Deaths in April 2015
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, 47, 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]
- Nicolae Rainea, 81, Romanian football referee (FIFA World Cup (1974, 1978, 1982), UEFA Euro 1980 Final), pulmonary edema.[11]
- Paul D. Reynolds, 52, Canadian investment banker, CEO of Canaccord Genuity.[12]
- J. D. Smith, 83, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).[13]
- Joseph Sweda, 89, American politician.[14]
- Robert Walker, 54, Canadian-born American animator and director (Brother Bear, Aladdin, The Lion King), heart attack.[15]
- Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu, 84, Nigerian politician and police officer, Inspector General of the Police (1976–1979).[16]
2
- Paule Anglim, 92, Canadian-born American art dealer (Gallery Paule Anglim).[17]
- Luis Delgado Aparicio, 74, Peruvian politician, MP (1995–2001), pancreatic cancer.[18]
- Natalia Bobrova, 36, Russian gymnast, stomach cancer.[19]
- Mick Brown, 77, New Zealand jurist.[20]
- Per Vilhelm Brüel, 100, Danish engineer.[21]
- Wally Cassell, 103, Italian-born American actor (White Heat).[22]
- Tom Coyne, 84, British news broadcaster and television presenter (Top Gear).[23]
- James de Beaujeu Domville, 81, French-born Canadian theatrical producer.[24]
- William Benedict Friend, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport (1982–1986) and Shreveport (1986–2006).[25]
- Raúl Gorriti, 58, Peruvian footballer (national team).[26]
- Robert Blair Kaiser, 84, American journalist.[27]
- Dennis Marks, 66, British television producer and music director.[28]
- Ben Meisner, 76, Canadian broadcaster (CKPG), cancer.[29]
- Norman H. Nie, 72, American social scientist, lung cancer.[30]
- Hayley Okines, 17, British progeria campaigner, pneumonia.[31]
- Manoel de Oliveira, 106, Portuguese film director and screenwriter, heart failure.[32]
- Stanisław Pestka, 85, Polish Kashubian poet.[33]
- Joseph L. Reid, 92, American oceanographer.[34]
- Barbara Sass, 78, Polish film director and screenwriter.[35]
- Olga Sawicka, 83, Polish dancer and choreographer.[36]
- Doug Sax, 79, American audio mastering engineer, cancer.[37]
- Robert H. Schuller, 88, American televangelist (Hour of Power).[38]
- Alberto Ricardo da Silva, 71, East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Díli (2004–2015).[39]
- Steve Stevaert, 60, Belgian politician, Chairman of the SP.a (2003–2005), Governor of Limburg (2005–2009).[40]
- Abdelhadi Tazi, 94, Moroccan scholar and diplomat.[41]
- Tom Towles, 65, American actor (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Miami Vice, The Rock), complications from a stroke.[42]
- Jerzy Treder, 72, Polish philologist.[43]
- Eugene Vielle, 101, British air force officer and inventor.[44]
3
- Milton Berkes, 90, American politician.[45]
- Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett, 85, British hereditary peer and film producer.[46]
- Nigel Boocock, 77, British speedway rider.[47]
- Sarah Brady, 73, American gun control campaigner, pneumonia.[48]
- Bob Burns, 64, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), traffic collision.[49]
- Sam Cathcart, 90, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), cancer.[50]
- John Darnton, 96, American football coach (Adrian Bulldogs).[51]
- Traute Foresti, 100, Austrian poet and actress.[52]
- Rocío García Gaytán, 55, Mexican politician, MP (1997–2000), cancer.[53]
- Osea Gavidi, 71, Fijian politician, indigenous chief and secessionist leader.[54]
- Mathias Gnädinger, 74, Swiss actor (The Boat Is Full, Journey of Hope), cardiac complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome.[55]
- Paul Grigoriu, 70, Romanian radio personality (SRR).[56]
- Michael Jandreau, 71, American Native leader, chairman of the Lower Brulé Sioux tribe, pneumonia and heart disease.[57]
- Kayahan, 66, Turkish musician, cancer.[58]
- Terdell Middleton, 59, American football player (Green Bay Packers).[59]
- Vivian Nathan, 98, American actress (Klute).[60]
- Mpok Nori, 84, Indonesian comedian.[61]
- Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas, 71, Lithuanian politician and poet, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[62]
- Luis María Pérez de Onraíta, 81, Spanish-born Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Malanje (1998–2012).[63]
- Chris Plumridge, 70, British golf writer.[64]
- Andrew Porter, 86, British music critic, pneumonia.[65]
- Christopher Reynolds, 92, British linguist.[66]
- Robert Rietti, 92, British-born Italian actor (Hannibal, The Omen).[67]
- Charlie Sumner, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears).[68]
- Shmuel Wosner, 101, Austrian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi.[69]
4
- Jaroslav Balcar, 62, Czechoslovak Olympic ski jumper (1976).[70]
- Ramón Barreto, 75, Uruguayan football referee (1974 FIFA World Cup).[71]
- Zdeněk Čihák, 82, Czech Olympic athlete.[72]
- Bill Ellerington, 91, English footballer (Southampton).[73]
- John Gogo, 83, Canadian politician.[74]
- Jamaluddin Jarjis, 63, Malaysian politician, MP for Rompin (since 1990), helicopter crash.[75]
