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===1901–present=== *[[1906]] – [[Alexander Kielland]], Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th [[List of County Governors of Møre og Romsdal|County Governor of Møre og Romsdal]] (b. 1849) *[[1913]] – [[Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore]] (b. 1835) *[[1927]] – [[Florence Earle Coates]], American poet (b. 1850) *[[1935]] – [[Edwin Arlington Robinson]], American poet and playwright (b. 1869) *[[1944]] – [[Rose O'Neill]], American [[cartoonist]], illustrator, artist, and writer (b. 1874) *[[1947]] – [[Herbert Backe]], German agronomist and politician (b. 1896) *[[1950]] – [[Louis Wilkins]], American pole vaulter (b. 1882) *[[1953]] – [[Idris Davies]], Welsh poet and author (b. 1905) *[[1959]] – [[Leo Aryeh Mayer]], Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1895) *[[1961]] – [[Jules Bordet]], Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1870) *[[1963]] – [[Otto Struve]], Ukrainian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1897) *[[1970]] – [[Maurice Stokes]], American basketball player (b. 1933) *[[1971]] – [[Igor Stravinsky]], Russian-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882) *[[1974]] – [[Willem Marinus Dudok]], Dutch architect (b. 1884) * 1974 – [[Hudson Fysh]], Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded [[Qantas|Qantas Airways Limited]] (b. 1895) *[[1977]] – [[Kōichi Kido]], Japanese politician, 13th [[Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan]] (b. 1889) *[[1979]] – [[Ivan Vasilyov]], Bulgarian architect, designed the [[SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library]] (b. 1893) *[[1983]] – [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]], Indian General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949. (b. 1908) *[[1992]] – [[Isaac Asimov]], American science fiction writer (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |title=Isaac Asimov obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/1992/apr/07/sciencefictionfantasyandhorror.isaacasimov |website=the Guardian |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=en |date=7 April 1992}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Juvénal Habyarimana]], Rwandan banker and politician, 3rd [[President of Rwanda]] (b. 1937) * 1994 – [[Cyprien Ntaryamira]], Burundian politician, 5th [[President of Burundi]] (b. 1955) *[[1995]] – [[Ioannis Alevras]], Greek banker and politician, [[President of Greece]] (b. 1912) *[[1996]] – [[Greer Garson]], English-American actress (b. 1904) *[[1998]] – [[Norbert Schmitz]], German footballer (b. 1958) * 1998 – [[Tammy Wynette]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1942) *[[1999]] – [[Red Norvo]], American vibraphone player and composer (b. 1908) *[[2000]] – [[Habib Bourguiba]], Tunisian politician, 1st [[President of Tunisia]] (b. 1903) *[[2001]] – [[Charles Pettigrew]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1963) *[[2003]] – [[David Bloom]], American journalist (b. 1963) * 2003 – [[Anita Borg]], American computer scientist and educator; founded [[Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology]] (b. 1949) * 2003 – [[Gerald Emmett Carter]], Canadian cardinal (b. 1912) * 2003 – [[Babatunde Olatunji]], Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927) * 2003 – [[Dino Yannopoulos]], Greek stage director of the Metropolitan Opera (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/14/arts/dino-yannopoulos-83-director-with-long-tenure-at-the-met.html | title=Dino Yannopoulos, 83, Director with Long Tenure at the Met | newspaper=The New York Times | date=14 April 2003 | last1=Honan | first1=William H. }}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Lou Berberet]], American baseball player (b. 1929) * 2004 – [[Larisa Bogoraz]], Russian linguist and activist (b. 1929) *[[2005]] – [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]] (b. 1923) * 2005 – [[Anthony F. DePalma]], American orthopedic surgeon and professor (b. 1904)<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 8, 2005 |title=Anthony DePalma Obituary |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunsentinel/name/anthony-depalma-obituary?id=26797930 |access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Maggie Dixon]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1977) * 2006 – [[Francis L. Kellogg]], American soldier and diplomat (b. 1917) * 2006 – [[Stefanos Stratigos]], Greek actor and director (b. 1926) *[[2007]] – [[Luigi Comencini]], Italian director and producer (b. 1916) *[[2009]] – [[J. M. S. Careless]], Canadian historian and academic (b. 1919) * 2009 – [[Shawn Mackay]], Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1982) *[[2010]] – [[Wilma Mankiller]], American tribal leader (b. 1945) * 2010 – [[Corin Redgrave]], English actor (b. 1939) *[[2011]] – [[Gerald Finnerman]], American director and cinematographer (b. 1931) *[[2012]] – [[Roland Guilbault]], American admiral (b. 1934) * 2012 – [[Thomas Kinkade]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1958) * 2012 – [[Fang Lizhi]], Chinese astrophysicist and academic (b. 1936) * 2012 – [[Sheila Scotter]], Australian fashion designer and journalist (b. 1920) * 2012 – [[Reed Whittemore]], American poet and critic (b. 1919) *[[2013]] – [[Hilda Bynoe]], Grenadian physician and politician, 2nd [[Governor of Grenada]] (b. 1921) * 2013 – [[Bill Guttridge]], English footballer and manager (b. 1931) * 2013 – [[Bigas Luna]], Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1946) * 2013 – [[Ottmar Schreiner]], German lawyer and politician (b. 