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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[485]] – [[Proclus]], Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412) * [[617]] – [[Donnán of Eigg]], Irish priest and saint * [[648]] – [[Empress Xiao (Sui dynasty)|Xiao]], empress of the [[Sui dynasty]] * [[744]] – [[Al-Walid II]], [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] caliph (b. 706) * [[818]] – [[Bernard of Italy]], Frankish king (b. 797) * [[858]] – [[Pope Benedict III|Benedict III]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Benedict III {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-III |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1071]] – [[Manuel Komnenos (kouropalates)|Manuel Komnenos]], Byzantine military commander (b. c. 1045) *[[1080]] – [[Harald III of Denmark]] (b. 1041) *[[1111]] – [[Robert of Molesme]], Christian saint and abbot (b. 1027) *[[1298]] – [[Árni Þorláksson]], Icelandic bishop (b. 1237) *[[1321]] – [[Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321)|Infanta Branca of Portugal]], daughter of King [[Afonso III of Portugal]] (b. 1259) *[[1331]] – [[Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford]], English nobleman (b. 1257) *[[1344]] – [[Constantine II, King of Armenia]] *[[1355]] – [[Marin Falier]], [[Doge of Venice]] (b. 1285) *[[1427]] – [[John IV, Duke of Brabant]] (b. 1403) *[[1539]] – [[George, Duke of Saxony]] (b. 1471) *[[1574]] – [[Joachim Camerarius]], German scholar and translator (b. 1500) ===1601–1900=== *[[1669]] – [[Antonio Bertali]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605) *[[1680]] – [[Kateri Tekakwitha]], [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]]-born [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] saint (b. 1656) *[[1695]] – [[Juana Inés de la Cruz]], Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)<ref>{{cite web |title= Juana Inés de la Cruz|date=13 April 2024 |publisher=britannica.com |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sor-Juana-Ines-de-la-Cruz}}</ref> *[[1696]] – [[Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné]], French author (b. 1626)<ref>{{cite book|first=Arthur Augustus|last=Tilley|title=Madame de Sévigné: Some Aspects of Her Life and Character|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2016|page=154|isbn=978-1-31662-004-5}}</ref> *[[1711]] – [[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1678) *[[1713]] – [[David Hollatz (dogmatician)|David Hollatz]], Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648) *[[1764]] – [[Johann Mattheson]], German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681) *[[1790]] – [[Benjamin Franklin]], American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|President of Pennsylvania]] (b. 1706) *[[1799]] – [[Richard Jupp]], English surveyor and architect (b. 1728) *[[1840]] – [[Hannah Webster Foster]], American journalist and author (b. 1758) *[[1843]] – [[Samuel Morey]], American engineer (b. 1762) *[[1882]] – [[George Jennings]], English engineer and plumber, invented the [[flush toilet]] (b. 1810) *[[1888]] – [[E. G. Squier]], American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821) *[[1892]] – [[Alexander Mackenzie (politician)|Alexander Mackenzie]], Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (b. 1822)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Mackenzie: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/alexandermackenzie.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1919]] – [[Svetozar Ćorović]], Serbian novelist (b. 1875)<ref name="serbianforum.org/knjizevnost">[http://serbianforum.org/knjizevnost/200401-svetozar-corovic.html/ Svetozar Corovic (in Serbian)]. Serbian Forum. Retrieved on 2 August 2014.</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Manwel Dimech]], Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860) *[[1923]] – [[Laurence Ginnell]], Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852) *[[1930]] – [[Aleksandr Golovin (artist)|Alexander Golovin]], Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863) *[[1933]] – [[Kote Marjanishvili]], Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872) *[[1936]] – [[Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck]], Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (b. 1873) *[[1942]] – [[Jean Baptiste Perrin]], French-American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1870) *[[1944]] – [[J. T. Hearne]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1867) * 1944 – [[Dimitrios Psarros]], Greek lieutenant, founded the [[National and Social Liberation]] (b. 1893) *[[1946]] – [[Juan Bautista Sacasa]], Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th [[President of Nicaragua]] (b. 1874) *[[1948]] – [[Kantarō Suzuki]], Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. 1868) *[[1954]] – [[Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu]], Romanian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Romania)|Romanian Minister of Justice]] (b. 1900) *[[1960]] – [[Eddie Cochran]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) * [[1961]] – [[Elda Emma Anderson|Elda Anderson]], American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899) *[[1967]] – [[Red Allen]], American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908) *[[1975]] – [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd [[President of India]] (b. 1888) *[[1976]] – [[Henrik Dam]], Danish biochemist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1895) *[[1977]] – [[William Conway (cardinal)|William Conway]], Irish cardinal (b. 1913) *[[1983]] – [[Felix Pappalardi]], American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939) *[[1984]] – [[Claude Provost]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933) *[[1986]] – [[Marcel Dassault]], French businessman, founded [[Dassault Aviation]] (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite web|title=Warplane Builder Dassault Dies in Paris at Age of 94|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-19-mn-519-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=19 April 1986 }}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Cecil Harmsworth King]], English publisher (b. 1901) * 1987 – [[Dick Shawn]], American actor (b. 1923) *[[1988]] – [[Louise Nevelson]], Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900) *[[1990]] – [[Ralph Abernathy]], American minister and activist (b. 1936) *[[1993]] – [[Turgut Özal]], Turkish engineer and politician, 8th [[president of Turkey]] (b. 1927) * 1993 – [[Gamal Hamdan]], Egyptian scholar and geographer (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Gamal Hemdan |url=https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/98648/Dr.