- Elmer Lach, 97, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), stroke.[76]
- Donald N. Levine, 83, American sociologist.[77]
- Ira Lewis, 82, American actor and playwright (Chinese Coffee), complications following open heart surgery.[78]
- Elie Naasan, 83, Lebanese Olympic wrestler.[79]
- Ioan Pușcaș, 82, Romanian gastroenterologist.[80]
- Sir John Read, 97, British executive.[81]
- Klaus Rifbjerg, 83, Danish writer (Anna, I, Anna), recipient of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (1970).[82]
- Lisa Simon, 64, American director, producer and production assistant (Sesame Street, Wonder Pets, Blue Jasmine).[83]
- Marjorie Townsend, 85, American electrical engineer.[84]
- Dick Wood, 79, American football player (New York Jets).[85]
5
- Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov, 67, Kazakh football player and coach.[86]
- Barbara Bergmann, 87, American feminist economist.[87]
- Fredric Brandt, 65, American dermatologist, suicide by hanging.[88]
- Juan Carlos Cáceres, 79, Argentine tango musician and painter, cancer.[89]
- Hugh Delano, 81, American sports journalist.[90]
- Richard Dysart, 86, American actor (L.A. Law, Wall Street, The Thing), cancer.[91]
- Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, 84, Indian politician.[92]
- Ramnath Dhakal, 52, Nepalese politician, swine flu.[93]
- Maurice Fenner, 86, English cricketer.[94]
- Victor Gotbaum, 93, American labor leader, heart attack.[95]
- Tony Hutton, 82, British Royal Navy officer, organized the refugee evacuation effort following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[96]
- Sid Ali Kouiret, 82, Algerian actor.[97]
- Naken Kyrykbaev, 39, Kazakh footballer (Taraz).[98]
- Richard LaSalle, 97, American film composer.[99]
- Anne-Claude Leflaive, 59, French winemaker, cancer.[100]
- Norman B. Leventhal, 97, American property developer.[101]
- Don Looney, 98, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers).[102]
- Akira Machida, 78, Japanese Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.[103]
- Sargy Mann, 77, British painter.[104]
- Gordon Moyes, 76, Australian radio evangelist and politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (2002–2011).[105]
- Louis Miles Muggleton, 92, South African-born British physicist.[106]
- John Patton, 84, American politician.[107]
- Claudio Prieto, 80, Spanish composer.[108]
- Jehan Rajab, 81, Kuwaiti author.[109]
- Steve Rickard, 85, New Zealand professional wrestler.[110]
- Lon Simmons, 91, American sports broadcaster.[111]
- Francesco Smalto, 87, Italian fashion designer.[112]
- Gardner C. Taylor, 96, American preacher and civil rights activist.[113]
- Julie Wilson, 90, American singer and actress, stroke complications.[114]
- Yacoub Zaiadeen, 95, Jordanian politician.[115]
6
- Theodosios Balafas, 91, Greek Olympic pole vaulter (1948, 1952).[116]
- Hardijs Baumanis, 47, Latvian diplomat, Ambassador to Azerbaijan (since 2010) and Lithuania.[117]
- Giovanni Berlinguer, 90, Italian politician, MEP (2004–2009).[118]
- James Best, 88, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Ride Lonesome, The Twilight Zone), pneumonia.[119]
- Ray Charles, 96, American musician (The Perry Como Show, The Muppet Show), cancer.[120]
- Paul Dearing, 73, Australian Olympic silver medallist field hockey player (1968) and bronze medallist (1964).[121]
- Milton DeLugg, 96, American composer.[122]
- Walter H. Haas, 97, American astronomer.[123]
- David L. Kaplan, 91, American professor and conductor.[124]
- Eugène Moke Motsüri, 99, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (1970–1991).[125]
- Rie Muñoz, 93, American artist, stroke.[126]
- Romualdas Ozolas, 76, Lithuanian politician, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[127]
- John Papit, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers), stroke.[128]
- Art Powell, 78, American football player (Oakland Raiders).[129]
- Ben Powers, 64, American actor (Good Times), liver cancer.[130]
- Dollard St. Laurent, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks).[131]
- Dave Ulliott, 61, English professional poker player, colon cancer.[132]
- Alan Wilson, 94, English cricketer (Lancashire).[133]
7
- Patrick H. Adkins, 67, American fantasy author.[134]
- Tim Babcock, 95, American politician, Governor of Montana (1962–1969).[135]
- Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum, 88, Iraqi Shi'a Islamic leader and politician.[136]
- José Capellán, 34, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers), heart attack.[137]
- Harry Dowd, 76, English footballer (Manchester City).[138]
- Eugene Louis Faccuito, 90, American dancer and choreographer.[139]
- Stan Freberg, 88, American comedian and voice actor (Looney Tunes, Lady and the Tramp, Garfield and Friends), pneumonia.[140]
- Edward Gallenstein, 92, American wood carver and magazine editor (Chip Chats).[141]
- Jean Germain, 67, French politician, Mayor of Tours (1995–2014), suicide by gunshot.[142]
- Richard Henyekane, 31, South African footballer, traffic collision.[143]
- Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, 52, Bulgarian royal, lung infection.[144]
- Stanley Kutler, 80, American historian.[145]