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918)|Mary Anderson]], American actress (b. 1918) * 2014 – [[Jacques Castérède]], French pianist and composer (b. 1926) * 2014 – [[Liv Dommersnes]], Norwegian actress (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Liv Dommersnes |first=Lillian |last=Bikset |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Liv_Dommersnes |language=no|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Mickey Rooney]], American soldier, actor, and dancer (b. 1920) * 2014 – [[Chuck Stone]], American soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Massimo Tamburini]], Italian motorcycle designer, co-founded [[Bimota]] (b. 1943) *[[2015]] – [[Giovanni Berlinguer]], Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1924) * 2015 – [[James Best]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926) * 2015 – [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)|Ray Charles]], American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1918) * 2015 – [[Dollard St. Laurent]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) *[[2016]] – [[Merle Haggard]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)<ref name=":0" /> *[[2017]] – [[Don Rickles]], American actor and comedian (b. 1926) *[[2019]] – [[Michael O'Donnell (physician)|Michael O'Donnell]], British physician, journalist, author and broadcaster (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|author=Karl Sabbagh|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tone/obituaries|title= Michael O'Donnell Obituary|website=The Guardian|date=2019-04-26|access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Al Kaline]], American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/al-kaline-dies-at-85 |title=HOFer Kaline, beloved 'Mr. Tiger,' dies at 85 |first=Jason |last=Beck |website=MLB.com |date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Hans Küng]], Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-08|title=Hans Küng obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/08/hans-kung-obituary|access-date=2021-04-13|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Alcee Hastings]], American politician (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-alcee-hastings-civil-right-impeached-judge-congress-obituary-20210406-lnjgt4hokrh3zdzacufao4erqm-story.html|title = Congressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback, dies at 84|work = [[Sun-Sentinel]]|date = April 6, 2021|accessdate = April 6, 2021|last = Man|first = Anthony}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Vladimir Zhirinovsky]], Russian and Soviet politician (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2022-04-06/425801-ushel_iz_zhizni_politik_sozdatel_i_bessmennyy_lider_ldpr_vladimir_zhirinovskiy|title=Vladimir Zhirinovsky died|access-date=2022-04-06|language=ru|website=1tv}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Jill Knight]], British politician (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jobling |first=Ray |date=2022-06-08 |title=Letter: Lady Knight of Collingtree obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/08/letter-lady-knight-of-collingtree-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Joseph E. Brennan]], American politician, 70th [[Governor of Maine]] (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/former-maine-governor-joseph-brennan-dies-at-89/article_917254a6-f444-11ee-b5cd-bf02c99e95b1.html|title=Former Maine governor Joseph Brennan dies at 89|first=David|last=Ledford|date=April 6, 2024|website=FOX 22/ABC 7}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Clem Burke]], American drummer (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Clem Burke, Versatile, Hard-Driving Drummer for Blondie, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/arts/music/clem-burke-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *2025 – [[Jay North]], American actor (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Petri |first1=Alexandra E. |last2=Slotnik |first2=Daniel E. |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Jay North, Child Star Who Played 'Dennis the Menace,' Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/television/jay-north-dennis-the-menance-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> <!--Please do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. -->
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