1499 – John IV, Dutch army leader, Earl of Egmond, dies
1743 – Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (b. 1658)
1776 – Edward Wortley Montagu, English traveler and writer (b. 1713)
1920 – William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839)
1944 – Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (1915–17, 1925–26), dies at 93
1947 – Irving Fisher, ‘America’s greatest economist’ (Fisher’s Theory of Interest, Monetarism), dies at 80
1973 – Manfred Gurlitt, German composer, dies at 82
1993 – Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist (David Bowie’s Spiders From Mars), and producer (Mott the Hoople; Lou Reed), dies of liver cancer at 46
2007 – Milt Bocek, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), dies at 94
2021 – Billie Hayes [Brosch], American stage, film, and television actress Li’l Abner – “Mammy Yokum”; Witchiepoo), dies at 96
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 28th April 2023
1754 – Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes (Fortune Teller), dies at 72
1813 – Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (Battle of Borodino), dies at 67
1883 – William M. Browne, American Confederate politician and Brigadier General, dies at 59
1945 – Hans Bloesch, Swiss author, dies at 67
1973 – Jacques Maritain, French Catholic philosopher (exponent of St Thomas), dies at 90
1981 – Cliff Battles, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (West Virginia Wesleyan College; 3 x First-Team All-Pro; NFL rushing yards leader 1932, 37; Boston Braves/Redskins, Washington Redskins), dies at 70
1992 – Iceberg Slim [Robert Beck], African-American writer, dies at 73
1996 – Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, Guatemalan politician, dies at 80
1999 – Alf Ramsey, English football manager, dies at 79
2009 – Valeria Peter Predescu, Romanian singer, dies of a heart attack at 62
Famous Deaths for 27th April 2023
1656 – Jan van Goyen, Dutch landscape painter, dies at 60
1695 – Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican philosopher and poet, and nun, dies at 44
1871 – Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, Austrian composer, dies at 59
1893 – John Murray Corse, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), dies on his 58th birthday
1969 – René Barrientos, President of Bolivia, dies at 49
1991 – Marcus Heeresma, Dutch author (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies at 55
1996 – Joan Sterndale-Bennett, British actress (Brighton Rock, Those Fantastic Flying Fools), dies at 82
2002 – George Alec Effinger, American author, dies at 55
2009 – Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and model, dies at 25
2018 – Paul Junger Witt, American TV and film producer (Brian’s Song; Soap; The Golden Girls; Dead Poets Society), dies of cancer at 77
Famous Deaths for 26th April 2023
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
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