- Geoffrey Lewis, 79, American actor (High Plains Drifter, Maverick, The Lawnmower Man), heart attack.[146]
- Boonkua Lourvanij, 84, Thai Olympic shooter.[147]
- Betty Lucas, 90, Australian actress (Prisoner, Taurus Rising, Richmond Hill).[148]
- Dickie Owen, 88, British actor (Zulu, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).[149]
- Richard F. Post, 96, American physicist.[150]
- Maria Luisa Poumaillou, 61, Venezuelan-born French fashion consultant.[151]
- James B. Rhoads, 86, American public servant, Archivist of the United States (1968–1979).[152]
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, 78, Indian judge.[153]
- Donald Smith, 81, English cricket player (Cheshire).[154]
- Rich Szaro, 67, Polish-born American football player (New Orleans Saints, New York Jets).[155]
- Janet Turner, 78, British architectural lighting designer.[156]
- Torrey Ward, 36, American basketball coach, plane crash.[157]
- Naomi Wilzig, 80, American writer and museum owner (World Erotic Art Museum Miami).[158]
8
- Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, 98, French resistance member, civil servant and historian.[159]
- Abraham Eraly, 80, Indian historian and magazine editor.[160]
- Harry K. Fukuhara, 95, American army officer.[161]
- Nagore E. M. Hanifa, 89, Indian politician and playback singer.[162]
- Willie Honicutt, 82, American Negro league baseball player.[163]
- Graham Howarth, 99, English entomologist.[164]
- Rayson Huang, 94, Chinese chemist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (1972–1986).[165]
- Jayakanthan, 80, Indian Tamil author.[166]
- Sergei Lashchenko, 27, Ukrainian kickboxer, shot.[167]
- David Laventhol, 81, American newspaper editor and publisher, Parkinson's disease.[168]
- Nan Inger Östman, 92, Swedish children's book author.[169]
- Billy Ronson, 58, English footballer (Blackpool F.C.).[170]
- Giorgio Salvini, 94, Italian physicist and politician, Minister of University, Scientific Research and Technology (1995–1996).[171]
- Hermann Schweppenhäuser, 87, German philosopher.[172]
- Joel Shankle, 82, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).[173]
- Joel Spira, 88, American inventor (solid-state lamp dimmer), co-founder of Lutron Electronics Company, heart attack.[174]
- Hilde Stavik, 52, Norwegian long-distance runner, cancer.[175]
- Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero, 85, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk.[176]
- Ion Trewin, 71, British editor, publisher and author.[177]
- Lars Tunbjörk, 59, Swedish photographer.[178]
- Jean-Claude Turcotte, 78, Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Montreal (1990–2012).[179]
- Ole Wackström, 82, Finnish Olympic racing cyclist (1968, 1972).[180]
9
- Paul Almond, 83, Canadian filmmaker (The Act of the Heart, Journey, Isabel) and television director (Seven Up!), heart disease.[181]
- Betty Tackaberry Blake, 94, American WWII aviator.[182]
- Nina Companeez, 77, French film director.[183]
- Alexander Dalgarno, 87, British physicist.[184]
- Ivan Doig, 75, American author, multiple myeloma.[185]
- Moira Gemmill, 55, British design director (Victoria and Albert Museum), traffic collision.[186]
- Jurgen Gothe, 70, German-born Canadian radio broadcaster (DiscDrive).[187]
- Charles Hamel, 84, American congressional aide and oil industry whistleblower.[188]
- Ray Harm, 87, American artist, prostate cancer.[189]
- Ghulam Rasool Kar, 94, Indian politician.[190]
- Kuo Ting-tsai, 78, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1993–2002), complications of cancer.[191]
- Bob McLean, 67, Australian winemaker, liver cancer.[192]
- Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, 94, Indian air chief marshal and Chief of Air Staff (1976–1978).[193]
- Vera Pap, 59, Hungarian actress.[194]
- Ron Payne, 89, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mitchell (1970–1989).[195]
- Elmo Noel Joseph Perera, 82, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (1992–1995) and Bishop of Galle (1995–2004).[196]
- Narra Raghava Reddy, 92, Indian politician.[197]
- Hans Ring, 86, Swedish Olympic athlete.[198]
- Margaret Rule, 86, British archaeologist.[199]
- João Alves dos Santos, 58, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Paranaguá (since 2006).[200]
- Rafael Soriano, 94, Cuban painter.[201]
- Alex Soto, 49, Puerto Rican actor and drag queen, heart attack.[202]
- Rogvold Sukhoverko, 74, Russian film and voice actor.[203]
- Johan B. Steen, 81, Norwegian biologist.[204]
- Tut Taylor, 91, American bluegrass musician (The Great Dobro Sessions).[205]
- John Toohey, 85, Australian jurist, High Court Justice (1987–1998).[206]
- Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, 105, Chinese-born American sinologist, professor, and librarian.[207]
- Sascha Weidner, 40, German artist, heart failure.[208]
10
- Andrzej Ajnenkiel, 84, Polish historian.[209]
- Richie Benaud, 84, Australian cricket captain and television commentator, skin cancer.[210]
- 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).[211]
- David Dank, 76, American politician, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives (since 2007), heart attack.[212]
