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The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2015.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

April 2015

1

• Dave Ball, 65, British musician (Procol Harum), colorectal cancer. ^[1]
• Roel Cortez, 57, Filipino singer-songwriter, colon cancer. ^[2]
• Peter Diamandopoulos, 86, Greek-born American academic, President of Adelphi University (1985–1997). ^[3]
• Johnny Gardiner, 92, Canadian CFL football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers). ^[4]
• John Paul Hammerschmidt, 92, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district (1967–1993), heart and respiratory failure. ^[5]
• Sir John Ingram, 90, New Zealand engineer and businessman. ^[6]
• Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, 89, Croatian water polo player, Olympic silver medalist for Yugoslavia (1952, 1956). ^[7]
• Eddie LeBaron, 85, American football player (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys). ^[8]
• Cynthia Lennon, 75, British author, cancer. ^[9]
• Raul Loya, 76, American workers' rights activist. ^[10]
• Sandy Mason 75, American country music singer-songwriter, cancer. ^[11]
• Misao Okawa, 117, Japanese supercentenarian, world's oldest living person. ^[12]
• Nicolae Rainea, 81, Romanian football referee (FIFA World Cup (1974, 1978, 1982), UEFA Euro 1980 Final), pulmonary edema. ^[13]
• Paul D. Reynolds, 52, Canadian investment banker, CEO of Canaccord Genuity. ^[14]
• J. D. Smith, 83, American football player (San Francisco 49ers). ^[15]
• Joseph Sweda, 89, American politician. ^[16]
• Robert Walker, 54, Canadian-born American animator ( Aladdin , The Lion King ) and film director ( Brother Bear ), heart attack. ^[17]
• Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu, 84, Nigerian politician and police officer, Inspector General of the Police (1976–1979). ^[18]

2

• Paule Anglim, 92, Canadian-born American art dealer (Gallery Paule Anglim). ^[19]
• Luis Delgado Aparicio, 74, Peruvian politician, MP (1995–2001), pancreatic cancer. ^[20]
• Natalia Bobrova, 36, Russian gymnast, stomach cancer. ^[21]
• Mick Brown, 77, New Zealand jurist. ^[22]
• Per Vilhelm Brüel, 100, Danish engineer. ^[23]
• Wally Cassell, 103, Italian-born American actor ( White Heat ). ^[24]
• Tom Coyne, 84, British news broadcaster and television presenter ( Top Gear ). ^[25]
• James de Beaujeu Domville, 81, French-born Canadian theatrical producer. ^[26]
• William Benedict Friend, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport (1982–1986) and Shreveport (1986–2006). ^[27]
• Raúl Gorriti, 58, Peruvian footballer (national team). ^[28]
• Robert Blair Kaiser, 84, American journalist. ^[29]
• Dennis Marks, 66, British television producer and music director. ^[30]
• Ben Meisner, 76, Canadian broadcaster (CKPG), cancer. ^[31]
• Norman H. Nie, 72, American social scientist, lung cancer. ^[32]
• Hayley Okines, 17, British progeria campaigner, pneumonia. ^[33]
• Manoel de Oliveira, 106, Portuguese film director and screenwriter, heart failure. ^[34]
• Stanisław Pestka, 85, Polish Kashubian poet. ^[35]
• Joseph L. Reid, 92, American oceanographer. ^[36]
• Barbara Sass, 78, Polish film director and screenwriter. ^[37]
• Olga Sawicka, 83, Polish dancer and choreographer. ^[38]
• Doug Sax, 79, American audio mastering engineer, cancer. ^[39]
• Robert H. Schuller, 88, American televangelist ( Hour of Power ). ^[40]
• Alberto Ricardo da Silva, 71, East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Díli (2004–2015). ^[41]
• Steve Stevaert, 60, Belgian politician, Chairman of the SP.a (2003–2005), Governor of Limburg (2005–2009). ^[42]
• Abdelhadi Tazi, 94, Moroccan scholar and diplomat. ^[43]
• Tom Towles, 65, American actor ( Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer , Miami Vice , The Rock ), complications from a stroke. ^[44]
• Jerzy Treder, 72, Polish philologist. ^[45]
• Eugene Vielle, 101, British air force officer and inventor. ^[46]

3

• Milton Berkes, 90, American politician. ^[47]
• Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett, 85, British hereditary peer and film producer. ^[48]
• Nigel Boocock, 77, British speedway rider. ^[49]
• Sarah Brady, 73, American gun control campaigner, pneumonia. ^[50]
• Bob Burns, 64, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), traffic collision. ^[51]
• Sam Cathcart, 90, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), cancer. ^[52]
• John Darnton, 96, American football coach (Adrian Bulldogs). ^[53]
• Traute Foresti, 100, Austrian poet and actress. ^[54]
• Rocío García Gaytán, 55, Mexican politician, MP (1997–2000), cancer. ^[55]
• Osea Gavidi, 71, Fijian politician, indigenous chief and secessionist leader. ^[56]
• Mathias Gnädinger, 74, Swiss actor ( The Boat Is Full , Journey of Hope ), cardiac complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome. ^[57]
• Paul Grigoriu, 70, Romanian radio personality (SRR). ^[58]
• Michael Jandreau, 71, American Native leader, chairman of the Lower Brulé Sioux tribe, pneumonia and heart disease. ^[59]
• Kayahan, 66, Turkish musician, cancer. ^[60]
• Terdell Middleton, 59, American football player (Green Bay Packers). ^[61]
• Vivian Nathan, 98, American actress ( Klute ). ^[62]
• Mpok Nori, 84, Indonesian comedian. ^[63]
• Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas, 71, Lithuanian politician and poet, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. ^[64]
• Luis María Pérez de Onraíta, 81, Spanish-born Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Malanje (1998–2012). ^[65]
• Chris Plumridge, 70, British golf writer. ^[66]
• Andrew Porter, 86, British music critic, pneumonia. ^[67]
• Christopher Reynolds, 92, British linguist. ^[68]
• Robert Rietti, 92, British-born Italian actor ( Hannibal , The Omen ). ^[69]
• Charlie Sumner, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears). ^[70]
• Shmuel Wosner, 101, Austrian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi. ^[71]

4

• Jaroslav Balcar, 62, Czechoslovak Olympic ski jumper (1976). ^[72]
• Ramón Barreto, 75, Uruguayan football referee (1974 FIFA World Cup). ^[73]
• Zdeněk Čihák, 82, Czech Olympic athlete. ^[74]
• Bill Ellerington, 91, English footballer (Southampton). ^[75]
• John Gogo, 83, Canadian politician. ^[76]
• Jamaluddin Jarjis, 63, Malaysian politician, MP for Rompin (since 1990), helicopter crash. ^[77]
• Elmer Lach, 97, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), stroke. ^[78]
• Donald N. Levine, 83, American sociologist. ^[79]
• Ira Lewis, 82, American actor and playwright ( Chinese Coffee ), complications following open heart surgery. ^[80]
• Elie Naasan, 83, Lebanese Olympic wrestler. ^[81]
• Ioan Pușcaș, 82, Romanian gastroenterologist. ^[82]
• Sir John Read, 97, British executive. ^[83]
• Klaus Rifbjerg, 83, Danish writer ( Anna, I, Anna ), recipient of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (1970). ^[84]
• Lisa Simon, 64, American director, producer and production assistant ( Sesame Street , Wonder Pets , Blue Jasmine ). ^[85]
• Marjorie Townsend, 85, American electrical engineer. ^[86]
• Dick Wood, 79, American football player (New York Jets). ^[87]

5

• Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov, 67, Kazakh football player and coach. ^[88]
• Barbara Bergmann, 87, American feminist economist. ^[89]
• Fredric Brandt, 65, American dermatologist, suicide by hanging. ^[90]
• Juan Carlos Cáceres, 79, Argentine tango musician and painter, cancer. ^[91]
• Hugh Delano, 81, American sports journalist. ^[92]
• Richard Dysart, 86, American actor ( L.A. Law , Being There , The Thing ), Emmy winner (1992), cancer. ^[93]
• Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, 84, Indian politician. ^[94]
• Ramnath Dhakal, 52, Nepalese politician, swine flu. ^[95]
• Maurice Fenner, 86, English cricketer. ^[96]
• Victor Gotbaum, 93, American labor leader, heart attack. ^[97]
• Tony Hutton, 82, British Royal Navy officer, organized the refugee evacuation effort following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. ^[98]
• Sid Ali Kouiret, 82, Algerian actor. ^[99]
• Naken Kyrykbaev, 39, Kazakh footballer (Taraz). ^[100]
• Richard LaSalle, 97, American film composer. ^[101]
• Anne-Claude Leflaive, 59, French winemaker, cancer. ^[102]
• Norman B. Leventhal, 97, American property developer. ^[103]
• Don Looney, 98, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers). ^[104]
• Akira Machida, 78, Japanese judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (2002–2006). ^[105]
• Sargy Mann, 77, British painter. ^[106]
• Gordon Moyes, 76, Australian radio evangelist and politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (2002–2011). ^[107]
• Louis Miles Muggleton, 92, South African-born British physicist. ^[108]
• John Patton, 84, American politician. ^[109]
• Claudio Prieto, 80, Spanish composer. ^[110]
• Jehan Rajab, 81, Kuwaiti author. ^[111]
• Steve Rickard, 85, New Zealand professional wrestler. ^[112]
• Lon Simmons, 91, American sports broadcaster. ^[113]
• Francesco Smalto, 87, Italian fashion designer.
• Gardner C. Taylor, 96, American preacher and civil rights activist. ^[114]
• Julie Wilson, 90, American singer and actress, stroke complications. ^[115]
• Yacoub Zaiadeen, 95, Jordanian politician. ^[116]

6

• Theodosios Balafas, 91, Greek Olympic pole vaulter (1948, 1952). ^[117]
• Hardijs Baumanis, 47, Latvian diplomat, Ambassador to Azerbaijan (since 2010) and Lithuania. ^[118]
• Giovanni Berlinguer, 90, Italian politician, MEP (2004–2009). ^[119]
• James Best, 88, American actor ( The Dukes of Hazzard, Ride Lonesome, The Twilight Zone ), pneumonia. ^[120]
• Ray Charles, 96, American musician ( The Perry Como Show , The Muppet Show , Three's Company ), cancer. ^[121]
• Paul Dearing, 73, Australian Olympic silver medallist field hockey player (1968) and bronze medallist (1964). ^[122]
• Milton DeLugg, 96, American composer. ^[123]
• Walter H. Haas, 97, American astronomer. ^[124]
• David L. Kaplan, 91, American-born Canadian professor and conductor. ^[125]
• Eugène Moke Motsüri, 99, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (1970–1991). ^[126]
• Rie Muñoz, 93, American artist, stroke. ^[127]
• Romualdas Ozolas, 76, Lithuanian politician, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. ^[128]
• John Papit, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers), stroke. ^[129]
• Art Powell, 78, American football player (Oakland Raiders). ^[130]
• Ben Powers, 64, American actor ( Good Times ), liver cancer. ^[131]
• Dollard St. Laurent, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks). ^[132]
• Dave Ulliott, 61, English professional poker player, colon cancer. ^[133]
• Alan Wilson, 94, English cricketer (Lancashire). ^[134]

