1427 – John IV, Duke of Brabant, dies at 23
1937 – Yi Sang, Korean author and poet (Dying Words, Wings, Child’s Bone), dies of tuberculosis in a Japanese prison camp at 26
1954 – Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist, dies at 53
1974 – Herbert Elwell, American composer (Happy Hypocrite), dies at 75
1983 – Mark W Clark, US general (WWII), dies at 87
1988 – Louise Nevelson, American sculptor (featured at the 31st Venice Biennale), dies of brain tumor at 88
1990 – Ralph David Abernathy, US civil rights leader, dies
1992 – Arthur “Skeets” Herfurt, American jazz and session saxophonist and clarinetist (Dorsey Brothers; Benny Goodman; Lawrence Wlek), dies at 80
2009 – Martin Garrod, British Commandant General Royal Marines, dies at 73
2011 – Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1948)
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 16th April 2022
1113 – Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)
1619 – Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies
1783 – Christian Mayer, Czech Catholic priest and astronomer, dies at 63
1879 – Bernadette of Lourdes [Bernadette Soubirous], French saint (saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies from tuberculosis at 35 in Nevers, France
1914 – George William Hill, American astronomer (moon orbit), considered to be the greatest master of celestial mechanics of his time, dies at 76
1947 – Rudolf Höss, German commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, dies at 45
1996 – Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Belgian writer, dies at 89
1997 – Ray Green, American composer and publisher, dies at 88
1998 – Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician, dies at 77
1999 – Alexander “Skip” Spence, Canadian-American guitarist, singer and songwriter (Jefferson Airplane), dies of lung cancer at 52
Famous Deaths for 15th April 2022
1621 – John Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony, dies at 45
1889 – Father Damien, Belgian missionary, dies at 49
1892 – Amelia Edwards, English author (The Phantom Coach) and Egyptologist, dies at 60
1913 – Ğabdulla Tuqay, Tatar poet (Oh My Mother Tongue!), dies at 26
1938 – Caesar Vallejo, Peruvian-French poet (Trilce, Russia and 1931), dies at 46
1970 – Ripper Collins, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1935, 36, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL HR leader 1934; St Louis Cardinals), dies at 66
1980 – Paul Langton, American actor (Till the Clouds Roll By, Peyton Place), dies from a heart attack at 66
1983 – Rodolfo Hoyos, Mexican actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68
1994 – John Curry, British figure skater (Olympic gold, World C’ship gold, European C’ship gold 1976), dies from AIDS at 44
2019 – Les Reed, British songwriter (“It’s Not Unusual”; “There’s A Kind Of Hush”; “Here It Comes Again”), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 14th April 2022
711 – Childebert III, king of the Franks, dies (b. 678/9)
1716 – Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral
1764 – Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84
1954 – Lillian “Lil” Green, American blues singer and songwriter (“Romance In The Dark”), dies at 39 [or 57, or 48 – year of birth disputed]
1988 – Herbert Reynolds Inch, American composer and teacher, dies at 83
1988 – Johan Franco, Dutch composer, dies at 79
1999 – Anthony Newley, British actor and singer-songwriter (Doctor Dolittle; Goldfinger theme; Willy Wonka score), dies at 67
2013 – George Jackson, American rhythm and blues, rock, and southern soul songwriter (One Bad Apple; Old Time Rock and Roll), and singer, dies of cancer at 68
2013 – Sir Colin Davis, British conductor (Covent Garden, 1970-85; Bavarian Radio Symphony, 1983-93; London Symphony, 1995-2006), dies at 85
2015 – Percy Sledge, American soul singer (“When A Man Loves A Woman”), dies at 73
Famous Deaths for 13th April 2022
1742 – Giovanni Veneziano, Italian composer, dies at 59
1886 – Károly Thern, Hungarian composer, dies at 68
1942 – Henk Sneevliet, Dutch Communist, executed at 58
1959 – Rigardus “Rijn” Rijnhout, Giant of Rotterdam (2.375m), dies at 38
1975 – Larry Parks [Samuel Lawrence Parks], American actor (The Jolson Story, Love Is Better Than Ever), dies of a heart attack at 60
1984 – George Fierstone, British jazz and session drummer, (The Skyrockets), dies at 67
1984 – Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician, musicologist and harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti), dies at 72
1986 – Stephen Stucker, American actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies at 38
1995 – Edward Henderson, British diplomat, dies at 77
1997 – Foffie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 9 wickets, 1 x 50; Barbados), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 12th April 2022