-Gamal-Hemdan--(1928-1993)?lang=en-us |publisher=State Information Service (SIS)}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Roger Wolcott Sperry]], American psychologist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1913) *[[1995]] – [[Frank E. Resnik]], American sergeant and businessman (b. 1928) *[[1996]] – [[Piet Hein (scientist)|Piet Hein]], Danish poet and mathematician (b. 1905) *[[1997]] – [[Chaim Herzog]], Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th [[President of Israel]] (b. 1918) *[[1998]] – [[Linda McCartney]], American photographer, activist, and musician (b. 1941) *[[2003]] – [[Robert Atkins (nutritionist)|Robert Atkins]], American physician and cardiologist, created the [[Atkins diet]] (b. 1930) * 2003 – [[H. B. Bailey]], American race car driver (b. 1936) * 2003 – [[John Paul Getty, Jr.]], American-English philanthropist (b. 1932) * 2003 – [[Earl King]], American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934) * 2003 – [[Yiannis Latsis]], Greek businessman (b. 1910) *[[2004]] – [[Edmond Pidoux]], Swiss author and poet (b. 1908) *[[2006]] – [[Jean Bernard (physician)|Jean Bernard]], French physician and haematologist (b. 1907) * 2006 – [[Scott Brazil]], American director and producer (b. 1955) * 2006 – [[Henderson Forsythe]], American actor (b. 1917) *[[2007]] – [[Kitty Carlisle]], American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (b. 1910) *[[2008]] – [[Aimé Césaire]], Caribbean-French poet and politician (b. 1913) * 2008 – [[Danny Federici]], American organist and accordion player (b. 1950) *[[2011]] – [[Eric Gross]], Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (b. 1926) * 2011 – [[Michael Sarrazin]], Canadian actor (b. 1940) * 2011 – [[Robert Vickrey]], American artist and author (b. 1926) *[[2012]] – [[Leila Berg]], English journalist and author (b. 1917) * 2012 – [[J. Quinn Brisben]], American educator and politician (b. 1934) * 2012 – [[Dimitris Mitropanos]], Greek singer (b. 1948) * 2012 – [[Nityananda Mohapatra]], Indian journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1912) * 2012 – [[Jonathan V. Plaut]], American rabbi and author (b. 1942) * 2012 – [[Stanley Rogers Resor]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th [[United States Secretary of the Army]] (b. 1917) *[[2013]] – [[Carlos Graça]], São Toméan politician, [[Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe]] (b. 1931) * 2013 – [[Bi Kidude]], [[Tanzania]]n [[Taarab]] singer (b. ≈1910)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/swahili/habari/2013/04/130417_kidude_aaga.shtml|title=Mwimbaji Bi Kidude aaga Dunia Zanzibar|website=BBC Swahili|date=17 April 2013|language=sw|access-date=2018-02-23}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Yngve Moe]], Norwegian bass player and songwriter (b. 1957) * 2013 – [[V. S. Ramadevi]], Indian politician, 13th [[Governor of Karnataka]] (b. 1934) *[[2014]] – [[Gabriel García Márquez]], Colombian journalist and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1927) * 2014 – [[Bernat Klein]], Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922) * 2014 – [[Wojciech Leśnikowski]], Polish–American architect and academic (b. 1938) * 2014 – [[Karpal Singh]], Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940) *[[2015]] – [[Robert P. Griffin]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923) * 2015 – [[Scotty Probasco]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928) * 2015 – [[Jeremiah J. Rodell]], American general (b. 1921) * 2015 – [[A. Alfred Taubman]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924) *[[2016]] – [[Chyna]], American wrestler (b. 1969)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chyna-s-death-was-accidental-overdose-medication-manager-n563816|title=Chyna's Death Was From Accidental Overdose of Medication: Manager|last1=Helsel|first1=Phil|last2=Rudansky|first2=Andrew|date=April 27, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170416233327/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chyna-s-death-was-accidental-overdose-medication-manager-n563816|archive-date=April 16, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Doris Roberts]], American actress (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web |title=Doris Roberts |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14436959.doris-roberts/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Barbara Bush]], American political matriarch and literacy advocate, [[First Lady of the United States]] (1989–1993), and [[Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States|Second Lady of the United States]] (1981–1989) (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/200470972/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-dies-at-92|title=Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Carl Kasell]], American radio personality (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/17/528656453/npr-newscaster-carl-kasell-dies-at-84-after-a-lifelong-career-on-air|title=NPR Newscaster Carl Kasell Dies At 84, After A Lifelong Career On-Air|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Alan García]], Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th [[President of Peru]] (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/world/americas/alan-garcia-dead-peru.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/world/americas/alan-garcia-dead-peru.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|title=Ex-President Alan García of Peru Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=17 April 2019|access-date=17 April 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Radu Lupu]], Romanian pianist (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-25 |title=Radu Lupu obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/25/radu-lupu-obituary |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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