7

• Patrick H. Adkins, 67, American fantasy author. ^[135]
• Tim Babcock, 95, American politician, Governor of Montana (1962–1969). ^[136]
• Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum, 88, Iraqi Shi'a Islamic leader and politician. ^[137]
• José Capellán, 34, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers), heart attack. ^[138]
• Harry Dowd, 76, English footballer (Manchester City). ^[139]
• Eugene Louis Faccuito, 90, American dancer and choreographer. ^[140]
• Stan Freberg, 88, American comedian and voice actor ( Looney Tunes , Lady and the Tramp , Garfield and Friends ), pneumonia. ^[141]
• Edward Gallenstein, 92, American wood carver and magazine editor (Chip Chats). ^[142]
• Jean Germain, 67, French politician, Mayor of Tours (1995–2014), suicide by gunshot. ^[143]
• Richard Henyekane, 31, South African footballer, traffic collision. ^[144]
• Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, 52, Bulgarian royal, lung infection. ^[145]
• Stanley Kutler, 80, American historian. ^[146]
• Geoffrey Lewis, 79, American actor ( High Plains Drifter , Maverick , The Lawnmower Man ), heart attack. ^[147]
• Boonkua Lourvanij, 84, Thai Olympic shooter. ^[148]
• Betty Lucas, 90, Australian actress ( Prisoner, Taurus Rising, Richmond Hill ). ^[149]
• Dickie Owen, 88, British actor ( Zulu , The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ). ^[150]
• Richard F. Post, 96, American physicist. ^[151]
• Maria Luisa Poumaillou, 61, Venezuelan-born French fashion consultant. ^[152]
• James B. Rhoads, 86, American public servant, Archivist of the United States (1968–1979). ^[153]
• Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, 78, Indian judge. ^[154]
• Donald Smith, 81, English cricket player (Cheshire). ^[155]
• Rich Szaro, 67, Polish-born American football player (New Orleans Saints, New York Jet). ^[156]
• Janet Turner, 78, British architectural lighting designer. ^[157]
• Torrey Ward, 36, American basketball coach, plane crash. ^[158]
• Naomi Wilzig, 80, American writer and museum owner (World Erotic Art Museum Miami). ^[159]

8

• Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, 98, French resistance member, civil servant and historian. ^[160]
• Abraham Eraly, 80, Indian historian and magazine editor. ^[161]
• Harry K. Fukuhara, 95, American army officer. ^[162]
• Nagore E. M. Hanifa, 89, Indian politician and playback singer. ^[163]
• Willie Honicutt, 82, American Negro league baseball player. ^[164]
• Graham Howarth, 99, English entomologist. ^[165]
• Rayson Huang, 94, Chinese chemist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (1972–1986). ^[166]
• Jayakanthan, 80, Indian Tamil author. ^[167]
• Sergei Lashchenko, 27, Ukrainian kickboxer, shot. ^[168]
• David Laventhol, 81, American newspaper editor and publisher, Parkinson's disease. ^[169]
• Nan Inger Östman, 92, Swedish children's book author. ^[170]
• Billy Ronson, 58, English footballer (Blackpool). ^[171]
• Giorgio Salvini, 94, Italian physicist and politician, Minister of University, Scientific Research and Technology (1995–1996). ^[172]
• Hermann Schweppenhäuser, 87, German philosopher. ^[173]
• Joel Shankle, 82, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1956). ^[174]
• Joel Spira, 88, American inventor (solid-state lamp dimmer), co-founder of Lutron Electronics Company, heart attack. ^[175]
• Hilde Stavik, 52, Norwegian long-distance runner, cancer. ^[176]
• Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero, 85, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. ^[177]
• Ion Trewin, 71, British editor, publisher and author. ^[178]
• Lars Tunbjörk, 59, Swedish photographer. ^[179]
• Jean-Claude Turcotte, 78, Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Montreal (1990–2012). ^[180]
• Ole Wackström, 82, Finnish Olympic racing cyclist (1968, 1972). ^[181]

9

• Paul Almond, 83, Canadian filmmaker ( The Act of the Heart , Journey , Isabel ) and television director ( Seven Up! ), heart disease. ^[182]
• Betty Tackaberry Blake, 94, American WWII aviator. ^[183]
• Nina Companeez, 77, French film director. ^[184]
• Alexander Dalgarno, 87, British physicist. ^[185]
• Ivan Doig, 75, American author, multiple myeloma. ^[186]
• Moira Gemmill, 55, British design director (Victoria and Albert Museum), traffic collision. ^[187]
• Jurgen Gothe, 70, German-born Canadian radio broadcaster ( DiscDrive ). ^[188]
• Charles Hamel, 84, American congressional aide and oil industry whistleblower. ^[189]
• Ray Harm, 87, American artist, prostate cancer. ^[190]
• Ghulam Rasool Kar, 94, Indian politician. ^[191]
• Kuo Ting-tsai, 78, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1993–2002), complications of cancer. ^[192]
• Bob McLean, 67, Australian winemaker, liver cancer. ^[193]
• Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, 94, Indian air chief marshal and Chief of Air Staff (1976–1978). ^[194]
• Vera Pap, 59, Hungarian actress. ^[195]
• Ron Payne, 89, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mitchell (1970–1989). ^[196]
• Elmo Noel Joseph Perera, 82, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (1992–1995) and Bishop of Galle (1995–2004). ^[197]
• Narra Raghava Reddy, 92, Indian politician. ^[198]
• Hans Ring, 86, Swedish Olympic athlete. ^[199]
• Margaret Rule, 86, British archaeologist. ^[200]
• João Alves dos Santos, 58, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Paranaguá (since 2006). ^[201]
• Rafael Soriano, 94, Cuban painter. ^[202]
• Alex Soto, 49, Puerto Rican actor and drag queen, heart attack. ^[203]
• Rogvold Sukhoverko, 74, Russian film and voice actor. ^[204]
• Johan B. Steen, 81, Norwegian biologist. ^[205]
• Tut Taylor, 91, American bluegrass musician ( The Great Dobro Sessions ). ^[206]
• John Toohey, 85, Australian jurist, High Court Justice (1987–1998). ^[207]
• Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, 105, Chinese-born American sinologist, professor, and librarian. ^[208]
• Sascha Weidner, 40, German artist, heart failure. ^[209]

10

• Andrzej Ajnenkiel, 84, Polish historian. ^[210]
• Richie Benaud, 84, Australian cricket captain and television commentator, skin cancer. ^[211]
• Raúl Héctor Castro, 98, Mexican-born American politician and diplomat, Governor of Arizona (1975–1977), Ambassador to El Salvador (1964–1968), Bolivia (1968–1969) and Argentina (1977–1980). ^[212]
• David Dank, 76, American politician, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives (since 2007), heart attack. ^[213]
• Peter de Giles, 88, British Olympic rower. ^[214]
• Desmond Digby, 82, New Zealand-born Australian theatre designer, children's book illustrator and painter. ^[215]
• Waltraud Falk, 85, German economist. ^[216]
• Eduardo Gauggel Medina, 48, Honduran lawyer and politician, MP (since 2014), shot. ^[217]
• Eduardo Gauggel Rivas, 61, Honduran lawyer and politician, member of the Supreme Court (1994–1998), shot. ^[217]
• Ray Graves, 96, American football player and coach. ^[218]
• Ronald Hambleton, 97, English-born Canadian broadcaster and music critic ( Toronto Star ). ^[219]
• Bárbara Heliodora, 91, Brazilian theatre critic. ^[220]
• Lauren Hill, 19, American college basketball player, pediatric cancer advocate, brain cancer. ^[221]
• Dorothy Jelicich, 87, New Zealand politician, MP for Hamilton West (1972–75). ^[222]
• Jin Youzhi, 96, Chinese royal. ^[223]
• Rustin R. Kimsey, 79, American prelate, Episcopal Bishop of Eastern Oregon. ^[224]
• Judith Malina, 88, German-born American actress ( Dog Day Afternoon , Awakenings , The Addams Family ) and director, lung disease. ^[225]
• Keith McCormack, 74, American singer and songwriter ("Sugar Shack"), stroke. ^[226]
• Bobby Moore, 56, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants). ^[227]
• Jim Mutscheller, 85, American football player (Baltimore Colts), kidney failure. ^[228]
• William S. Powell, 95, American historian. ^[229]
• Rocco Quattrocchi, 88, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives. ^[230]
• Rose Francine Rogombé, 72, Gabonese politician, Acting President (2009). ^[231]
• Ray Treacy, 68, Irish footballer (Charlton Athletic). ^[232]
• Peter Walsh, 80, Australian politician, Minister for Finance (1984–1990), Senator for Western Australia (1974–1993). ^[233]

11

• Charlie Beasley, 69, American basketball player. ^[234]
• Martin Tore Bjørndal, 70, Norwegian diplomat. ^[235]
• Nico Frijda, 87, Dutch psychologist. ^[236]
• Jimmy Gunn, 66, American football player (Chicago Bears), heart failure. ^[237]
• Guy Hannen, 90, British WWII army officer and auctioneer. ^[238]
• Helen Anne Henderson, 68, Canadian journalist and disability rights activist, complications from cancer. ^[239]
• Peter Jones, 95, British WWII army officer. ^[240]
• Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, 62, Bangladeshi politician and convicted war criminal, execution by hanging. ^[241]
• Sheila Kitzinger, 86, British natural childbirth activist. ^[242]
• Janusz Kurczab, 77, Polish Olympic fencer (1960), mountaineer and expedition leader. ^[243]
• François Maspero, 83, French writer and translator. ^[244]
• Viv Nicholson, 79, British football pools winner, complications of a stroke and dementia. ^[245]
• Heino Pulli, 77, Finnish ice hockey player. ^[246]
• Hanut Singh, 81, Indian army officer. ^[247]
• Tekena Tamuno, 83, Nigerian history professor. ^[248]
• Kyle Testerman, 80, American politician, Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee (1972–1975, 1984–1987). ^[249]
• Levi Watkins, 70, American heart surgeon, complications from a heart attack and a stroke. ^[250]

