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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[911 (year)|911]] – [[Pope Sergius III]], pope of the Roman Catholic Church<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergius III {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sergius-III |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1070]] – [[Gerard, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. c. 1030) *[[1099]] – [[Conrad (Bishop of Utrecht)|Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht]] (b. before 1040) *[[1132]] – [[Mstislav I of Kiev]] (b. 1076) *[[1279]] – [[Bolesław the Pious]], Duke of Greater Poland (b. 1224) *[[1322]] – [[Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (b. 1275) *[[1345]] – [[Richard de Bury]], English bishop and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom]] (b. 1287) *[[1424]] – [[Lucia Visconti]], English countess (b. 1372) *[[1433]] – [[Lidwina]], Dutch saint (b. 1380) *[[1471]] – [[Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick]], English nobleman, known as "the Kingmaker" (b. 1428)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick {{!}} English noble {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Neville-16th-earl-of-Warwick |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=28 May 2023 |language=en |date=10 April 2023}}</ref> * 1471 – [[John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu]] (b. 1431) *[[1480]] – [[Thomas de Spens]], Scottish statesman and prelate (b. c. 1415) *[[1488]] – [[Girolamo Riario]], Lord of Imola and Forli (b. 1443) *[[1574]] – [[Louis of Nassau]] (b. 1538) *[[1578]] – [[James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]], English husband of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] (b. 1534) *[[1587]] – [[Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland]] (b. 1548) *[[1599]] – [[Henry Wallop]], English politician (b. 1540) ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[Gasparo da Salò]], Italian violin maker (b. 1540) *[[1649]] – [[Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte]], crypto-Jewish martyr<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Liebman |first1=Seymour B. |title=Tomas Treviño de Sobremonte: A Jewish Mexican Martyr |journal=Jewish Social Studies |date=1980 |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=63–74 |jstor=4467073 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4467073 |access-date=14 April 2024 |issn=0021-6704}}</ref> *[[1662]] – [[William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele]], English politician (b. 1582) *[[1682]] – [[Avvakum]], Russian priest and saint (b. 1620) *[[1721]] – [[Michel Chamillart]], French politician, [[Controller-General of Finances]] (b. 1652) *[[1740]] – [[Lady Catherine Jones]], English philanthropist (b. 1672)<ref>{{cite book |title=THE MONTHLY MIRROR - VOL. XIV |date=1802 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eswPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA19 |access-date=13 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1759]] – [[George Frideric Handel]], German-English organist and composer (b. 1685) *[[1785]] – [[William Whitehead (poet)|William Whitehead]], English poet and playwright (b. 1715) *[[1792]] – [[Maximilian Hell]], Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (b. 1720) *[[1843]] – [[Joseph Lanner]], Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1801) *[[1864]] – [[Charles Lot Church]], American-Canadian politician (b. 1777) *[[1886]] – [[Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint]], Dutch novelist (b. 1812)<ref>{{cite book|first=Lia|last=Van Gemert|title=Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875: A Bilingual Anthology|location=Amsterdam|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|year=2011|page=528|isbn=978-9-08964-129-8}}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Emil Czyrniański]], Polish chemist (b. 1824)<ref>{{cite book|title=Leopoldina|year=1888|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/leopoldina24kais#page/110/mode/2up/search/111|language=de|page=111|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1910]] – [[Mikhail Vrubel]], Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1856) *[[1911]] – [[Addie Joss]], American baseball player and journalist (b. 1880) * 1911 – [[Henri Elzéar Taschereau]], Canadian lawyer and jurist, 4th [[Chief Justice of Canada]] (b. 1836) *[[1912]] – [[Henri Brisson]], French politician, 50th [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1835) *[[1914]] – [[Hubert Bland]], English activist, co-founded the [[Fabian Society]] (b. 1855) *[[1916]] – [[Gina Krog]], Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (b. 1847)<ref>{{Citation|last=Moksnes|first=Aslaug|title=Gina Krog|date=2014-09-29|url=http://nbl.snl.no/Gina_Krog|work=Norwegian Biographical Lexicon|language=no|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[L. L. Zamenhof]], Polish physician