- Peter de Giles, 88, British Olympic rower.[213]
- Desmond Digby, 82, New Zealand-born Australian theatre designer, children's book illustrator and painter.[214]
- Waltraud Falk, 85, German economist.[215]
- Eduardo Gauggel Medina, 48, Honduran lawyer and politician, MP (since 2014), shot.[216]
- Eduardo Gauggel Rivas, 61, Honduran lawyer and politician, member of the Supreme Court (1994–1998), shot.[216]
- Ray Graves, 96, American football player and coach.[217]
- Ronald Hambleton, 97, English-born Canadian broadcaster and music critic (Toronto Star).[218]
- Bárbara Heliodora, 91, Brazilian theatre critic.[219]
- Lauren Hill, 19, American college basketball player, pediatric cancer advocate, brain cancer.[220]
- Dorothy Jelicich, 87, New Zealand politician, MP for Hamilton West (1972–75).[221]
- Jin Youzhi, 96, Chinese royal.[222]
- Rustin R. Kimsey, 79, American prelate, Episcopal Bishop of Eastern Oregon.[223]
- Judith Malina, 88, German-born American actress (Dog Day Afternoon, Awakenings, The Addams Family) and director, lung disease.[224]
- Keith McCormack, 74, American singer and songwriter ("Sugar Shack"), stroke.[225]
- Bobby Moore, 56, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants).[226]
- Jim Mutscheller, 85, American football player (Baltimore Colts), kidney failure.[227]
- William S. Powell, 95, American historian.[228]
- Rocco Quattrocchi, 88, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives.[229]
- Rose Francine Rogombé, 72, Gabonese politician, Acting President (2009).[230]
- Ray Treacy, 68, Irish footballer (Charlton Athletic).[231]
- Peter Walsh, 80, Australian politician, Minister for Finance (1984–1990), Senator for Western Australia (1974–1993).[232]
11
- Charlie Beasley, 69, American basketball player.[233]
- Martin Tore Bjørndal, 70, Norwegian diplomat.[234]
- Nico Frijda, 87, Dutch psychologist.[235]
- Jimmy Gunn, 66, American football player (Chicago Bears), heart failure.[236]
- Guy Hannen, 90, British WWII army officer and auctioneer.[237]
- Helen Anne Henderson, 68, Canadian journalist and disability rights activist, complications from cancer[238]
- Peter Jones, 95, British WWII army officer.[239]
- Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, 62, Bangladeshi politician and convicted war criminal, execution by hanging.[240]
- Sheila Kitzinger, 86, British natural childbirth activist.[241]
- Janusz Kurczab, 77, Polish Olympic fencer (1960), mountaineer and expedition leader.[242]
- François Maspero, 83, French writer and translator.[243]
- Viv Nicholson, 79, British football pools winner, complications of a stroke and dementia.[244]
- Heino Pulli, 77, Finnish ice hockey player.[245]
- Hanut Singh, 81, Indian army officer.[246]
- Tekena Tamuno, 83, Nigerian history professor.[247]
- Kyle Testerman, 80, American politician, Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee (1972–1975, 1984–1987).[248]
- Levi Watkins, 70, American heart surgeon, complications from a heart attack and a stroke.[249]
12
- Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh, 35, Saudi Arabian suspected terrorist, drone attack.[250]
- Aleksey Bochkov, 45, Russian Olympic cyclist (1992).[251]
- Paulo Brossard, 90, Brazilian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1986–1989), justice of the Supreme Federal Court (1989–1994).[252]
- Jože Ciuha, 90, Slovenian painter.[253]
- Patrice Dominguez, 65, French tennis player.[254]
- Alfred Eick, 99, German U-boat commander.[255]
- Bill Etches, 93, British WWII army officer (St Nazaire Raid).[256]
- Doug Gregory, 92, British Royal Air Force officer and stunt pilot, hit by car.[257]
- Claude Lanthier, 82, Canadian politician, MP for Lasalle (1984–1988).[258]
- Walter Lee, 93, American politician.[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 in Literature (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.[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 [1]
- Leslie Peterson, 91, Canadian lawyer and politician, Attorney General of British Columbia (1968–1972).[293]
- Gordon Preston, 89, English mathematician.[294]
- Majid Rahnema, 91, Iranian diplomat and politician.[295]
- Mark Reeds, 55, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues) and coach (Ottawa Senators), pneumonia.[296]
- Meir Rosenne, 84, Israeli lawyer and diplomat, Ambassador to France (1979–1983) and United States (1983–1987).[297]
- Kevin Rosier, 53, American super heavyweight kickboxing champion and mixed martial artist (UFC), heart attack.[298]
- Vilas Sarang, 73, Indian author.[299]
- Howie Schumm, 75, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).[300]
- Arnold Schütz, 80, German footballer (Werder Bremen).[301]
- Percy Sledge, 74, American R&B singer ("When a Man Loves a Woman"), liver cancer.[302]
- Alex Stevens, 79, American actor and stunt performer (Dark Shadows, Superman, Goodfellas, Sesame Street).[303]
- Buddy Temple, 73, American businessman and politician.[304]
- 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).[305]
- Kathrine Sorley Walker, 95, English ballet critic.[306]
