans Fest), and politician (mayor; governor), dies at 57
1943 – Jimmy Collins, American Baseball HOF third baseman (World Series 1903 Boston Americans; NL HR leader 1898 Boston Beaneaters) and manager (Boston Americans 1901–06), dies at 73
1985 – Mark Lothar [Lothar Hundertmark], German composer (The Story of the Lazy Bear), dies at 82
1997 – Jack Kent Cooke, Canadian entrepreneur, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins), dies at 84
1998 – Tammy Wynette [Virginia Pugh], American country singer (“Stand By Your Man”), dies at 55
2009 – Shawn Mackay, Brumbies rugby player (b. 1982)
2021 – Alcee Hastings, American politician (U.S. House of Representative- Florida), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 5th April 2026
1168 – Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)
1934 – Salvatore Di Giacomo, Italian poet and songwriter during “Golden Age of Neapolitan Song”, dies at 74
1971 – Earl “Jock” Caruthers American jazz saxophonist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra, 1932-47), dies at 60
1989 – William Hibbard, American composer, musician and conductor, dies of an AIDS related illness at 49
1991 – Manley Lanier “Sonny” Carter Jr, American chemist and NASA astronaut (STS 33), dies at 43
1993 – Divya Bharti, Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu movies (Shola Aur Shabnam; Deewana), dies at 19 of injuries and internal bleeding after falling from balcony of her 5th-floor apartment
1994 – Roy Smeck, American vaudeville banjoist, lap steel guitarist, and ukulele player, known as “The Wizard of the Strings”, dies at 94
2001 – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish jazz singer, and actress, dies at 70
2007 – Maria Gripe, Swedish writer (Josephine), dies at 83
2020 – Bobby Mitchell, American Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Pro Bowl 1960, 62–64; First-team All-Pro 1962–64; Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 4th April 2026
1617 – John Napier, Scottish mathematician and inventor (logarithms), dies from effects of gout at 67
1714 – Charles, Duke of Berry, French heir presumptive to the Spanish throne (1700-07), dies of injuries from a hunting accident at 27
1870 – Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802)
1890 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, French Canadian politician (1st Premier of Quebec), dies at 69
1912 – Isaac Kauffman Funk, American publisher (Funk and Wagnalls), dies at 72
1926 – Thomas Burberry, English fashion designer, founder of luxury brand Burberry, and inventor of gabardine, dies at 90
1951 – Al Christie, Canadian-born pioneering film director and producer (Nestor Film Company), dies at 69
2002 – Harry L. O’Connor, Czech film stuntman
2012 – Claude Miller, French director and screenwriter, dies at 70
2023 – Craig Breedlove, American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), dies of cancer at 86
Famous Deaths for 3rd April 2026
1694 – Ferdinand van Apshoven the Younger, Flemish painter, buried at 64
1747 – Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, dies at 89
1792 – George Pocock, British admiral who commanded British naval forces in the East Indies, dies at 86
1987 – Hans Gál, Austrian-British composer (Die heilige Ente (The Sacred Duck)), dies at 97
1993 – Alexander Mnouchkine, French movie producer (Professional), dies at 83
1996 – (Roosevelt) “Booba” Barnes, American blues guitarist, dies at 59
2014 – Tommy Lynn Sells, American serial killer, executed for murder at 49
2014 – Virginie Korte-van Hemel, Dutch Catholic People’s Party (KVP) politician (Council of State, 1992-99; Secretary of Justice, 1982-89), dies at 84
2017 – Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical Hindustani singer, dies at 84
2023 – Rena Koumioti, Greek laiko and entechno singer, dies due to complications of dementia at 81
Famous Deaths for 2nd April 2026
1272 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1209)
1416 – Ferdinand I the Righteous, King of Aragon and Sicily, dies at 52
1507 – Francis of Paola, Italian founder of the Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1914 – Paul von Heyse, German writer (Nobel Prize for Literature 1910), dies at 84
1953 – Jean Epstein, French director (Vive la Vie), dies at 56
1974 – Douglass Dumbrille, Canadian actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town), dies at 84
1994 – Richard Davies, actor (Pvt Buckaroo), dies of a heart attack at 79
1995 – Leo LeBlanc, American country musician and pianist who was legally blind, dies of cancer at 55
2001 – Jennifer Syme, American actress (b. 1972)
2020 – Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), dies at 87