12

• Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh, 35, Saudi Arabian suspected terrorist, drone attack. ^[251]
• Aleksey Bochkov, 45, Russian Olympic cyclist (1992). ^[252]
• Paulo Brossard, 90, Brazilian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1986–1989), justice of the Supreme Federal Court (1989–1994). ^[253]
• Jože Ciuha, 90, Slovenian painter. ^[254]
• Patrice Dominguez, 65, French tennis player. ^[255]
• Alfred Eick, 99, German U-boat commander. ^[256]
• Bill Etches, 93, British WWII army officer (St Nazaire Raid). ^[257]
• Doug Gregory, 92, British Royal Air Force officer and stunt pilot, hit by car. ^[258]
• Claude Lanthier, 82, Canadian politician, MP for Lasalle (1984–1988). ^[259]
• André Mba Obame, 57, Gabonese politician. ^[260]
• Mario Wallenda, 74, American highwire artiste ( The Flying Wallendas ). ^[261]

13

• Bruce Alger, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district (1955–1965), heart ailment. ^[262]
• Brice Bosnich, 78, Australian chemist. ^[263]
• Gerald Calabrese, 90, American politician and basketball player (Syracuse Nationals). ^[264]
• Ronnie Carroll, 80, Northern Irish singer and political candidate. ^[265]
• Noël De Pauw, 72, Belgian cyclist. ^[266]
• Tony Eldridge, 91, British Royal Navy officer ( Chariot manned torpedo ). ^[267]
• Eduardo Galeano, 74, Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist, lung cancer. ^[268]
• Claire Gordon, 74, British actress ( Konga , Beat Girl ), brain tumour. ^[269]
• Günter Grass, 87, German novelist ( The Tin Drum ), Nobel Prize laureate (1999), lung infection. ^[270]
• Mária Gulácsy, 73, Hungarian fencer, Olympic silver medalist (1968). ^[271]
• Neal Horsley, 70, American anti-abortion activist. ^[272]
• Pat King, 68, Irish Gaelic football player and coach. ^[273]
• Thelma Coyne Long, 96, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player. ^[274]
• Joselyn Alejandra Niño, c. 20, Mexican suspected assassin, shot. ^[275]
• Neal Nitz, 61, American politician. ^[276]
• Anna-Lisa Ohlsson, 89, Swedish Olympic sprint canoeist (1952). ^[277]
• Bob Pinkalla, 86, American ten-pin bowler, heart failure. ^[278]
• Elizabeth Brown Pryor, 64, American author and historian, traffic collision. ^[279]
• Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Caetité (1981–2002). ^[280]
• Rex Robinson, 89, British actor ( Doctor Who , Yes Minister , Only Fools and Horses ). ^[281]
• Haanii Shivraj, 29, Malaysian actress, cancer. ^[282]
• Serhiy Sukhobok, 50, Ukrainian journalist, shot. ^[283]
• Herb Trimpe, 75, American comic book artist ( The Incredible Hulk , Thor ), co-creator of Wolverine, heart attack. ^[284]

14

• Norman H. Bangerter, 82, American politician, Governor of Utah (1985–1993), stroke. ^[285]
• Klaus Bednarz, 72, German journalist and writer. ^[286]
• Homaro Cantu, 38, American chef, suicide by hanging. ^[287]
• Sheldon Galbraith, 92, Canadian figure skating coach. ^[288]
• Aref Gholizadeh, 77, Iranian international footballer. ^[289]
• Ameril Umbra Kato, 68, Filipino warlord, leader of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, heart attack. ^[290]
• Kō Kojima, 87, Japanese manga artist, cerebral hemorrhage. ^[291]
• M. Joseph Manning, 90, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1967–1997). ^[292]
• Zsuzsa Nádor, 87, Hungarian Olympic swimmer. ^[293]
• Leslie Peterson, 91, Canadian lawyer and politician, Attorney General of British Columbia (1968–1972). ^[294]
• Gordon Preston, 89, English mathematician. ^[295]
• Majid Rahnema, 91, Iranian diplomat and politician. ^[296]
• Mark Reeds, 55, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers) and coach (Ottawa Senators), pneumonia. ^[297]
• Meir Rosenne, 84, Israeli lawyer and diplomat, Ambassador to France (1979–1983) and United States (1983–1987). ^[298]
• Kevin Rosier, 53, American super heavyweight kickboxing champion and mixed martial artist (UFC), heart attack. ^[299]
• Vilas Sarang, 73, Indian author. ^[300]
• Howie Schumm, 75, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos). ^[301]
• Arnold Schütz, 80, German footballer (Werder Bremen). ^[302]
• Percy Sledge, 74, American R&B singer ("When a Man Loves a Woman"), liver cancer. ^[303]
• Alex Stevens, 79, American actor and stunt performer ( Dark Shadows , Superman , Goodfellas ). ^[304]
• Buddy Temple, 73, American businessman and politician. ^[305]
• Roberto Tucci, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, President of Vatican Radio (1985–2001), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (since 2001). ^[306]
• Kathrine Sorley Walker, 95, English ballet critic. ^[307]
• David Ward-Steinman, 78, American composer and music professor. ^[308]

15

• Sidney Abbott, 77, American feminist activist, fire. ^[309]
• Kinya Aikawa, 80, Japanese actor ( Speed Racer , Naruhodo! The World ), lung cancer. ^[310]
• Zaur Ardzinba, 65, Abkhazian politician. ^[311]
• Joseph A. Bennett, 47, British actor ( The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ), suicide by hanging. ^[312]
• Paul Clark, 67, American poker player. ^[313]
• Jonathan Crombie, 48, Canadian actor ( Anne of Green Gables ), brain haemorrhage. ^[314]
• Margaret Harrison, 96, Scottish peace campaigner. ^[315]
• Billy Ray Hearn, 85, American record label chairman, heart disease. ^[316]
• John Howard, 94, American optical physicist. ^[317]
• Oleg Kalashnikov, 52, Ukrainian politician, shot. ^[318]
• Felice Leonardo, 100, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti (1957–1991). ^[319]
• Alexander Nadson, 88, Belarusian religious leader, Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad (since 1986). ^[320]
• Luis Ortega Álvarez, 62, Spanish judge, member of the Constitutional Court of Spain (since 2011), heart attack. ^[321]
• Govindbhai Patel, 72, Indian filmmaker, cancer. ^[322]
• Margo Reed, 73, American jazz musician, complications from dementia. ^[323]
• Mykola Storozhenko, 86, Ukrainian painter. ^[324]
• Barbara Strauch, 63, American author and reporter ( The New York Times ), breast cancer. ^[325]
• Surya Bahadur Thapa, 88, Nepalese politician, Prime Minister (1955, 1963–1964, 1965–1969, 1979–1983, 1997–1998, 2003–2004), respiratory failure. ^[326]
• Gunilla Wolde, 75, Swedish writer and illustrator. ^[327]

16

• Ron Bailey, 88, New Zealand politician, MP for Heretaunga (1960–1981). ^[328]
• Driss Bamous, 73, Moroccan Olympic footballer (1964). ^[329]
• Valery Belousov, 66, Russian ice hockey player and coach. ^[330]
• Ollie Brown, 71, American baseball player (San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants), mesothelioma. ^[331]
• Attaphol Buspakom, 53, Thai football player and coach, blood infection. ^[332]
• Oles Buzina, 45, Ukrainian journalist, shot. ^[333]
• Bhola Nath Chalise, 63, Nepalese economist, kidney ailments. ^[334]
• Alden G. Glauch, 95, American air force major general. ^[335]
• Tommy Graham, 72, Scottish politician. ^[336]
• Stanislav Gross, 45, Czech politician, Prime Minister (2004–2005), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ^[337]
• Johnny Kemp, 55, Bahamian singer ("Just Got Paid"), fall. ^[338]
• Heino Kleiminger, 76, German footballer (F.C. Hansa Rostock, East Germany national team), cancer. ^[339]
• Eduard Koblmueller, 69, Austrian mountaineer, hypothermia. ^[340]
• Nimal Mendis, 81, Sri Lankan singer and songwriter. ^[341]
• Tommy Preston, 82, Scottish footballer (Hibernian). ^[342]
• Lee Remmel, 90, American public relations director (Green Bay Packers). ^[343]
• Smuggler, 12, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from foaling. ^[344]
• Marjorie Elliott Sypher, 89, Canadian-born Costa Rican First Lady (1974–1978). ^[345]
• Giuseppe Zigaina, 91, Italian neorealist painter and author. ^[346]

17

• Renato Altissimo, 74, Italian politician, Minister of Health (1979–1980, 1981–1983), Minister of Trade and Industry (1983–1986). ^[347]
• Steve Beck, 58, English executive, chairman of York City F.C. (2003–2004). ^[348]
• Brian Couzens, 82, British music industry executive (Chandos Records). ^[349]
• Mariano Gago, 66, Portuguese physicist and politician, cancer. ^[350]
• Francis George, 78, American Roman Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago (1997–2014), President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007–2010), bladder cancer. ^[351]
• Peter Graham, 60, English cricketer. ^[352]
• Robert P. Griffin, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan (1966–1977) and House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district (1957–1966). ^[353]
• Jaroslav Holík, 72, Czech ice hockey player, world champion (1972). ^[354]
• Viktor Korshunov, 85, Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR. ^[355]
• Tore Bernitz Pedersen, 80, Norwegian cartoonist. ^[356]
• Hannes Lindemann, 92, German sailor. ^[357]
• Phil Lundgren, 75, British Olympic boxer. ^[358]
• Ray Nemec, 85, American baseball researcher and historian. ^[359]
• Scotty Probasco, 86, American businessman and philanthropist. ^[360]
• Don Quayle, 84, American broadcast journalist, President of NPR (1970–1973). ^[361]
• Jack Rieley, 72, American record producer and band manager (The Beach Boys). ^[362]
• Jeremiah J. Rodell, 93, American brigadier general and priest. ^[363]
• Keith Shackleton, 92, British painter and television presenter. ^[364]
• S. K. Sharma, 62, Indian cricket umpire. ^[365]
• Ann Stepan, 71, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1991–1993), lymphoma. ^[366]
• A. Alfred Taubman, 91, American real estate developer, philanthropist and football team owner (Michigan Panthers). ^[367]
• Greg Woodcroft, 44, Canadian wrestler. ^[368]