- David Ward-Steinman, 78, American composer and music professor.[307]
15
- Sidney Abbott, 77, American feminist activist, fire.[308]
- Kinya Aikawa, 80, Japanese actor (Speed Racer, Naruhodo! The World), lung cancer.[309]
- Zaur Ardzinba, 65, Abkhazian politician.[310]
- Joseph A. Bennett, 47, British actor (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), suicide by hanging.[311]
- Paul Clark, 67, American poker player.[312]
- Jonathan Crombie, 48, Canadian actor (Anne of Green Gables), brain haemorrhage.[313]
- Margaret Harrison, 96, Scottish peace campaigner.[314]
- Billy Ray Hearn, 85, American record label chairman, heart disease.[315]
- John Howard, 94, American optical physicist.[316]
- Oleg Kalashnikov, 52, Ukrainian politician, shot.[317]
- Felice Leonardo, 100, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti (1957–1991).[318]
- Alexander Nadson, 88, Belarusian religious leader, Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad (since 1986).[319]
- Luis Ortega Álvarez, 62, Spanish judge, member of the Constitutional Court of Spain (since 2011).[320]
- Govindbhai Patel, 72, Indian filmmaker, cancer.[321]
- Margo Reed, 73, American jazz musician, complications from dementia.[322]
- Mykola Storozhenko, 86, Ukrainian painter.[323]
- Barbara Strauch, 63, American author and reporter (The New York Times), breast cancer.[324]
- Surya Bahadur Thapa, 88, Nepalese politician, Prime Minister (1955, 1963–1964, 1965–1969, 1979–1983, 1997–1998, 2003–2004), respiratory failure.[325]
- Gunilla Wolde, 75, Swedish writer and illustrator.[326]
16
- Ron Bailey, 88, New Zealand politician, MP for Heretaunga (1960–1981).[327]
- Driss Bamous, 73, Moroccan Olympic footballer (1964).[328]
- Valery Belousov, 66, Russian ice hockey player and coach.[329]
- Ollie Brown, 71, American baseball player (San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants), mesothelioma.[330]
- Attaphol Buspakom, 53, Thai football player and coach, blood infection.[331]
- Oles Buzina, 45, Ukrainian journalist, shot.[332]
- Bhola Nath Chalise, 63, Nepalese economist, kidney ailments.[333]
- Alden G. Glauch, 95, American air force major general.[334]
- Stanislav Gross, 45, Czech politician, Prime Minister (2004–2005), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[335]
- Johnny Kemp, 55, Bahamian singer ("Just Got Paid"), fall.[336]
- Heino Kleiminger, 76, German footballer (F.C. Hansa Rostock, East Germany national team), cancer.[337]
- Eduard Koblmueller, 69, Austrian mountaineer, hypothermia.[338]
- Nimal Mendis, 81, Sri Lankan singer and songwriter.[339]
- Tommy Preston, 82, Scottish footballer (Hibernian).[340]
- Lee Remmel, 90, American public relations director (Green Bay Packers).[341]
- Smuggler, 12, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from foaling.[342]
- Marjorie Elliott Sypher, 89, Canadian-born Costa Rican First Lady (1974–1978).[343]
- Giuseppe Zigaina, 91, Italian neorealist painter and author.[344]
17
- Renato Altissimo, 74, Italian politician, Minister of Health (1979–1980, 1981–1983), Minister of Trade and Industry (1983–1986).[345]
- Steve Beck, 58, English executive, chairman of York City F.C. (2003–2004).[346]
- Brian Couzens, 82, British music industry executive (Chandos Records).[347]
- Mariano Gago, 66, Portuguese physicist and politician, cancer.[348]
- Francis George, 78, American Roman Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago (1997–2014), President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007–2010), bladder cancer.[349]
- Peter Graham, 60, English cricketer.[350]
- 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).[351]
- Jaroslav Holík, 72, Czech ice hockey player, world champion (1972).[352]
- Viktor Korshunov, 85, Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR.[353]
- Tore Bernitz Pedersen, 80, Norwegian cartoonist.[354]
- Hannes Lindemann, 92, German sailor.[355]
- Phil Lundgren, 75, British Olympic boxer.[356]
- Ray Nemec, 85, American baseball researcher and historian.[357]
- Scotty Probasco, 86, American businessman and philanthropist.[358]
- Don Quayle, 84, American broadcast journalist, President of NPR (1970–1973).[359]
- Jack Rieley, 72, American record producer and band manager (The Beach Boys).[360]
- Jeremiah J. Rodell, 93, American brigadier general and priest.[361]
- Keith Shackleton, 92, British painter and television presenter.[362]
- S. K. Sharma, 62, Indian cricket umpire.[363]
- Ann Stepan, 71, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1991–1993), lymphoma.[364]
- A. Alfred Taubman, 91, American real estate developer, philanthropist and football team owner (Michigan Panthers).[365]
- Greg Woodcroft, 44, Canadian wrestler [2]
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- Sir Christopher Bayly, 69, British historian.[366]
- Walter Conahan, 87, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1983–1989), cancer.[367]
- Francesco Dapiran, 94, Italian Olympic rower (1948).[368]
- Gunnar Gravdahl, 87, Norwegian politician, Mayor of Bærum (1989–1992).[369]
- Joe Hutter, 77, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives.[370]
- Joseph Lechleider, 82, American inventor (DSL).[371]
