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==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[689]] – [[Cædwalla of Wessex|Cædwalla]], king of [[Wessex]] (b. 659)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard Barber|title=Arthurian Literature VI|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jzxaeqQg0LQC&pg=PA44|date=December 1992|publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd|isbn=978-0-85991-226-6|pages=44}}</ref> *[[AD 888|888]] – [[Emperor Xizong of Tang|Xi Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 862) *[[1099]] – [[Peter Bartholomew]] (b. 1061)<ref>{{cite book|author=Raimond (d'Aguilers.)|title=Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=POxEAAAAIAAJ|year=1968|publisher=American Philosophical Society|page=108|isbn=978-1-4223-8011-6 }}</ref> *[[1164]] – [[Antipope Victor IV (1159–1164)|Antipope Victor IV]] *[[1176]] – [[Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]], English-Irish politician, [[Lord Chief Justice of Ireland]] (b. 1130) *[[1248]] – [[Güyük Khan]], Mongol ruler, 3rd [[Great Khan|Great Khan of the Mongol Empire]] (b. 1206) *[[1284]] – [[Hōjō Tokimune]], regent of Japan (b. 1251) *[[1314]] – [[Pope Clement V]] (b. 1264) *[[1322]] – [[Simon Rinalducci]], Italian Augustinian friar *[[1502]] – [[Mary of Looz-Heinsberg]], Dutch noble (b. 1424)<ref>{{cite book |last=Lück |first=Alfred |title=Siegerland und Nederland |language=de |location=Siegen |publisher=Siegerländer Heimatverein e.V. |date=1981 |orig-date=1967 |edition=2nd |page=25 }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Schutte, O.}} (1979). "Genealogische gegevens". In: {{aut|Tamse, C.A.}} (red.), ''Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis'' (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: A.W. Sijthoff. p. 41. {{ISBN|90-218-2447-7}}.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Dek |first=A.W.E. |title=Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau |language=nl |location=Zaltbommel |publisher=Europese Bibliotheek |date=1970 |page=69 }}</ref><ref>{{aut|Blok, P.J.}} (1911). "Johan IV". In: {{aut|Molhuysen, P.C.}} en {{aut|Blok, P.J.}} (redactie), ''Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek'' (in Dutch). Vol. Eerste deel. Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff. p. 1219.</ref><ref>{{aut|Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A.}} (1882). ''Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden'' (in Dutch). Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff/Utrecht: J.L. Beijers. p. 93.</ref> *[[1521]] – [[Zhengde Emperor|Zhengde]], Chinese emperor (b. 1491) *[[1534]] – [[Elizabeth Barton]], English nun and martyr (b. 1506) *[[1558]] – [[Johannes Bugenhagen]], German priest and theologian (b. 1485) ===1601–1900=== *[[1643]] – [[Christoph Demantius]], German composer and poet (b. 1567) *[[1703]] – [[Lancelot Addison]], English clergyman and educator (b. 1632) *[[1769]] – [[Chief Pontiac]], American tribal leader (b. 1720) *[[1831]] – [[John Abernethy (surgeon)|John Abernethy]], English surgeon and anatomist (b. 1764) *[[1873]] – [[William Tite]], English architect, designed the [[Royal Exchange, London|Royal Exchange]] (b. 1798) *[[1874]] – [[Alexander H. Bailey]], American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1817) *[[1881]] – [[William Burges]], English architect and designer (b. 1827) *[[1886]] – [[Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville]], French general and diplomat, [[List of French ambassadors to the United States|French ambassador to the United States]] (b. 1814) *[[1887]] – [[Muhammad Sharif Pasha]], Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Egypt]] (b. 1826) *[[1899]] – [[Joseph Wolf]], German ornithologist and illustrator (b. 1820) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Joaquim de Sousa Andrade]], Brazilian poet and educator (b. 1833) *[[1912]] – [[Bram Stoker]], Anglo-Irish novelist and critic, created [[Count Dracula]] (b. 1847) *[[1918]] – [[Jussi Merinen]], Finnish politician (b. 1873)<ref>{{cite web |title=Person: Merinen, Juho Rikard |url=https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/en/victims/page/p_15762/table |website=[[War Victims of Finland 1914–1922]] |publisher=[[National Archives of Finland]] |access-date=23 July 2023 |location=Helsinki, Finland}}</ref> *1918 – [[Karl Ferdinand Braun]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1850) *[[1927]] – [[Enrique