18

• Sir Christopher Bayly, 69, British historian. ^[369]
• Walter Conahan, 87, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1983–1989), cancer. ^[370]
• Francesco Dapiran, 94, Italian Olympic rower (1948). ^[371]
• Gunnar Gravdahl, 87, Norwegian politician, Mayor of Bærum (1989–1992). ^[372]
• Joe Hutter, 77, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives. ^[373]
• Joseph Lechleider, 82, American inventor (DSL). ^[374]
• Sir Roger Lobo, 91, Macanese-born Hong Kong businessman and politician, senior unofficial member of the Legislative Council (1980–1985), moved "Lobo Motion" (1984), cancer. ^[375]
• Mario Pirani, 89, Italian journalist ( la Repubblica ), economist, and writer. ^[376]
• William Schultz, 76, New Zealand rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, national team). ^[377]
• Laverne Torczon, 79, American football player. ^[378]
• Leonid Vladimirsky, 94, Russian book illustrator. ^[379]
• Erwin Waldner, 82, German footballer (VfB Stuttgart, SPAL Ferrara). ^[380]
• L. Jean Willoughby, 89, American politician. ^[381]

19

• Richard Anthony, 77, Egyptian-born French singer. ^[382]
• Sir Raymond Carr, 96, British historian. ^[383]
• Haney Catchings, 66, American football coach (Prairie View A&M, Tuskegee), cancer. ^[384]
• Uche Chukwumerije, 75, Nigerian politician, Senator for Abia North (since 2003), lung cancer. ^[385]
• Margot Duke, Marchioness of Reading, 96, British aristocrat. ^[386]
• William Price Fox, 89, American novelist. ^[387]
• Lothar Friedrich, 84, German cyclist. ^[388]
• Eva Galambos, 87, American politician, Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia (2005–2014), cancer. ^[389]
• Freddie Gray, 25, American police suspect, severed spinal cord. ^[390]
• Aliaskhab Kebekov, 43, Dagestani-Russian Islamist leader, Emir of the Caucasus Emirate (since 2014), shot. ^[391]
• Sandra Mackey, 77, American writer ( Chicago Tribune , The Wall Street Journal ). ^[392]
• István Marton, 72, Hungarian politician. ^[393]
• Roy Mason, Baron Mason of Barnsley, 91, British politician, MP for Barnsley (1953–1983) and Barnsley Central (1983–1987), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1976–1979). ^[394]
• Scott Mason, 55, American radio personality. ^[395]
• Tom McCabe, 60, Scottish politician, Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform (2004–2007). ^[396]
• Tony Morelli, 58, Canadian stunt performer ( The X-Files , Smallville , Rise of the Planet of the Apes ). ^[397]
• Hiroyuki Nishimoto, 88, Japanese voice actor ( Moomin ), aortic dissection. ^[398]
• Theodosia Okoh, 92, Ghanaian flag designer and sports administrator. ^[399]
• Michael J. D. Powell, 78, British mathematician. ^[400]
• Else Repål, 85, Norwegian politician. ^[401]
• Oktay Sinanoğlu, 80, Turkish scientist. ^[402]
• Bernard Stollman, 85, American record label founder (ESP-Disk), colon and spine cancer. ^[403]
• Elio Toaff, 99, Italian rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Rome (1951–2002). ^[404]
• Betty Willis, 91, American graphic designer (Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign). ^[405]
• Casimir Witucki, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins). ^[406]

20

• Gilberto Almeida, 86, Ecuadorian painter. ^[407]
• Gary Brain, 72, New Zealand timpanist and conductor. ^[408]
• Doug Buffone, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears) and radio host. ^[409]
• Cláudio Cunha, 68, Brazilian actor. ^[410]
• Hassan El-Shazly, 71, Egyptian footballer (Tersana, national team). ^[411]
• Pedro Eugênio, 65, Brazilian politician, MP (1998–2014), complications from surgery. ^[412]
• Peter Howell, 96, British actor ( Emergency – Ward 10 , Shadowlands , The Prisoner ). ^[413]
• Nobuo Kaiho, 73, Japanese Olympic basketball player. ^[414]
• Albert Kalonji, 85, Congolese politician, King of South Kasai. ^[415]
• Gábor Kucsera, 65, Hungarian Olympic swimmer. ^[416]
• Aharon Lichtenstein, 81, French-born American-Israeli rabbi, recipient of the Israel Prize (2014). ^[417]
• Bob Maloubier, 92, French secret agent. ^[418]
• Frederic Morton, 90, Austrian-born American writer. ^[419]
• Bob St. Clair, 84, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers). ^[420]
• Ibrahim Yusri, 65, Egyptian actor ( The Terrorist ), kidney failure. ^[421]

21

• M. H. Abrams, 102, American literary critic. ^[422]
• Mykola Bahrov, 77, Ukrainian academician and politician. ^[423]
• Steve Byrnes, 56, American sports announcer ( NASCAR on Fox ), head and neck cancer. ^[424]
• Gideon Eilat, 91, Israeli soldier. ^[425]
• Betsy von Furstenberg, 83, German-born American actress ( As the World Turns ) and baroness, Alzheimer's disease. ^[426]
• Edan Milton Hughes, 80, American art dealer and author. ^[427]
• Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, 49, Tajik-Russian film director ( Luna Papa ). ^[428]
• Ferenc Konrád, 70, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic bronze (1968), silver (1972) and gold (1976) medalist. ^[429]
• Jim McCarthy, 90, Irish rugby union player (national team). ^[430]
• Sergei Mikhalev, 67, Russian ice hockey coach, traffic collision. ^[431]
• John Moshoeu, 49, South African footballer (Kaizer Chiefs, Giant Blackpool, national team), African Cup of Nations champion (1996), cancer. ^[432]
• Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, 88, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Odisha (1980–1989, 1995–1999), Governor of Assam (2009–2014), heart attack. ^[433]
• Robert P. Patterson, Jr., 91, American federal judge. ^[434]
• Borisav Pisić, 66, Bosnian Yugoslav Olympic hurdler (1980). ^[435]
• Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, 95, Canadian WWII tank commander. ^[436]
• Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi, 76, Egyptian poet. ^[437]
• Derek Vonberg, 93, British physicist. ^[438] (death announced on this date)
• Dave Walker, 73, English footballer (Burnley, Southampton). ^[439]
• Elizabeth Weaver, 74, American judge, Michigan Supreme Court Justice (1995–2010), Chief Justice (1991–2001). ^[440]
• Cindy Yang, 24, Taiwanese model and actress ( First of May ), suicide by helium inhalation. ^[441]

22

• Hugh Alan Anderson, 81, Canadian politician. ^[442]
• Dick Balharry, 77, British conservationist, cancer. ^[443]
• Peter B. Best, 76, British marine mammal expert. ^[444]
• Dorothy Custer, 103, American comedian. ^[445]
• Yoichi Funado, 71, Japanese novelist, thymic cancer. ^[446]
• Régis Ghesquière, 65, Belgian Olympic decathlete (1972), heart attack. ^[447]
• Alasdair Graham, 85, Canadian politician, Senator for Nova Scotia (1972–2004). ^[448]
• Nagare Hagiwara, 62, Japanese actor, traffic collision. ^[449]
• Imtiaz Alam Hanfi, 86, Pakistani banker. ^[450]
• Ronny Lee, 88, American guitarist and writer. ^[451]
• Audree Norton, 88, American actress. ^[452]
• Bernard Penfold, 98, British army major general, general manager of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (1972–1979). ^[453]
• Aideen O'Kelly, 74, Irish actress. ^[454]
• Páll Skúlason, 69, Icelandic philosopher. ^[455]
• Gennadi Vengerov, 55, Belarusian-born Soviet actor ( Enemy at the Gates ), lung and bone cancer. ^[456]
• Irene Woodall, 69, American magazine editor. ^[457]

23

• Afzaal Ahmed, 66, Pakistani cricketer and umpire. ^[458]
• Aziz Asli, 77, Iranian footballer (Persepolis). ^[459]
• Dick Barone, 82, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates). ^[460]
• Desmond Boal, 85, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, MP for Belfast Shankill (1960–1972). ^[461]
• Frana Cardno, 74, New Zealand politician, Mayor of Southland District (1992–2013), bile duct cancer. ^[462]
• Sir Philip Carter, 87, British football director (Everton). ^[463]
• Richard Corliss, 71, American film critic ( Time ), stroke. ^[464]
• Alexander Eliot, 95, American writer. ^[465]
• Marie Herbst, 86, American politician, Mayor of Vernon, Connecticut (1979–1986), member of the Connecticut Senate (1987–1992). ^[466]
• George Horner, 91, Czech-born American pianist and physician. ^[467]
• Ray Jackson, 74, Australian aboriginal activist and Wiradjuri elder. ^[468]
• Pierre Claude Nolin, 64, Canadian politician, Speaker of the Senate (since 2014), pancreatic cancer. ^[469]
• Frank Porretta, 84, American tenor and musical theater actor. ^[470]
• Paul Ryan, 69, American actor, television host and correspondent ( Entertainment Tonight ), leukemia. ^[471]
• Jim Steffen, 78, American football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins). ^[472]
• E. M. Subramaniam, 67, Indian Carnatic percussionist. ^[473]
• Sawyer Sweeten, 19, American actor ( Everybody Loves Raymond ), suicide by gunshot. ^[474]
• Francis Tsai, 48, American concept artist ( Spider-Man , TMNT , The Bourne Conspiracy ), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ^[475]
• Sixto Valencia Burgos, 81, Mexican comic artist ( Memín Pinguín , MAD ). ^[476]
• Guillermo Zúñiga Martínez, 72, Mexican academic and politician, Mayor of Xalapa (1988–1991), MP for Veracruz (1994–1997). ^[477]

24

• Władysław Bartoszewski, 93, Polish politician and resistance fighter, Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995, 2000–2001). ^[478]
• Ken Birch, 81, British footballer (Bangor City). ^[479]
• Thomas Joseph Connolly, 92, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baker (1971–1999). ^[480]
• Rustum Ghazaleh, 61, Syrian military officer, head injury. ^[481]
• Ismail Hussain, 65, Indian politician, MP for Barpeta (2009–2014), cancer. ^[482]
• Horst-Peter Kretschmer, 59, German Olympic ice hockey player (1980, 1988). ^[483]
• Valentine Lamb, 76, British journalist ( The Irish Field ). ^[484]
• Frankie Lee, 73, American blues singer-songwriter. ^[485]
• Benjamin F. Logan, 87, American electrical engineer and bluegrass musician, heart attack. ^[486]
• Sabeen Mahmud, 39, Pakistani human rights activist, shot. ^[487]
• Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, 83, British judge, barrister and peer. ^[488]
• Herbert Ninaus, 78, Austrian-born Australian international footballer. ^[489]
• Claudia Paz, 95, Chilean actress. ^[490]
• Max Rojas, 74, Mexican poet. ^[491]
• Raymond Roussin, 75, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gravelbourg (1995–1998) and Victoria (1999–2004), Archbishop of Vancouver (2004–2009). ^[492]
• Success Express, 30, American Thoroughbred racehorse. ^[493]
• Sid Tepper, 96, American songwriter ("Red Roses for a Blue Lady"). ^[494]
• George C. Young, 98, American lawyer and judge, heart attack. ^[495]