- 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.[372]
- Mario Pirani, 89, Italian journalist (la Repubblica), economist, and writer.[373]
- William Schultz, 76, New Zealand rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, national team).[374]
- Laverne Torczon, 79, American football player.[375]
- Leonid Vladimirsky, 94, Russian book illustrator.[376]
- Erwin Waldner, 82, German footballer (VfB Stuttgart, SPAL Ferrara).[377]
19
- Richard Anthony, 77, Egyptian-born French singer.[378]
- Sir Raymond Carr, 96, British historian.[379]
- Haney Catchings, 66, American football coach (Prairie View A&M, Tuskegee), cancer.[380]
- Uche Chukwumerije, 75, Nigerian politician, Senator for Abia North (since 2003), lung cancer.[381]
- Margot Duke, Marchioness of Reading, 96, British aristocrat.[382]
- William Price Fox, 89, American novelist.[383]
- Lothar Friedrich, 84, German cyclist.[384]
- Eva Galambos, 87, American politician, Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia (2005–2014), cancer.[385]
- Freddie Gray, 25, American police suspect, severed spinal cord.[386]
- Aliaskhab Kebekov, 43, Dagestani-Russian Islamist leader, Emir of the Caucasus Emirate (since 2014), shot.[387]
- Sandra Mackey, 77, American writer (Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal).[388]
- István Marton, 72, Hungarian politician.[389]
- 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).[390]
- Scott Mason, 55, American radio personality.[391]
- Tom McCabe, 60, Scottish politician, Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform (2004–2007).[392]
- Tony Morelli, 58, Canadian stunt performer (The X-Files, Smallville, Rise of the Planet of the Apes).[393]
- Hiroyuki Nishimoto, 88, Japanese voice actor (Moomin), aortic dissection.[394]
- Theodosia Okoh, 92, Ghanaian flag designer and sports administrator.[395]
- Michael J. D. Powell, 78, British mathematician.[396]
- Else Repål, 85, Norwegian politician.[397]
- Oktay Sinanoğlu, 80, Turkish scientist.[398]
- Bernard Stollman, 85, American record label founder (ESP-Disk), colon and spine cancer.[399]
- Elio Toaff, 99, Italian rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Rome (1951–2002).[400]
- Betty Willis, 91, American graphic designer (Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign).[401]
- Casimir Witucki, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins).[402]
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- Gilberto Almeida, 86, Ecuadorian painter.[403]
- Gary Brain, 72, New Zealand timpanist and conductor.[404]
- Doug Buffone, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears) and radio host.[405]
- Cláudio Cunha, 68, Brazilian actor.[406]
- Hassan El-Shazly, 71, Egyptian footballer (Tersana, national team).[407]
- Pedro Eugênio, 65, Brazilian politician, MP (1998–2014), complications from surgery.[408]
- Tommy Graham, 72, Scottish politician.[409]
- Peter Howell, 96, British actor (Emergency – Ward 10, Shadowlands, The Prisoner).[410]
- Nobuo Kaiho, 73, Japanese Olympic basketball player.[411]
- Albert Kalonji, 85, Congolese politician, King of South Kasai.[412]
- Gábor Kucsera, 65, Hungarian Olympic swimmer.[413]
- Aharon Lichtenstein, 81, French-born American-Israeli rabbi, recipient of the Israel Prize (2014).[414]
- Bob Maloubier, 92, French secret agent.[415]
- Frederic Morton, 90, Austrian-born American writer.[416]
- Bob St. Clair, 84, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers).[417]
- Ibrahim Yusri, 65, Egyptian actor (The Terrorist), kidney failure.[418]
21
- M. H. Abrams, 102, American literary critic.[419]
- Mykola Bahrov, 77, Ukrainian academician and politician.[420]
- Steve Byrnes, 56, American sports announcer (NASCAR on Fox), head and neck cancer.[421]
- Gideon Eilat, 91, Israeli soldier.[422]
- Betsy von Furstenberg, 83, German-born American actress (As the World Turns) and baroness, Alzheimer's disease.[423]
- Edan Milton Hughes, 80, American art dealer and author.[424]
- Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, 49, Tajik-Russian film director (Luna Papa).[425]
- Ferenc Konrád, 70, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic bronze (1968), silver (1972) and gold (1976) medalist.[426]
- Jim McCarthy, 90, Irish rugby union player (national team).[427]
- Sergei Mikhalev, 67, Russian ice hockey coach, traffic collision.[428]
- John Moshoeu, 49, South African footballer (Kaizer Chiefs, Giant Blackpool, national team), African Cup of Nations champion (1996), cancer.[429]
- Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, 88, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Odisha (1980–1989, 1995–1999), Governor of Assam (2009–2014), heart attack.[430]
- Robert P. Patterson, Jr., 91, American federal judge.[431]
- Borisav Pisić, 66, Bosnian Yugoslav Olympic hurdler (1980).[432]
- Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, 95, Canadian WWII tank commander.[433]
- Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi, 76, Egyptian poet.[434]
- Derek Vonberg, 93, British physicist.[435] (death announced on this date)
- Dave Walker, 73, English footballer (Burnley, Southampton).[436]