Simonet]], Spanish painter and educator (b. 1866) *[[1929]] – [[Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)|Prince Henry of Prussia]] (b. 1862) *[[1931]] – [[Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet]], Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862) *[[1932]] – [[Giuseppe Peano]], Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1858) *[[1935]] – [[John Cameron (footballer, born 1872)|John Cameron]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872) * 1935 – [[Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon]], English fashion designer (b. 1863) *[[1942]] – [[Jüri Jaakson]], Estonian businessman and politician, 6th [[Head of State of Estonia|State Elder of Estonia]] (b. 1870) *[[1944]] – [[Elmer Gedeon]], American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917) *[[1945]] – [[Erwin Bumke]], Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874) *[[1946]] – [[Mae Busch]], Australian actress (b. 1891) *[[1947]] – [[Christian X of Denmark]] (b. 1870) *[[1951]] – [[Ivanoe Bonomi]], Italian politician, 25th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1873) *[[1967]] – [[Léo-Paul Desrosiers]], Canadian journalist and author (b. 1896) *[[1968]] – [[Rudolph Dirks]], German-American illustrator (b. 1877) *[[1969]] – [[Vjekoslav Luburić]], Croatian [[Ustaše]] official and concentration camp administrator (b. 1914) *[[1978]] – [[Lord Richard Cecil]], British soldier and journalist in the [[Rhodesian Bush War]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=1978-04-22 |title=British Reporter Dies in Fighting |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/22/archives/british-reporter-dies-in-fighting.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[M. Canagaratnam]], Sri Lankan politician (b. 1924) *[[1982]] – [[Archibald MacLeish]], American poet, playwright, and lawyer (b. 1892) *[[1986]] – [[Sibte Hassan]], Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (b. 1916) *[[1991]] – [[Steve Marriott]], English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947) * 1991 – [[Don Siegel]], American director and producer (b. 1912) *[[1992]] – [[Marjorie Gestring]], American springboard diver (b. 1922) * 1992 – [[Benny Hill]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1924) *[[1993]] – [[Cantinflas]], Mexican actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911) *[[1995]] – [[Milovan Đilas]], Yugoslav communist, politician, theorist and author (b. 1911) *[[1996]] – [[Trần Văn Trà]], Vietnamese general and politician (b. 1918) *[[1999]] – [[Rick Rude]], American professional wrestler (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web|date=1999-04-21|title=Rick Rude dies|url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1999/04/21/rick-rude-dies/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Slam Wrestling|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-06|title=Rick Rude announced as sixth inductee into WWE Hall of Fame's 2017 class|url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/rick-rude-announced-as-sixth-inductee-into-wwe-hall-of-fames-2017-class/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-15|website=[[CBS Sports]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307233418/http://www.cbssports.com:80/general/news/rick-rude-announced-as-sixth-inductee-into-wwe-hall-of-fames-2017-class/ |archive-date=2017-03-07 }}</ref> *1999 – [[Rachel Scott]], American victim of [[Columbine High School massacre]] (b. 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Denver Post Online - Columbine - Tragedy and Recovery |url=https://extras.denverpost.com/news/shot0808c.htm |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=extras.denverpost.com}}</ref> *1999 – [[Cassie Bernall]], American victim of [[Columbine High School massacre]] (b. 1981)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Claire Martin {{!