25

• Karl-Otto Alberty, 81, German actor. ^[496]
• Colin Bloomfield, 33, British radio presenter (BBC Radio Derby), skin cancer. ^[497]
• Sujit Bose, 80, Indian cricketer. ^[498]
• Arthur Brittenden, 90, British newspaper editor ( Daily Mail ). ^[499]
• Wilfred Brown, 85, Australian cricketer. ^[500]
• Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, 78, British nobleman. ^[501]
• Jim Fanning, 87, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and manager (Montreal Expos). ^[502]
• Paolo Galletti, 78, Italian Olympic swimmer (1956, 1960). ^[503]
• Jiří Hledík, 86, Czech footballer (FC Hradec Králové). ^[504]
• Otakar Krámský, 55, Czech racing driver, triple European hillclimb champion (1995, 1997, 1998), training collision. ^[505]
• Don Mankiewicz, 93, American screenwriter ( Star Trek , Ironside , Profiles in Courage ), heart failure. ^[506]
• Ben Molar, 99, Argentine composer and musical producer. ^[507]
• Mike Phillips, 59, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats, FC Barcelona), fall. ^[508]
• Alfred Schreyer, 92, Ukrainian-born Polish fiddler and singer. ^[509]
• Christine Stewart, 74, Canadian politician, Secretary of State (1993–1997) and Minister of the Environment (1997–1999). ^[510]
• Richard West, 84, British journalist and author. ^[511]
• Notable deaths consequent to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake:
  • Dan Fredinburg, 33, American executive, head of privacy at Google. ^[512]
  • Matthias Kuhle, 67, German geographer. ^[513]

26

• Masudur Rahman Baidya, 46, Indian swimmer, heart attack. ^[514]
• Talal Akbar Bugti, 63, Pakistani tribal leader and politician, heart attack. ^[515]
• Edward T. Chambers, 85, American activist, director of the Industrial Areas Foundation (1972–2009), heart failure. ^[516]
• Hojatollah Khatib, 61, Iranian sports administrator (Persepolis), cancer. ^[517]
• Izatullo Khayoyev, 78, Tajik politician, Vice-President (1990–1991), Prime Minister (1991–1992). ^[518]
• Jayne Meadows, 95, American actress ( I've Got a Secret , Undercurrent , Song of the Thin Man ). ^[519]
• Józef Paczyński, 95, Polish WWII prisoner, barber of Rudolf Hoss. ^[520]
• Marcel Pronovost, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs). ^[521]
• Bill Valentine, 82, American baseball umpire. ^[522]
• Wang Guozhen, 58, Chinese poet, liver cancer. ^[523]

27

• Jay Appleton, 95, British geographer. ^[524]
• Randy Bennett, 51, Canadian swimming coach, cancer. ^[525]
• Suzanne Crough, 52, American actress ( The Partridge Family ), arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. ^[526]
• David Fletcher, 90, English cricketer (Surrey). ^[527]
• Gene Fullmer, 83, American professional boxer, two-time middleweight world champion. ^[528]
• Verne Gagne, 89, American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter (AWA), Hall of Fame (2004, 2006). ^[529]
• Frank Henderson, 92, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2004–2014). ^[530]
• Guy LeBlanc, 54, Canadian keyboard player (Nathan Mahl, Camel), kidney cancer. ^[531]
• Andrew Lesnie, 59, Australian cinematographer ( The Lord of the Rings , I Am Legend , The Water Diviner ), Oscar winner (2002), heart attack. ^[532]
• Harvey R. Miller, 82, American lawyer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ^[533]
• Marty Napoleon, 93, American jazz pianist. ^[534]
• Lionel Repka, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets), liver cancer. ^[535]
• Alexander Rich, 90, American biologist. ^[536]
• Inês Etienne Romeu, 72, Brazilian political prisoner. ^[537]
• Abraham Rotstein, 86, Canadian economist. ^[538]
• Rolf Smedvig, 62, American classical trumpeter (Empire Brass), heart attack. ^[539]
• Chris Turner, 64, English football player and manager (Peterborough). ^[540]
• John Wimpenny, 92, English aeronautical engineer. ^[541]

28

• Antônio Abujamra, 82, Brazilian actor and director. ^[542]
• Marcia Brown, 96, American writer and children's books illustrator. ^[543]
• Duri Camichel, 32, Swiss ice hockey player (EV Zug), traffic collision. ^[544]
• Glenn Dennis, 90, American ufologist. ^[545]
• Jack Ely, 71, American singer ("Louie Louie"). ^[546]
• René Féret, 69, French actor and director ( Solemn Communion ). ^[547]
• Ashura Hara, 68, Japanese professional wrestler, pneumonia. ^[548]
• Keith Harris, 67, British ventriloquist (Orville the Duck, Cuddles the Monkey), cancer. ^[549]
• Michael J. Ingelido, 98, American Air Force major general, stroke. ^[550]
• Yoshihiko Osaki, 76, Japanese swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1960), pneumonia. ^[551]
• Vicente Piccio, Jr., 83, Filipino Air Force major general. ^[552]
• Einar Thorsteinn, 73, Icelandic architect. ^[553]
• James Watson, 78, British novelist. ^[554]
• Xu Guangxian, 94, Chinese chemist. ^[555]

29

• Charles Benton, 84, American public digital media promoter, CEO of the Benton Foundation, cancer. ^[556]
• Carlos Calderón Fajardo, 69, Peruvian journalist and novelist. ^[557]
• Giovanni Canestri, 96, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cagliari (1984–1987) and Genoa (1987–1995). ^[558]
• Daniel During, 83, South African cricketer. ^[559]
• Gopulu, 90, Indian cartoonist ( Ananda Vikatan ). ^[560]
• Nicholas Gruner, 72, Canadian Roman Catholic priest, promoter of the message of Our Lady of Fatima, heart attack. ^[561]
• John G. Heyburn II, 66, American federal judge, Chief District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (2001–2008), liver cancer. ^[562]
• Paul Hudak, 62, American professor of computer science, leukemia. ^[563]
• Milap Chand Jain, 86, Indian judge and politician, Governor of Rajasthan (1990). ^[564]
• Gary Liddell, 60, Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town, Heart of Midlothian). ^[565]
• Valmir Louruz, 71, Brazilian football manager (Juventude, Pelotas). ^[566]
• François Michelin, 88, French businessman, CEO of Michelin (1955–1999). ^[567]
• Vardan Militosyan, 64, Armenian Olympic silver medallist weightlifter (1976). ^[568]
• Jean Nidetch, 91, American businesswoman, founder of Weight Watchers. ^[569]
• Calvin Peete, 71, American golfer, Tournament Players champion (1985). ^[570]
• Philip Perlman, 95, American businessman and actor ( Cheers ). ^[571]
• Joe Pikula, 70, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats). ^[572]
• Barbara Reynolds, 100, English scholar, lexicographer and translator. ^[573]
• Brian Sedgemore, 78, British politician, fall. ^[574]
• Dan Walker, 92, American politician, Governor of Illinois (1973–1977), heart failure. ^[575]
• Notable convicted drug traffickers executed by Indonesian firing squad: ^[576]
  • Andrew Chan, 31, Australian (Bali Nine)
  • Rodrigo Gularte, 42, Brazilian
  • Myuran Sukumaran, 34, Australian (Bali Nine)

30

• Lennart Bodström, 87, Swedish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982–1985). ^[577]
• Sharon Callahan, 63, American Olympic athlete. ^[578]
• Bold Pilot, 22, Turkish thoroughbred racehorse. ^[579]
• Halina Daniec, 66, Polish Olympic gymnast. ^[580]
• Peter Dobkin Hall, 69, American author and historian, traffic collision. ^[581]
• David Fonseca, 60, Belizean politician, Mayor of Belize City (1999–2006), suicide by gunshot. ^[582]
• Adrian Gibson, 79, Australian politician, MP for Denison (1964–69). ^[583]
• Steven Goldmann, 53, Canadian music video and film director, cancer. ^[584]
• Rutger Gunnarsson, 69, Swedish bassist (ABBA, Elton John). ^[585]
• Ben E. King, 76, American soul and R&B singer ("Stand by Me"), coronary heart disease. ^[586]
• Gregory Mertens, 24, Belgian footballer, heart attack. ^[587]
• Patachou, 96, French singer and actress. ^[588]
• William Pfaff, 86, American author and columnist, heart attack. ^[589]
• Ronald Senator, 89, British composer, house fire. ^[590]
• Sky Classic, 28, Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. ^[591]
• Nigel Terry, 69, British actor ( The Lion in Winter , Excalibur , Troy ), emphysema. ^[592]