and linguist, created [[Esperanto]] (b. 1859)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rolfe |first1=E. |title=International language created by ophthalmologist "Dr. Esperanto" celebrates 100th anniversary this month (Dr. Ludvik Zamenhof). |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |date=9 December 1978 |volume=119 |issue=11 |pages=1362–1364 |pmid=367551 |pmc=1818589}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Auguste-Réal Angers]], Canadian judge and politician, 6th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] (b. 1837) *[[1925]] – [[John Singer Sargent]], American painter (b. 1856) *[[1930]] – [[Vladimir Mayakovsky]], Georgian-Russian actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1893) *[[1931]] – [[Richard Armstedt]], German philologist, historian, and educator (b. 1851) *[[1935]] – [[Emmy Noether]], German-American mathematician and academic (b. 1882) *[[1938]] – [[Gillis Grafström]], Swedish figure skater and architect (b. 1893) *[[1943]] – [[Yakov Dzhugashvili]], Georgian-Russian lieutenant (b. 1907) *[[1950]] – [[Ramana Maharshi]], Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1879) *[[1951]] – [[Al Christie]], Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881) *[[1962]] – [[M. Visvesvaraya]], Indian engineer and scholar (b. 1860) *[[1963]] – [[Rahul Sankrityayan]], Indian monk and historian (b. 1893) *[[1964]] – [[Tatyana Afanasyeva]], Russian-Dutch mathematician and theorist (b. 1876) * 1964 – [[Rachel Carson]], American biologist and author (b. 1907) *[[1968]] – [[Al Benton]], American baseball player (b. 1911) *[[1969]] – [[Matilde Muñoz Sampedro]], Spanish actress (b. 1900) *[[1975]] – [[Günter Dyhrenfurth]], German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and explorer (b. 1886) * 1975 – [[Fredric March]], American actor (b. 1897) *[[1976]] – [[José Revueltas]], Mexican author and activist (b. 1914) *[[1978]] – [[Joe Gordon]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1915) * 1978 – [[F. R. Leavis]], English educator and critic (b. 1895) *[[1983]] – [[Pete Farndon]], English bassist ([[The Pretenders]]) (b. 1952) * 1983 – [[Gianni Rodari]], Italian journalist and author (b. 1920) *1983 – [[Ben Dunne (businessman, born 1908)|Ben Dunne]], founder of Dunnes Stores (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dempsey|first1=Pauric J.|title=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|last2=Boylan|first2=Shaun|date=2009|publisher=Cambridge University Press|editor1-last=McGuire|editor1-first=James|location=Cambridge|chapter=Dunne, Bernard ('Ben')|editor2-last=Quinn|editor2-first=James}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Simone de Beauvoir]], French novelist and philosopher (b. 1908) *[[1990]] – [[Thurston Harris]], American singer (b. 1931) * 1990 – [[Olabisi Onabanjo]], Nigerian politician, 3rd [[Governor of Ogun State]] (b. 1927) *[[1991]] – [[Randolfo Pacciardi]], centre-left Italian politician (b. 1899)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archivio Randolfo Pacciardi (1919 aprile 22 - 1991 aprile 16). Profilo storico-biografico |url=https://archivio.camera.it/inventari/profilo/fondo-randolfo-pacciardi |website=Archivio storico della Camera dei Deputati |language=it}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Irene Greenwood]], Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Fisher |first1=Catherine Horne |title=Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898–1992) |id2=greenwood-irene-adelaide-25528 |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Salimuzzaman Siddiqui]], Pakistani chemist and scholar (b. 1897) *[[1995]] – [[Burl Ives]], American actor, folk singer, and writer (b. 1909) *[[1999]] – [[Ellen Corby]], American actress and screenwriter (b. 1911) * 1999 – [[Anthony Newley]], English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1931) * 1999 – [[Bill Wendell]], American television announcer (b. 1924) *[[2000]] – [[Phil Katz]], American computer programmer, co-created the [[zip (file format)|zip file format]] (b. 1962) * 2000 – [[August R. Lindt]], Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1905) * 2000 – [[Wilf Mannion]], English footballer (b. 1918) *[[2001]] – [[Jim Baxter]], Scottish footballer (b. 1939) * 2001 – [[Hiroshi Teshigahara]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927) *[[2003]] – [[Jyrki Otila]], Finnish politician (b. 1941) *[[2004]] – [[Micheline Charest]], English-Canadian television producer, co-founded the [[Cookie Jar Group]] (b. 1953) *[[2006]] – [[Mahmut Bakalli]], Kosovo politician (b. 1936) *[[2007]] – [[June Callwood]], Canadian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1924) * 2007 – [[Don Ho]], American singer and ukulele player (b. 1930) * 2007 – [[René Rémond]], French historian and economist (b. 1918) *[[2008]] – [[Tommy Holmes]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1917) * 2008 – [[Ollie Johnston]], American animator and voice actor (b. 1912) *[[2009]] – [[Maurice