1703 – Georg Christoph Leuttner, German composer, dies at 58
1805 – Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d’Ansse de Villoison, French classical scholar (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55
1865 – Charles J Sax, Belgium musician and father of Adolphe Sax inventor of the saxophone, dies at 74
1920 – Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (number theory), dies of illness at 32
1924 – Josef Labor, Austrian composer, dies at 82
1958 – Joan Collette, Dutch graphic artist and painter (New Church, Delft), dies at 68
1964 – Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81
1970 – “Gypsy” Rose Lee [Hovick], American burlesque actress (Gypsy), dies of lung cancer at 59
1991 – Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (Bugler’s Dream), dies at 86
2013 – Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack and Mike, Another World), dies at 82
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 25th April 2023
1271 – Master Gerhard, first master mason of Cologne Cathedral, falls to his death from scaffolding during the building of the cathedral (b. c. 1210)
1516 – John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
1566 – Diane de Poitiers, French mistress of French King Henry II, dies at 66
1943 – Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko, playwright/director, dies
1960 – Amanullah Khan, Emir and King of Afghanistan (1919-28), dies at 67
1982 – Celia Johnson, English actress (Brief Encounter, Happy Breed), dies at 73
1992 – Brian MacLeod, Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist (Chilliwack), dies of cancer at 39
2002 – Michael Bryant, British actor (Sakharov, Girly), dies at 74
2009 – John J. Marchi, American politician (NY Senate 1957-2006), dies at 87
2013 – Rick Camp, American MLB pitcher, dies of natural causes at 59
Famous Deaths for 24th April 2023
1622 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, dies at 44
1891 – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general and fieldmarshal, dies at 90
1900 – Andrew Smith Hallidie, American inventor and cable car pioneer, dies at 64
1900 – George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Secretary of State for India (1868-74, 1880-85), dies at 76
1938 – George Grey Barnard, American sculptor, dies at 74
2001 – Leon Sullivan, African-American civil rights leader and pastor (b. 1922)
2004 – Estée Lauder [Josephine Esther Mentzer], American entrepreneur (Estée Lauder cosmetics), dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 97
2014 – Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, jazz and classical composer, and orchestra leader (State Estrada (Pops) Orchestra), dies at 85
2017 – Agustín Edwards, Chilean media tycoon (El Mercurio), dies at 89
2020 – Graeme Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; 2 ODIs; Victoria CA, WA CA, NSW CA), dies from cancer at 75
Famous Deaths for 23rd April 2023
1926 – Joseph Pennell, American artist and author, dies at 68
1936 – Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mamá Blanca), dies at 46
1990 – Paulette Goddard, American actress (Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Hazard), dies at 79
1993 – Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan minister, murdered at 59
1993 – Bertus Aafjes, poet/writer (World is a Muze), dies at 78
1994 – Cassidy Clinton Cremer, author (John Cremer), murdered at 30
2008 – William H. Stewart, 10th US Surgeon General (1965-69), dies at 86
2010 – Peter Porter, Australian-British author and poet (Chair of Babel), dies at 81
2011 – Peter Lieberson, American composer, dies of cancer at 64
2016 – Banharn Silpa-archa, Prime Minister of Thailand (1995-96), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 22nd April 2023
1521 – Juan de Padilla, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary, killed at 52
1699 – Hans Erasmus Aßmann Abschatz, German poet and nobleman, dies at 53
1821 – John Crome [Old Crome], English landscape painter and etcher, dies at 52
1833 – Richard Trevithick, English inventor (steam locomotive), dies at 62
1844 – Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, dies at 76
1865 – Francis Washburn, US Union colonel/gen major, dies of injuries
1877 – James P. Kirkwood, American civil engineer, dies at 70
1899 – Ned Gregory, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; first recognised Test in 1877), dies at 59
1930 – Jeppe Aakjær, Danish poet and novelist (Bondens Søn), dies at 63
2000 – Toon Hermans, Dutch poet (Kolderliedjes), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 21st April 2023
1792 – Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary and independence fighter (Inconfidência Mineira) considered a national hero, hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro at 45