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59. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe leader Michael Jandreau dies Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
60. Turkish veteran musician Kayahan dies of cancer at 66
61. Former Tiger star Terdell Middleton dies at 59
62. Vivian Nathan, Original Member of The Actors Studio, Dies at 98
63. Komedian Mpok Nori Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
64. Mirė Seimo narys Algirdas Patackas (in Lithuanian)
65. Fallece el opispo alavés Luis María Perez de Onraíta (in Spanish)
66. Chris Plumridge, golf correspondent – obituary
67. Multifaceted Music Critic Andrew Porter Dies At 86
68. "Tribute to Christopher H. B. Reynolds". Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
69. Robert Rietti
70. "Former Raiders coach Charlie Sumner, architect of Super Bowl XVIII touchdown, dies in Maui at age 84". Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
71. Boruch Dayan Ha'Emmes: Hagon Harav SHummel Halevi Wosner Zatzal – One Of The Poskei Hador
72. Zemřel bývalý skokanský reprezentant Jaroslav Balcar (in Czech)
73. Falleció Ramón Barreto (in Spanish)
74. ZEMŘEL ZDENĚK ČIHÁK
75. Southampton's legendary Bill Ellerington dies aged 91
76. Prominent Lethbridge Politician John Gogo, 83, dies
77. Chopper crash Jamaluddin Jarjis, five others killed
78. Canadiens legend Elmer Lach dies at age 97
79. "Renowned Ethiopianist Donald N. Levine Passed Away". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
80. Ira Lewis, Actor and Playwright, Dies at 82
81. Elie Naasan
82. Medicul sălăjean Ioan Puşcaş a decedat. Era unul dintre marii specialişti în gastroenterologie Archived 2015-05-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
83. Sir John Read, businessman – obituary
84. Rifbjerg remembered for writing style, legacy
85. Lisa Simon Dies: Emmy-Winning 'Sesame Street' Producer Was 64
86. Marjorie Townsend: Electrical engineer who joined Nasa and became the first woman to manage the launch of a US spacecraft
87. "Former Dolphins Quarterback Dick Wood Dies". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
88. Умер Бауржан Баймухамедов (in Russian)
89. "In Memory of Barbara Bergmann". Archived from the original on 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
90. Madonna's Dermatologist Fredric Brandt Found Dead After Apparent Suicide
91. Juan Carlos Caceres: Musician who made Paris 'the second capital of Tango'
92. Former Devils and Rangers beat writer Hugh Delano dies at 81
93. Richard Dysart Dies: Emmy-Winning 'L.A. Law' Star And Stage Veteran Was 86
94. Former BJP MP Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi passes away
95. "UML leader Dhakal passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
96. Maurice Fenner
97. Victor Gotbaum, Labor Leader Who Helped Save New York From Bankruptcy, Dies at 93
98. Captain Tony Hutton – obituary
99. Algeria: Late Sid Ali Kouiret Was an Unrivalled Actor
100. В Жамбылской области скоропостижно скончался экс-вратарь ФК "Тараз" Накен Кырыкбаев Archived 2015-04-06 at archive.today (in Russian)
101. Richard W. LaSalle
102. Anne-Claude Leflaive, viticultrice – obituary
103. Norman B. Leventhal, developer who shaped Boston's skyline, dies at 97
104. Former Eagles and Steelers WR Looney dies at 98
105. 町田元最高裁長官が死去＝在外選挙権訴訟など関与 (in Japanese)
106. Sargy Mann
107. Vale 2GB's Gordon Moyes
108. "A Tribute to Dr Louis Muggleton". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
109. State Representative John Patton Dies
110. Fallece a los 80 años el compositor palentino Claudio Prieto (in Spanish)
111. Jehan Rajab dies
112. NZ wrestling great dies
113. "Lon Simmons, Giants' Hall of Fame broadcaster, dies at 91". Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
114. Gardner Taylor, preacher and civil rights figure, dies at 96
115. Tony Nominee Julie Wilson Passes Away at 90
116. Former MP Yacoub Zaiadeen passes away
117. Miami tennis coach, Greek Olympian Saki Balafas dies at 91
118. "Latvian ambassador to Azerbaijan dies in Baku". Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
119. Addio a Giovanni Berlinguer, una vita nel Pci (in Italian)
120. James Best, sheriff of 'Hazzard,' dies in Hickory at 88
121. Ray Charles, Leader of Ray Charles Singers, Who Backed Perry Como, Dies at 96
122. "Triple Olympian Paul Dearing passes at 73". Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
123. Milton Delugg Obituary
124. Walter H. Haas (1917–2015)
125. David KAPLAN Obituary
126. Bishop Eugène Moke Motsüri
127. Juneau artist Rie Munoz dies at 93
128. Mirė signataras Romualdas Ozolas (in Lithuanian)
129. John Papit, football star and banking executive
130. Art Powell, 1937–2015
131. Sad News: "Good Times" actor Ben Powers passes away at 64
132. Former Canadiens D St. Laurent dies at 85
133. David "Devilfish" Ulliott Dies Following Cancer Battle Archived 2015-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
134. "Alan Wilson Obituary". Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
135. "Obituary: Patrick H. Adkins". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
136. Former Montana Gov. Babcock dies
137. Iraqi Shiite politician Bahr al-Ulloum dies at 88
138. Jose Capellan dies at age 34 from apparent heart attack
139. Man City team-mates pay tribute to legend Harry Dowd after he passes away Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
140. Dance pioneer 'Luigi' Faccuito dies at age 90; left imprint on film, Broadway
141. Comedian and Voice Actor Stan Freberg Dies at 88
142. "Mr. Gallenstein". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
143. Former mayor of Tours found dead before French 'Chinese wedding' trial
144. Stars' Henyekane dies in car crash
145. Kardam, son of Bulgaria's last king, dies at 52
146. Stanley I. Kutler, Historian Who Got Nixon Tapes Released, Dies at 80
147. Geoffrey Lewis, actor in Clint Eastwood movies, dies at 79
148. งานสวดพระอภิธรรมศพ คุณบุญเกื้อ เหล่าวานิช (16–22 เมษายน 2558) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in Thai)
149. Betty Lucas Actor played many roles on and off stage
150. "Dickie Owen". Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
151. Longtime Livermore lab physicist and "father of the flywheel" dies at 96
152. French fashion buyer Maria Luisa Poumaillou dies at 61
153. James B. Rhoads, Fifth Archivist of the United States
154. Bengaluru Supreme Court's Former Judge Justice K Jagannatha Shetty (78) No More
155. Tributes paid to cricketer who played against some of the world's greats
156. "First Pole in NFL, Ryszard Szaro dies". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
157. Janet Turner obituary
158. Illinois State assistant Torrey Ward dies in plane crash after title game
159. Naomi Wilzig, Founder of Erotic Art Museum, Dies at 80
160. Mort de Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, grande voix de la France libre (in French)
161. "An Incomplete Spring The Life and Death of Abraham Eraly". Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
162. Harry K. Fukuhara
163. Singer Nagore Hanifa no more
164. Reverend Dr. Willie James Honicutt Jr.
165. Graham Howarth Entomologist who became a prisoner of the Japanese but was able to build a large collection of butterflies and moths
166. HKU's first Chinese vice chancellor Dr Rayson Huang dies Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
167. Jayakanthan dead
168. Sergei Laschenko Murdered in Ukraine Archived 2015-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
169. David Laventhol, Publisher on Both Coasts, Dies at 81
170. Författaren Nan Inger Östman död (in Swedish)
171. Baltimore Blast Hall of Famer Billy Ronson dead at the age of 58 Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
172. È morto Giorgio Salvini, fisico ed ex ministro (in Italian)
173. Hermann Schweppenhäuser (in German)
174. Shankle, Joel
175. Joel Spira, founder of light dimmer switch empire, dies at 88
176. Minneord Hilde Stavik Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
177. Tribute to AN Erudite Mahanayake
178. Ion Trewin Guiding hand behind lauded big-name biographies who became the literary director of the Man Booker prizes
179. Lars Tunbjörk visade oss Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (in Swedish)
180. Archbishop of Montreal, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, dead at 78
181. Ole Wackström ur tiden (in Swedish)
182. Paul Almond Dead
183. Betty C.G.T. Blake
184. Décès de la réalisatrice de télévision et de cinéma Nina Companeez (in French)
185. Alex Dalgarno
186. Award-winning author Ivan Doig, who chronicled the American West, dies at 75 Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
187. Moira Gemmill, design director – obituary
188. Former Georgia Straight wine columnist and ex-CBC Radio host Jurgen Gothe dies
189. Charles Hamel, influential oil industry whistleblower, dies at 84
190. Popular wildlife artist Ray Harm dies
191. Ghulam Rasool Kar passes away Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
192. 台湾前"立委"郭廷才80岁病逝 结束传奇一生 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in Chinese)
193. "Australian wine legend Bob McLean has died – and left a brilliant farewell letter to announce his departure". Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
194. Former Air Chief, who led the flypast over Red Fort on August 15, 1947, passes away
195. 59 éves korában elhunyt Pap Vera színművész (in Hungarian)
196. Hon Ronald Payne
197. Bishop Elmo Noel Joseph Perera
198. Veteran CPM leader passes away
199. Hans Ring
200. "Mary Rose lead archaeologist Margaret Rule dies". Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
201. Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.
202. Cuban painter Rafael Soriano dies in Miami at 94
203. Who Is Alex Soto? Puerto Rican Drag Queen, Comedian Dies From Heart Attack After Foot Infection Surgery
204. Gandalf died voiced actor Rogvold Sukhoverko Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
205. Nekrolog Johan B. Steen (in Norwegian)
206. 'Dobro Man' Tut Taylor dies
207. Mabo judge John Toohey's life celebrated
208. Tsuen-hsuin "TH" Tsien
209. HBK-Meisterschüler Sascha Weidner verstorben Archived 2021-07-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
210. Ceremonial funeral for Prof. Andrzej Ajnenkiel Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
211. Cricket great Richie Benaud dead
212. Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro dies at 98 Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
213. State Representative David Dank Dies At 76
214. Peter de Giles
215. Bottersnikes and Gumbles illustrator Desmond Digby dies age 82
216. Waltraud Falk, Geb. Ruwir (in German)
217. Murder of Two Political Elites Shakes Honduras
218. Legendary UF coach Graves dies
219. Veteran writer Ronald Hambleton dies at 97
220. Crítica teatral Barbara Heliodora morre aos 91 anos no Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)
221. Lauren Hill (1995–2015) Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
222. "Dorothy Jelicich passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
223. 末代皇帝溥仪弟弟溥任去世 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
224. "RIP Former Diocese of Eastern Oregon Bishop Rustin R. Kimsey". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