}} The Denver |date=1999-04-23 |title=Columbine shooting victim: Cassie Bernall |url=https://www.denverpost.com/1999/04/23/columbine-shooting-victims-cassie-bernall/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Giuseppe Sinopoli]], Italian conductor and composer (b. 1946) *[[2002]] – [[Alan Dale (singer)|Alan Dale]], American singer (b. 1925) *[[2003]] – [[Bernard Katz]], German-English biophysicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1911) *[[2004]] – [[Lizzy Mercier Descloux]], French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (b. 1956) *[[2005]] – [[Fumio Niwa]], Japanese journalist and author (b. 1904) *[[2007]] – [[Andrew Hill (jazz musician)|Andrew Hill]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931) * 2007 – [[Michael Fu Tieshan]], Chinese bishop (b. 1931) *[[2008]] – [[Monica Lovinescu]], Romanian journalist and author (b. 1923) *[[2010]] – [[Dorothy Height]], American educator and activist (b. 1912) *[[2011]] – [[Tim Hetherington]], English photographer and journalist (b. 1970) *[[2012]] – [[Bert Weedon]], English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/20/bert-weedon|title=Bert Weedon obituary|website=The Guardian|date=20 April 2012|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[Neville Wran]], Australian politician, 35th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1926)<ref name=death>{{cite news|title=Neville Wran dead aged 87|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/neville-wran-dead-aged-87-20140420-36ywh.html|access-date=20 April 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 April 2014}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Victoria Wood]], British comedian, actress and writer (b. 1953) *[[2018]] – [[Avicii]], Swedish DJ and musician (b. 1989)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=2018-04-20|title=Avicii Dies at 28|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/avicii-dead-at-28-1202772767/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Idriss Déby]], Chadian politician and military officer (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 April 2021|title=Chad President Idriss Deby dies on front lines, says army spokesman|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/chad-president-idriss-deby-has-died-says-army-spokesman-2021-04-20/|access-date=20 April 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Monte Hellman]], American film director (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stars we've lost in 2021|url=https://ew.com/celebrity/stars-we-lost-in-2021/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Les McKeown]], Scottish pop singer (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-23|title=Les McKeown obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/23/les-mckeown-obituary|access-date=2021-04-26|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Gavin Millar]], Scottish film director (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Gavin Millar obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/apr/28/gavin-millar-obituary |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Antonio Cantafora]], Italian film and television actor (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite news |title=Si è spento a Roma Antonio Cantafora, attore e pittore crotonese |url=https://www.ilcrotonese.it/2024/04/20/si-e-spento-a-roma-antonio-cantafora-attore-e-pittore-crotonese/1701660/ |access-date=20 April 2024 |publisher=il Crotonese |date=20 April 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Andrew Davis (conductor)|Andrew Davis]], English conductor (b. 1944)<ref name="Millington">{{cite news |last=Millington |first=Barry |title=Sir Andrew Davis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/22/sir-andrew-davis-obituary |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> *2024 – [[Roman Gabriel]], Filipino-American NFL American footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Roman Gabriel dies at 83. The first Filipino-American quarterback in NFL was MVP in 1969|url=https://apnews.com/article/roman-gabriel-obituary-nc-state-nfl-qb-da8608646fe7e576c32e5e05abf5d635 |access-date=20 April 2024 |website=APnews |date=20 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Lourdes Portillo]], Mexican film director, producer, and writer (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2024-04-21 |title=Lourdes Portillo Dies: Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker And Activist Was 80 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/lourdes-portillo-dead-oscar-nominated-filmmakeractivist-was-80-obituary-1235891168/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Hugo Gatti]], Argentine footballer (b. 1944)<ref> {{cite web |title=Muere Hugo Gatti |url=https://as.com/futbol/internacional/fallece-hugo-gatti-n/?outputType=amp |website=[[Diario AS]] |access-date=20 April 2025|language=es}}</ref> <!--Please do not add non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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