1918 – Manfred von Richthofen [The Red Baron], German World War I fighter ace, dies at 25 after his plane is shot down
1985 – Tancredo Neves, president-elect of Brazil, dies at 75
1986 – Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist, dies at 55
1988 – I. A. L. Diamond, Hollywood screenwriter (1960 Acad Award-Apartment), dies at 67
1996 – Rodney Meredith Thomas, English architect and painter, dies at 93
1997 – Andres Rodriguez, Paraguayan president (1989-93), dies
1998 – Jean Francois Lyotard, French philosopher and sociologist (b. 1924)
2005 – Heinz Kluncker, German trade union leader (ÖTV (Öffentliche Dienste, Transport und Verkehr – Public service, transport and traffic) president, 1964-82)., dies at 80
2020 – Milt Sunde, American NFL guard (Pro Bowl 1966; NFL Champion 1969; Minnesota Vikings), dies from Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease at 78
Famous Deaths for 20th April 2023
1164 – Victor IV [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies
1900 – Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter, dies at 68
1956 – Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist and composer (Stabat mater), dies at 59
1965 – Dick Wessel, American actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Beware of Blondie), dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday
1968 – Marion Weeks, American silent film actress, and Ziegfield Follies singer and dancer, dies of stroke at 81
1991 – Sean O’Faolain [J Whelan], Irish writer (Nest of Simple), dies at 91
1995 – Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide
1995 – Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician and writer (The New Class), dies at 83
2014 – Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, American boxer (famous murder conviction overturned after 19 years imprisonment), dies of prostate cancer at 76
2018 – Allan B. Swift, American broadcast journalist and politician (US Representative for Washington (D), 1979-95), dies at 82
Famous Deaths for 19th April 2023
1770 – Esprit Antoine Blanchard, French composer, dies at 74
1895 – Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Neth engraver (PTT-stempels), dies at 70
1916 – Ephraim Shay, American inventor of Shay type of geared steam locomotive, dies at 76
1930 – Georges-Casimir Dessaulles, Canadian senator (b. 1827)
1930 – Charles Scribner II, American magazine and book publisher, dies at 75
1937 – William Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English historian and explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81
1980 – Ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
1988 – Kwon Ki-ok, first Korean female pilot (b. 1901)
1993 – David Koresh [Vernon Howell], American cult leader (Davidians), dies shot at 33
2004 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist (b. 1920)
Famous Deaths for 18th April 2023
1636 – Julius Caesar, English lawyer and judge, dies at 78
1684 – Gonzales Coques, Flemish painter, dies at 69
1794 – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, dies at 80
1800 – Pieter Fouquet, Dutch art merchant (Atlas of Fouquet), dies at 71
1855 – Jean-Baptiste Isabey, French painter, dies at 88
1955 – Eugen Herrigel, German philosopher and scholar (early pioneer of Zen in Europe), dies at 70
1993 – Masahiko Kimura, Japanese judoka, dies at 75
1996 – Michael Leander, English songwriter and record producer, dies at 54
1999 – Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born American mathematician and philosopher, dies at 66
2022 – Janez Matičič, Slovenian pianist. conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 17th April 2023
1630 – Christian I, German Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg who led an army of 21,000 Bohemians at the Battle of White Mountain, dies at 61
1696 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, French writer (b. 1626)
1840 – Hannah Webster Foster, American author (The Coquette; or, The History of Eliza Wharton), dies at 81
1910 – Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican lawyer and diplomat (Secretary of Foreign Affairs), dies at 80
1941 – Al Bowlly, South African-British dance band vocalist (“Midnight, The Stars, And You”), and bandleader, dies in a German bombing raid of London at 43
1998 – Linda McCartney (née Eastman), American photographer, musician (Wings) and wife of Paul McCartney, dies of breast cancer at 56
2004 – Soundarya, Indian actress (b. 1971)
2008 – Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician, dies at 94
2011 – Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
2011 – Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), dies at 84