Druon]], French author (b. 1918) *[[2010]] – [[Israr Ahmed]], Pakistani theologian and scholar (b. 1932) * 2010 – [[Alice Miller (psychologist)|Alice Miller]], Polish-French psychologist and author (b. 1923) * 2010 – [[Peter Steele]], American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1962) *[[2011]] – [[Jean Gratton]], Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1924) *[[2012]] – [[Émile Bouchard]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1919) * 2012 – [[Jonathan Frid]], Canadian actor (b. 1924) * 2012 – [[Piermario Morosini]], Italian footballer (b. 1986) *[[2013]] – [[Efi Arazi]], Israeli businessman, founded the [[Scailex Corporation]] (b. 1937) * 2013 – [[Colin Davis]], English conductor and educator (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[R. P. Goenka]], Indian businessman, founded [[RPG Group]] (b. 1930) * 2013 – [[George Jackson (songwriter)|George Jackson]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1945) * 2013 – [[Armando Villanueva]], Peruvian politician, 121st [[Prime Minister of Peru]] (b. 1915) * 2013 – [[Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician)|Charlie Wilson]], American politician (b. 1943) *[[2014]] – [[Nina Cassian]], Romanian poet and critic (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Crad Kilodney]], American-Canadian author (b. 1948) * 2014 – [[Wally Olins]], English businessman and academic (b. 1930) * 2014 – [[Mick Staton]], American soldier and politician (b. 1940) *[[2015]] – [[Klaus Bednarz]], German journalist and author (b. 1942) * 2015 – [[Mark Reeds]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960) * 2015 – [[Percy Sledge]], American singer (b. 1940) * 2015 – [[Roberto Tucci]], Italian cardinal and theologian (b. 1921) *[[2019]] – [[Bibi Andersson]], Swedish actress (b.1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/15/bibi-andersson-obituary|title=Bibi Andersson obituary|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 April 2019|access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Carol D'Onofrio]], American public health researcher (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Make|first=Kara|date=2020-04-23|title=Carol D'Onofrio, champion of health for underserved communities, dies at 84|url=https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/04/23/carol-donofrio-champion-of-health-for-underserved-communities-dies-at-84/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Berkeley News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Bernie Madoff]], American mastermind of the world's largest [[Ponzi scheme]] (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56750103|title=Bernie Madoff: Disgraced financier dies in prison|work=BBC News|date=14 April 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Mike Bossy]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1957)<ref name=globeobit>{{cite web|publisher=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mike-bossy-new-york-islanders-stanley-cup-champ-obituary|title=Mike Bossy, New York Islanders Great, Four-time Stanley Cup Champion, Dies at 65|first=Tom|last=Hawthorn|date=April 15, 2022|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Ilkka Kanerva]], Finnish politician (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2022 |title=Kansanedustaja Ilkka Kanerva on kuollut |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12406911 |access-date=14 April 2022 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Orlando Julius]], Nigerian saxophonist, singer (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=Orlando Julius obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/26/orlando-julius-obituary |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> * [[2023]] – [[Mark Sheehan]], Irish guitarist ([[The Script]]) (b. 1976)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Parkel|first1=Inga|title=Mark Sheehan death: The Script guitarist and co-founder dies aged 46|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mark-sheehan-death-the-script-age-cause-b2320054.html?amp|work=The Independent|date=14 April 2023}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Ken Holtzman]], American baseball player (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hochman |first=Benjamin |date=2024-04-15 |title=St. Louisan Ken Holtzman, who threw 2 no-hitters for Cubs and won 3 World Series for A's, has died |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/column/benjamin-hochman/st-louisan-ken-holtzman-who-threw-2-no-hitters-for-cubs-and-won-3-world/article_3abee8da-fb3e-11ee-baab-c74c79ace82a.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]], Malaysian civil servant and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (b. 1939)<ref>[https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/04/14/former-pm-abdullah-ahmad-badawi-passes-away Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passes away]</ref>
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