225. Judith Malina, Founder of the Living Theater, Dies at 88
226. "Plainview hit-maker Keith McCormack dies at 74". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
227. Baseball Almanac
228. Jim Mutscheller, Colts tight end who made key plays in 1958 championship, dies at 85
229. NC historian William S. Powell dies at 95
230. Rocco Quattrocchi
231. "Gabon: Francine Rogombe, the first woman senator died". Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
232. Former Irish international Ray Treacy dies aged 68
233. Former WA Labor senator Peter Walsh dies
234. Charles P. Beasley (1945–2015) Obituary
235. Martin Tore Bjørndal (in Norwegian)
236. Nico Frijda (1927–2015) (in Dutch)
237. Jimmy Gunn, standout defensive end at USC, dies at 66
238. Captain Guy Hannen, soldier – obituary
239. Krishnan, Manisha (April 13, 2015). "Star's Helen Henderson, a 'champion for the disabled,' dies at 68". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
240. Colonel Peter Jones – obituary
241. Bangladesh Islamist politician Kamaruzzaman hanged
242. Sheila Kitzinger, natural childbirth expert, dies aged 86
243. Janusz Kurczab nie żyje Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
244. François Maspero est mort (in French)
245. 'Spend, spend, spend' Pools winner Viv Nicholson dies
246. KOOVEE-legenda Heino Pulli on poissa (in Finnish)
247. Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation
248. Tamuno, ex-UI VC, dies Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
249. "Former Knoxville mayor Kyle Testerman dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
250. Levi Watkins, 70, Pioneering Heart Surgeon, Is Dead
251. Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad al-Rubaish: Religious leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed in Yemen drone strike
252. Aleksey Bochkov
253. Nota de pesar pelo falecimento do ministro aposentado Paulo Brossard (in Portuguese)
254. Painter Jože Ciuha Dies
255. Mort de Patrice Dominguez, ancien joueur et voix du tennis français (in French)
256. Alfred Eick (in German)
257. Bill Etches – obituary ^{[ dead link ]}
258. Doug Gregory, pilot – obituary
259. Remembering Claude Lanthier
260. Violence in Gabon after death of Andre Mba Obame
261. "Mario Wallenda died hoping to perform yet again". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
262. Bruce Alger, firebrand Republican congressman from Texas, dies at 96
263. Professor Brice Bosnich FRS
264. N.J.'s longest serving mayor Gerry Calabrese dies at 91
265. Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies
266. Noël De Pauw
267. Tony 'Lofty' Eldridge, 'human torpedo' – obituary
268. Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan Voice of Anti-Capitalism, Is Dead at 74
269. Claire Godnrdon, actress – obituary
270. Renowned German author Günter Grass dies, aged 87
271. Meghalt a 1968-as olimpia ezüstérmes vívója (in Hungarian)
272. Anti-Abortion Extremist Neal Horsley Has Died
273. Tributes pouring in for late Fermanagh boss Pat King
274. Thelma Long
275. Hallan descuartizada en una hielera a 'La Flaca', sicaria del Cártel del Golfo Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
276. Berrien County Commissioner Neal Nitz Has Died Archived 2015-04-15 at archive.today
277. Anna-Lisa Ohlsson (Nilsson) Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
278. Milwaukee bowling legend Bob Pinkalla dies at age 86
279. Victim of Grove Avenue crash identified as author, historian Elizabeth Pryor
280. Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende
281. Rex Robinson 1926–2015
282. Actress Anjana dies at age of 29
283. Journalist Serhiy Sukhobok killed
284. Herb Trimpe, Co-Creator of 'Wolverine,' Dies at 75
285. Former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter dies at 82
286. ARD-Journalist: Klaus Bednarz ist tot (in German)
287. Chef Homaro Cantu dies at 38
288. Skate Canada mourns the loss of Hall of Fame Coach Sheldon Galbraith
289. "Aref Gholizadeh, former Team Melli player passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
290. BIFF founder Kato dies of heart attack Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
291. Obituary / Ko Kojima / Cartoonist
292. Longtime former Randolph state rep M. Joseph Manning dies at 90
293. Susie Halter, 1927-2015
294. Leslie PETERSON Obituary
295. Vale Gordon Preston
296. Disparition de Majid Rahnema Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
297. Ottawa Senators' Mark Reeds dies at 55
298. Meir Rosenne, former top diplomat, dies at 84
299. UFC 1 Veteran Kevin Rosier Dead At 53
300. The incomparable silence of Vilas Sarang
301. "Eskimos Mourn the Passing of Howie Schumm". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
302. Bremen mourns Nordderby legend Arnold Schütz Archived April 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
303. Percy Sledge, Who Sang 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' Dies at 74
304. Obituary: DARK SHADOWS stuntman Alex Stevens
305. Arthur 'Buddy' Temple, III
306. E' deceduto oggi a Roma il cardinale italiano Roberto Tucci Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
307. Kathrine Sorley Walker, dance critic – obituary
308. Jacobs professor David Ward-Steinman dies at 78
309. Longtime lesbian-feminist activist Sidney Abbott dies
310. Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80 Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
311. Ушел из жизни Заур Джотович Ардзынба Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
312. TV star Julie Graham's husband found hanged in Richmond Park
313. RIP Paul "Eskimo" Clark: 1947 To 2015
314. Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48
315. Margaret Harrison, peace protester
316. Christian music pioneer Billy Ray Hearn dies at 85
317. In Memoriam John N. Howard, 1921–1915
318. Ousted Ukraine president's ally found shot dead in Kiev home
319. Bishop Felice Leonardo
320. Father Alexander Nadson dies in London.
321. Luis Ortega, un magistrado que creía en los derechos de los ciudadanos (in Spanish)
322. Gujarati film maker Govindbhai Patel passes away
323. Phoenix jazz legend Margo Reed dies at 73
324. МИКОЛА АНДРІЙОВИЧ СТОРОЖЕНКО — художник-живописець і графік, педагог Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
325. Barbara Strauch, 63, Science and Health Editor at The New York Times, Dies
326. Grand salute to Nepal political veteran SB Thapa, dies at 88 in Delhi
327. Folkkära författaren Gunilla Wolde är död (in Swedish)
328. Ronald Leslie BAILEY
329. Driss Bamous, Former Morocco's Soccer Squad Captain, Dies
330. RIP Valery Belousov
331. Ollie 'Downtown' Brown, baseball's 'Original Padre,' dies at 71
332. Noted football coach Attaphol 'Tak' dies at 52
333. Pro-Russia journalist shot and killed in Kiev
334. In Memoriam: Dr. Bhola Nath Chalise (1952–2015)
335. Alden Glenwood GLAUCH
336. Farewell to 'larger than life' Tommy as long serving MP dies in hospital
337. Former Czech PM Stanislav Gross Dies at Age 45
338. Report: Singer Johnny Kemp ('Just Got Paid') Dies after Fall
339. Hansa-Nationalspieler Heino Kleiminger ist tot Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
340. Extrembergsteiger Edi Koblmüller in Georgien tödlich verunglückt (in German)
341. Veteran musician Nimal Mendis passed away
342. Former Hibs' star Tommy Preston dies aged 82
343. Longtime Green Bay Packers PR director Lee Remmel dies at 90
344. Champion Smuggler dies at age 12
345. Marjorie de Oduber, viuda del expresidente Daniel Oduber, falleció este jueves a los 89 años (in Spanish)
346. Muore a 91 anni Giuseppe Zigaina, grande pittore del '900 (in Italian)
347. Roma, morto Renato Altissimo: l'ex segretario del Pli si è spento dopo una lunga malattia (in Italian)
348. Former York City chairman Steve Beck has died at the age of 58
349. Brian Couzens Businessman who founded the Chandos record label and led the way for independents in the classical music market
350. In memory of Jose Mariano Gago
351. Cardinal Francis George Dies at 78
352. Tribute to Bradford League legend Peter Graham
353. Ex-US Sen. Griffin, who hastened Nixon resignation, dies
354. Odešla hokejová legenda. V 72 letech zemřel Jaroslav Holík (in Czech)
355. Скончался народный артист СССР Виктор Коршунов (in Russian)
356. Tore Bernitz Pedersen (in Norwegian)
357. Hannes Lindemann gestorben ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in German)
358. Phil Lundgren
359. In Memoriam: Ray Nemec
360. Scotty Probasco, Chattanooga philanthropist, dies
361. NPR Founder Don Quayle Dies
362. Cinéma : les disparitions d'avril 2015 (in French)
363. Archdiocesan Priest, Jeremiah J. Rodell, Dies
364. SHACKLETON
365. SK Sharma
366. Ann Stepan
367. Real estate developer A. Alfred Taubman dies at 91 Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
368. Gregory Woodcroft
369. Sir Christopher Bayly obituary
370. Walter Charles Conahan
371. Francesco Dapiran non è più "in barca" (in Italian)
372. Tidligere ordfører i Bærum er død Archived 2015-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
373. Former state legislator Joe Hutter, 77, dies.
374. Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the DSL Internet Technology, Dies at 82
375. Obituary: Sir Roger Lobo, Hong Kong lawmaker who sought transparency on pre-handover talks
376. Addio a Mario Pirani, giornalista e scrittore (in Italian)
377. William Schultz obituary
378. LaVerne Torczon
379. Скончался иллюстратор "Буратино" Леонид Владимирский (in Russian)
380. Erwin Waldner ist tot (in German)
381. Jean Willoughby
382. Richard Anthony
383. Sir Raymond Carr, historian – obituary
384. Former prep coach Haney Catchings dies
385. Sen. Chukwumerije dies at 75
386. The Dowager Marchioness of Reading – obituary
387. Author, USC professor, humorist Fox dies at 89
388. Lothar Friedrich
389. Sandy Springs "founding mother," first mayor Eva Galambos dies
390. Baltimore Officers Suspended Over Death of Freddie Gray Are Identified
391. Russian troops kill leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate
392. Famed Middle East writer Sandra Mackey dies
393. Meghalt Marton István Archived 2015-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
394. Death of Lord Mason of Barnsley at 91
395. Longtime KROQ Host, CBS Radio West Coast Dir. Of Engineering Scott Mason Dies
396. Former Labour MSP Tom McCabe dies
397. UBCP/ACTRA Member Tony Morelli died unexpectedly on Sunday April 19, 2015
398. Moomin's Snufkin Voice Actor Hiroyuki Nishimoto Passes Away
399. Theodosia Okoh dies at age 92 Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
400. Professor Michael James David Powell FRS
401. Repål, Else (1930–2015) (in Norwegian)
402. "'Turkish Einstein' Oktay Sinanoglu dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
403. Bernard Stollman, Founder of ESP-Disk Label, Dies at 85
404. Elio Toaff: Chief rabbi of Rome who stood with Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's drive to reach out to other religions
405. "Betty Willis, designer of 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign, dies". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
406. Casimir Leo Witucki of Temple Hills, May 26, 1928 – April 19, 2015
407. Falleció el pintor Gilbero Almeida Egas (in Spanish)
408. Gary Brain Remembered
409. Former Bear Doug Buffone found dead at home
410. Morre em Porto Alegre o ator Claudio Cunha (in Portuguese)