1555 – Joanna of Castile (Joanna the mad), wife of Philip I of Castile dies at 75
1971 – Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (Dizzy Gillespie; Miles Davis), dies of epileptic seizure at 39
1974 – Carl Jaffe, German actor (1st Man in Space, Escapement), dies at 72
1975 – Josephine Baker, American-French song and dance revue artist (Folies-Bergere), actress, and civil rights activist, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 68
1976 – Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), dies at 74
1988 – Alan Paton, South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, dies of cancer at 85
2009 – Kirby Laing, English Construction head (John Laing and Son), dies at 92
2010 – Palito, Filipino comedian (b. 1934)
2016 – Alan Loveday, New Zealand and British violinist, dies at 88
2016 – David Gest, American television producer, dies at 62
Famous Deaths for 11th April 2022
1240 – Llywelyn ab Iorwerth the Great, monarch of Wales (1194-1240), dies
1939 – S.S. Van Dine [pseudonym for William Huntingdon Wright], American critic and detective writer (Philo Vance), dies at 50
1970 – Cathy O’Donnell [Ann Steely], American film noir actress (Miniver Story, Man from Laramie), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 46
1983 – Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78
1985 – Bunny Ahearne, British ice hockey promoter, dies at 84
1991 – Tom Rosqui, American stage and screen character actor (The Godfather – “Rocco Lampone”), dies of cancer at 62
1992 – James Brown, American actor (Objective, Burma!; The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin -“Rip”), dies of lung cancer at 72
1993 – Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajik politician (First Secretary of The Communist Party, 1982-85; President of Tadzjikistan, 1991-92), dies at 63
2006 – Proof [DeShaun Holton], American rapper (D12), shot to death in billiard game dispute at 32
2007 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (McCoy, Saunders-Soap), dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 15th March 2022
493 – Odoacer [Odiaker] German army leader, King of Italy (476-93), murdered by Theodoric the Great at about 60
1190 – Isabella of Hainault, Queen of France (1180-90), dies following a complicated childbirth at 19
1311 – Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens at the Battle of Halmyros
1966 – Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63
1987 – Sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY), dies at 82
1994 – Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68
1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer, dies at 94
1998 – Jheri [Robert] Redding, American hairdresser and businessman (created the Jheri curl and hair conditioner), dies at 91
2011 – Marty Marion, American baseball shortstop and manager (MLB All-Star 1943–50; NL MVP 1944; St. Louis Cardinals), dies from a heart attack at 93
2021 – Yaphet Kotto, African-American stage and screen actor (Live And Let Die; Alien; Homicide: Life on the Street), dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 14th March 2022
968 – Matilda of Ringelheim, German Queen (c. 895)
1272 – Enzo of Sardinia, illegitimate son of Emperor Frederick II von Hohenstaufen who appointed him King of Sardinia (1238-49) and poet, dies in prison
1457 – Jingtai, 7th Emperor of the Ming dynasty of China (1449-57), dies at 28
1471 – Thomas Malory, English writer (Le Morte d’Arthur), dies at 55
1899 – Emile Erckmann, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 76
1965 – Marion Jones, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1899, 1902), dies at 85
1984 – Aurelio Peccei, Italian industrialist and chairman (Club of Rome), dies at 75
1986 – Huw Wheldon, Welsh broadcaster (BBC), dies at 69
1997 – Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer (Jacob the Liar), dies at 59
2020 – Genesis P-Orridge [Neil Megson], British avant-garde rock singer-songwriter, and performance artist (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), dies of leukemia at 70
Famous Deaths for 13th March 2022
1901 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (Republican: 1889-93), dies in Indianapolis at 67
1963 – Austin Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1912)
1970 – Rick Besoyan, American singer, actor, playwright, composer and director (Little Mary Sunshine), dies of internal hemorrhages at 45
1983 – Paul Citroen, Dutch sculptor, dies at 86
1983 – Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies of cancer at 58
2003 – Ian Samwell, British songwriter and record producer (Cliff Richard; Small Faces; America), dies at 66
2006 – Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, dies at 84
2010 – Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter, dies at 79
2013 – Ducky Detweiler, American MLB player, dies at 94
2014 – Reubin Askew, American politician (37th Governor of Florida), dies at 85