- Elizabeth Weaver, 74, American judge, Michigan Supreme Court Justice (1995–2010), Chief Justice (1991–2001).[437]
- Cindy Yang, 24, Taiwanese model and actress (First of May), suicide by helium inhalation.[438]
22
- Hugh Alan Anderson, 81, Canadian politician.[439]
- Dick Balharry, 77, British conservationist, cancer.[440]
- Peter B. Best, 76, British marine mammal expert.[441]
- Dorothy Custer, 103, American comedian.[442]
- Yoichi Funado, 71, Japanese novelist, thymic cancer.[443]
- Régis Ghesquière, 65, Belgian Olympic decathlete (1972), heart attack.[444]
- Alasdair Graham, 85, Canadian politician, Senator for Nova Scotia (1972–2004).[445]
- Nagare Hagiwara, 62, Japanese actor, traffic collision.[446]
- Imtiaz Alam Hanfi, 86, Pakistani banker.[447]
- Ronny Lee, 88, American guitarist and writer.[448]
- Audree Norton, 88, American actress.[449]
- Bernard Penfold, 98, British army major general, general manager of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (1972–1979).[450]
- Aideen O'Kelly, 74, Irish actress.[451]
- Páll Skúlason, 69, Icelandic philosopher.[452]
- Gennadi Vengerov, 55, Belarusian-born Soviet actor (Enemy at the Gates), lung and bone cancer.[453]
- Irene Woodall, 69, American magazine editor.[454]
23
- Afzaal Ahmed, 66, Pakistani cricketer and umpire.[455]
- Aziz Asli, 77, Iranian footballer (Persepolis).[456]
- Dick Barone, 82, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).[457]
- Desmond Boal, 85, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, MP for Belfast Shankill (1960–1972).[458]
- Frana Cardno, 74, New Zealand politician, Mayor of Southland District (1992–2013), bile duct cancer.[459]
- Sir Philip Carter, 87, British football director (Everton).[460]
- Richard Corliss, 71, American film critic (Time), stroke.[461]
- Alexander Eliot, 95, American writer.[462]
- Marie Herbst, 86, American politician, Mayor of Vernon, Connecticut (1979–1986), member of the Connecticut Senate (1987–1992).[463]
- George Horner, 91, Czech-born American pianist and physician.[464]
- Ray Jackson, 74, Australian aboriginal activist and Wiradjuri elder.[465]
- Pierre Claude Nolin, 64, Canadian politician, Speaker of the Senate (since 2014), cancer.[466]
- Frank Porretta, 84, American tenor and musical theater actor.[467]
- Paul Ryan, 69, American actor, television host and correspondent (Entertainment Tonight), leukemia.[468]
- Jim Steffen, 78, American football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins).[469]
- E. M. Subramaniam, 67, Indian Carnatic percussionist.[470]
- Sawyer Sweeten, 19, American actor (Everybody Loves Raymond), suicide by gunshot.[471]
- Francis Tsai, 48, American concept artist (Spider-Man, TMNT, The Bourne Conspiracy), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[472]
- Sixto Valencia Burgos, 81, Mexican comic artist (Memín Pinguín, MAD).[473]
- Guillermo Zúñiga Martínez, 72, Mexican academic and politician, Mayor of Xalapa (1988–1991), MP for Veracruz (1994–1997).[474]
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- Władysław Bartoszewski, 93, Polish politician and resistance fighter, Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995, 2000–2001).[475]
- Ken Birch, 81, British footballer (Bangor City).[476]
- Thomas Joseph Connolly, 92, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baker (1971–1999).[477]
- Rustum Ghazaleh, 61, Syrian military officer, head injury.[478]
- Ismail Hussain, 65, Indian politician, MP for Barpeta (2009–2014), cancer.[479]
- Horst-Peter Kretschmer, 59, German Olympic ice hockey player (1980, 1988).[480]
- Valentine Lamb, 76, British journalist (The Irish Field).[481]
- Frankie Lee, 73, American blues singer-songwriter.[482]
- Benjamin F. Logan, 87, American electrical engineer and bluegrass musician, heart attack.[483]
- Sabeen Mahmud, 39, Pakistani human rights activist, shot.[484]
- Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, 83, British judge, barrister and peer.[485]
- Herbert Ninaus, 78, Austrian-born Australian international footballer.[486]
- Claudia Paz, 95, Chilean actress.[487]
- Max Rojas, 74, Mexican poet.[488]
- Raymond Roussin, 75, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gravelbourg (1995–1998) and Victoria (1999–2004), Archbishop of Vancouver (2004–2009).[489]
- Success Express, 30, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[490]
- Sid Tepper, 96, American songwriter ("Red Roses for a Blue Lady").[491]
- George C. Young, 98, American lawyer and judge, heart attack.[492]
25
- Colin Bloomfield, 33, British radio presenter (BBC Radio Derby), skin cancer.[493]
- Sujit Bose, 80, Indian cricketer.[494]
- Arthur Brittenden, 90, British newspaper editor (Daily Mail).[495]
- Wilfred Brown, 85, Australian cricketer.[496]
- Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, 78, British nobleman.[497]
- Jim Fanning, 87, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and manager (Montreal Expos).[498]
- Paolo Galletti, 78, Italian Olympic swimmer (1956, 1960).[499]
- Jiří Hledík, 86, Czech footballer (FC Hradec Králové).[500]