411. Egyptian league all-time scorer Hassan El-Shazly dies at 71
412. morre o ex-deputado federal Pedro Eugênio (PT-PE) (in Portuguese)
413. 21 April 2015: Peter Howell (1919–2015) Archived May 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
414. Nobuo Kaiho
415. Décès de M. Albert Kalonji Ditunga Mulopwe Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
416. Elhunyt Kucsera Gábor
417. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, modern Orthodox visionary, dies at 81
418. French secret agent Bob Maloubier dies aged 92
419. Frederic Morton dies at 90; U.S. writer known for books on Austria
420. Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair dies at 84
421. Egyptian actor Ibrahim Yusri sadly (and ironically) dies on his birthday
422. M.H. Abrams, Professor Who Shaped the Study of Romanticism, Dies at 102
423. Умер первый секретарь Крымского обкома КПСС Николай Багров Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
424. Family announcement: Steve Byrnes passes away at age 56
425. Former Palmach Commander Gideon Eilat Passes Away at 91
426. Betsy von Furstenberg, Baroness and Versatile Actress, Dies at 83
427. Edan Hughes
428. Well-Known Russian Film Director Of Tajik Origin Dies In Berlin
429. Elhunyt Konrád Ferenc, Montréal olimpiai bajnoka (in Hungarian)
430. Munster legend Jim McCarthy dies aged 90: A great character and an even greater player
431. Russian Hockey Coach Killed in Car Crash After Fellow Coach's Funeral
432. 'Shoes' loses battle with cancer
433. Former Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik dies
434. Southern District Judge Robert Patterson Dies at Age 91
435. Preminuo Borislav Pisić, jedan od najuspešnijih jugoslovenskih atletičara! (in Croatian)
436. Tank Ace began stellar career at Normandy
437. BREAKING: Famous Egyptian poet Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi dies at age 76
438. Remembering Derek Vonberg: An Early Pioneer of Radio Astronomy
439. "David Walker: 1941–2015". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
440. Former Supreme Court justice Weaver dies
441. Model, entertainer Peng Hsin-yi kills self, cites bullying
442. In Memory of Hugh Alan Anderson
443. Renowned conservationist Dick Balharry dies after receiving award
444. Remembering Prof Peter Best, whale and dolphin expert
445. Dorothy Custer, 'Idaho's Grandma,' Dies at 103
446. Japanese adventure novel writer Funado dies at 71 Archived 2015-04-23 at archive.today
447. Belgische ex-olympiër overleden (in Dutch)
448. Former Nova Scotia senator Alasdair Graham dies at age of 85
449. Motorcycle accident claims actor, TV star Nagare Hagiwara, 62
450. Remembering Imtiaz Alam Hanfi
451. RIP Ronny Lee
452. Audree Norton, Pioneering Deaf Actress, Dies at 88
453. "PENFOLD". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
454. Aideen O'Kelly
455. Décès du Professeur Páll Skúlason Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
456. Актер Геннадий Венгеров умер от рака (in Russian)
457. RDH magazine's first editor, Irene Woodall, passes away
458. Ex-international umpire Afzaal Ahmed passes away
459. Former Iran, Persepolis Goalkeeper Dies
460. Dick Barone
461. Desmond Boal, barrister – obituary
462. Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies
463. Live: Former Everton chairman Philip Carter dies – latest tributes and reaction
464. Richard Corliss, 71, Longtime Film Critic for Time, Dies
465. Alexander Eliot
466. Marie Herbst, former Vernon mayor, state senator, dies at 86
467. George J. Horner, 91, physician
468. Wiradjuri social justice warrior passes away – the soul rolls over
469. Civil servant Pierre Claude Nolin 'led the way' in the Senate (subscription required)
470. Obituary: Frank Porretta
471. Paul Ryan Dies: Actor, TV Host & 'ET' Correspondent Was 69
472. Jim Steffen Obituary
473. Ghatam exponent dead
474. Everybody Loves Raymond Star Sawyer Sweeten Dies of Suspected Suicide at 19
475. Artist Francis Tsai passes away
476. Fallece Sixto Valencia, el creador artístico de 'Memín Pinguín' (in Spanish)
477. Fallece Guillermo Zúñiga, rector de la UPAV y ex alcalde de Xalapa (in Spanish)
478. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski: Polish resistance hero and Auschwitz survivor who joined Solidarity and twice served as foreign minister
479. In Memoriam Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
480. "Former Baker bishop dies at 92". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
481. Powerful former Syrian army general dies in hospital
482. Former Congress MP Ismail Hussain dies
483. Horst-Peter Kretschmer
484. Valentine Lamb, editor – obituary
485. Jones, Frankie Lee
486. Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87
487. Pakistani activist Sabeen Mehmud shot dead in Karachi
488. Death of the Rt Hon Lord Mustill Archived 2015-04-28 at archive.today
489. Ein Australier aus Voitsberg (in German)
490. A los 95 años fallece la actriz Claudia Paz, protagonista de recordados comerciales (in Spanish)
491. Fallece el poeta mexicano Max Rojas (in Spanish)
492. Archbishop Raymond O. Roussin, S.M.
493. "Australian sire Success Express dies aged 30". Racing Post . Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
494. Sid Tepper, who wrote more than 50 songs for Elvis Presley, dies at 96
495. George Young, Orlando's first federal judge, dies at age 98
496. Karl Poensgen (in German)
497. Colin Bloomfield: BBC Radio Derby presenter dies after cancer battle
498. Sujit Bose
499. Arthur Brittenden
500. Wilfred Brown
501. The Life of 7th Earl of Leicester
502. Jim Fanning, longtime Expos GM, dies at 87
503. Il nuoto piange Paolo Galletti, olimpionico e talento degli anni '60 Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
504. Zemřel člen mistrovského týmu 1960 Jiří Hledík Archived 2015-04-28 at archive.today (in Czech)
505. Otakar Kramsky, legendary hillclimb racer, died in accident
506. Don Mankiewicz, novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter, dies at 93
507. A los 99 años, murió el autor y compositor Ben Molar (in Spanish)
508. Former UK center Mike Phillips dies
509. Zmarł Alfred Schreyer, uczeń Brunona Schulza, ostatni Żyd Drohobycza. Jeździł do niego cały świat (in Polish)
510. Former MP for Northumberland Christine Stewart dies
511. Richard West, writer – obituary
512. Nepal Earthquake: Dan Fredinburg, Google Engineer, Killed in Everest Avalanche
513. Göttinger Geograf stirbt im Epizentrum Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
514. Double amputee swimmer Baidya, who had Sachin among his admirers, dies
515. JWP leader Talal Bugti passes away in Quetta
516. Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85
517. Former Iran's Wrestling Federation president Khatib dies
518. В Душанбе скончался экс-председатель Совета министров Таджикистана Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
519. Legendary Actress Jayne Meadows Allen Dies at 95
520. Jozef Paczynski, Inmate Barber to Auschwitz Commandant, Dies at 95
521. Hockey Hall of Fame member Pronovost dies at 84
522. Ex-Arkansas Travelers general manager Bill Valentine dies
523. Wang Guozhen poet died at the age of 59 years
524. APPLETON
525. Canadian swim coach Bennett dies of cancer
526. Suzanne Crough, Youngest Partridge Family Star, Dies at 52
527. DAVID FLETCHER (1924–2015) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
528. Former middleweight world champion boxer Gene Fullmer dead at 83
529. Wrestling legend, Observer first year Hall of Famer Verne Gagne passes away at 89
530. Former Rep. Frank Henderson dies at age 92
531. Guy Leblanc – Camel Star Guy Leblanc Loses Cancer Battle
532. Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has died from a heart attack
533. Harvey Miller, Bankruptcy Law Pioneer, Dies
534. Marty Napoleon
535. Komets icon dies; Lionel Repka had champion's heart
536. Alexander Rich Dies at 90; Confirmed DNA's Double Helix
537. Brazilian torture survivor Romeu dies
538. Abraham Rotstein, economist who battled free trade, dead at 86
539. "Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig, known for 'beautiful sound,' dies at home". Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
540. Former Peterborough United player and manager Chris Turner dies, aged 64, in a Wisbech nursing home
541. OBITUARY JOHN WIMPENNY
542. Ator e diretor Antônio Abujamra morre em São Paulo (in Portuguese)
543. Marcia Brown, 96, Dies; Book Illustrator Won Three Caldecott Medals
544. Duri Camichel tödlich verunglückt (in German)
545. Glenn Dennis, Roswell Undertaker, Obituary, Roswell Daily Record, May 5, 2015
546. 'Louie Louie' singer Jack Ely of The Kingsmen dies
547. Le cinéaste René Féret est mort (in French)
548. 阿修羅原さん死去　ラグビー日本代表からプロレスへ　天龍同盟で活躍 Archived April 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
549. Ventriloquist Keith Harris dies aged 67
550. In Memory of Major General Michael J. Ingelido U.S. Air Force (Retired)
551. Japanese Olympic Medallist Yoshihiko Osaki Passes Away
552. Gathering of eagles
553. Architectural Mad Scientist Einar Thorsteinn Passes Away at 73 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
554. James Watson obituary
555. 中国稀土之父徐光宪院士逝世 曾获国家最高科学技术奖 (in Chinese)
556. Charles Benton Dies
557. Fallece escritor peruano Carlos Calderón Fajardo (in Spanish)
558. E' morto a Roma il cardinale Canestri (in Italian)
559. Daniel During
560. Cartoonist Gopulu dies
561. "Father Nicholas Gruner, RIP". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
562. Judge who struck down gay marriage in Ky. dies
563. In memoriam: Paul Hudak, computer scientist and Saybrook College master
564. Justice Milap Chand Jain dies
565. Former Grimsby Town player Garry Liddell passes away Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
566. Técnico campeão da Copa do Brasil pelo Juventude, Valmir Louruz morre em Porto Alegre (in Portuguese)
567. François Michelin
568. Մահացել է օլիմպիական փոխչեմպիոն Վարդան Միլիտոսյանը (in Armenian)
569. Jean Nidetch obituary
570. Players champion Peete passes away at age 71
571. Philip Perlman, ‘Cheers’ Barfly and Father of Rhea Perlman, Dies at 95
572. "OBITUARY Joseph Adam Pikula, May 5, 1944 – April 26, 2015". Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
573. 29 April 2015: RIP Dr Barbara Reynolds
574. Brian Sedgemore obituary
575. Breaking News: Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker dies of heart failure
576. Indonesia executes eight prisoners for drugs offences
577. Lennart Bodström död Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
578. Sharon Callahan
579. Efsane at Bold Pilot öldü (in Turkish)
580. Halina Daniec
581. New Haven preservationist killed in wrong-way crash on I-95 in Branford
582. Former Bze. City Mayor David Fonseca Takes His Own Life
583. Condolences: Adrian Gibson
584. LifeNotes Film, Video Director Steven Goldmann Dies
585. "Abba bassist Rutger Gunnarsson dies". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
586. Stand By Me Singer Ben E King Dead At 76
587. Belgian player Gregory Mertens, 24, dies three days after suffering heart attack
588. Patachou, chanteuse – obituary
589. William Pfaff, Critic of American Foreign Policy, Dies at 86
590. Famed Composer, Wife Killed In Yonkers House Fire
591. Sky Classic Dies Peacefully in Paddock
592. Nigel Terry obituary