- Otakar Krámský, 55, Czech racing driver, triple European hillclimb champion (1995, 1997, 1998), training collision.[501]
- Don Mankiewicz, 93, American screenwriter (Star Trek, Ironside, Profiles in Courage), heart failure.[502]
- Ben Molar, 99, Argentine composer and musical producer.[503]
- Mike Phillips, 59, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats, FC Barcelona), fall.[504]
- Alfred Schreyer, 92, Ukrainian-born Polish fiddler and singer.[505]
- Christine Stewart, 74, Canadian politician, Secretary of State (1993–1997) and Minister of the Environment (1997–1999).[506]
- Richard West, 84, British journalist and author.[507]
- Notable deaths consequent to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake:
- Dan Fredinburg, 33, American executive, head of privacy at Google.[508]
- Matthias Kuhle, 67, German geographer.[509]
26
- Masudur Rahman Baidya, 46, Indian swimmer, heart attack.[510]
- Talal Akbar Bugti, 63, Pakistani tribal leader and politician, heart attack.[511]
- Edward T. Chambers, 85, American activist, director of the Industrial Areas Foundation (1972–2009), heart failure.[512]
- Hojatollah Khatib, 61, Iranian sports administrator (Persepolis), cancer.[513]
- Izatullo Khayoyev, 78, Tajik politician, Vice-President (1990–1991), Prime Minister (1991–1992).[514]
- Jayne Meadows, 95, American actress (I've Got a Secret, Undercurrent, Song of the Thin Man).[515]
- Józef Paczyński, 95, Polish WWII prisoner, barber of Rudolf Hoss.[516]
- Marcel Pronovost, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs).[517]
- Bill Valentine, 82, American baseball umpire.[518]
- Wang Guozhen, 58, Chinese poet, liver cancer.[519]
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- Jay Appleton, 95, British geographer.[520]
- Randy Bennett, 51, Canadian swimming coach, cancer.[521]
- Suzanne Crough, 52, American actress (The Partridge Family), arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.[522]
- David Fletcher, 90, English cricketer (Surrey).[523]
- Gene Fullmer, 83, American professional boxer, two-time middleweight world champion.[524]
- Verne Gagne, 89, American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter (AWA), Hall of Fame (2004, 2006).[525]
- Frank Henderson, 92, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2004–2014).[526]
- Guy LeBlanc, 54, Canadian keyboard player (Nathan Mahl, Camel), kidney cancer.[527]
- Andrew Lesnie, 59, Australian cinematographer (The Lord of the Rings, I Am Legend, The Water Diviner), Oscar winner (2002), heart attack.[528]
- Harvey R. Miller, 82, American lawyer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[529]
- Marty Napoleon, 93, American jazz pianist.[530]
- Lionel Repka, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets), liver cancer.[531]
- Alexander Rich, 90, American biologist.[532]
- Inês Etienne Romeu, 72, Brazilian political prisoner.[533]
- Abraham Rotstein, 86, Canadian economist.[534]
- Rolf Smedvig, 62, American classical trumpeter (Empire Brass), heart attack.[535]
- Chris Turner, 64, English football player and manager (Peterborough).[536]
- John Wimpenny, 92, English aeronautical engineer.[537]
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- Antônio Abujamra, 82, Brazilian actor and director.[538]
- Marcia Brown, 96, American writer and children's books illustrator.[539]
- Duri Camichel, 32, Swiss ice hockey player (EV Zug), traffic collision.[540]
- Glenn Dennis, 90, American ufologist.[541]
- Jack Ely, 71, American singer ("Louie Louie").[542]
- René Féret, 69, French actor and director (Solemn Communion).[543]
- Ashura Hara, 68, Japanese professional wrestler, pneumonia.[544]
- Keith Harris, 67, British ventriloquist (Orville the Duck, Cuddles the Monkey), cancer.[545]
- Michael J. Ingelido, 98, American Air Force major general, stroke.[546]
- Yoshihiko Osaki, 76, Japanese swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1960), pneumonia.[547]
- Vicente Piccio, Jr., 83, Filipino Air Force major general.[548]
- Einar Thorsteinn, 73, Icelandic architect.[549]
- James Watson, 78, British novelist.[550]
- Xu Guangxian, 94, Chinese chemist.[551]
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- Charles Benton, 84, American public digital media promoter, CEO of the Benton Foundation, cancer.[552]
- Carlos Calderón Fajardo, 69, Peruvian journalist and novelist.[553]
- Giovanni Canestri, 96, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cagliari (1984–1987) and Genoa (1987–1995).[554]
- Daniel During, 83, South African cricketer.[555]
- Gopulu, 90, Indian cartoonist (Ananda Vikatan).[556]
- Nicholas Gruner, 72, Canadian Roman Catholic priest, promoter of the message of Our Lady of Fatima, heart attack.[557]
- John G. Heyburn II, 66, American federal judge, Chief District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (2001–2008), liver cancer.[558]
- Paul Hudak, 62, American professor of computer science, leukemia.[559]
- Milap Chand Jain, 86, Indian judge and politician, Governor of Rajasthan (1990).[560]
- Gary Liddell, 60, Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town, Heart of Midlothian).[561]
- Valmir Louruz, 71, Brazilian football manager (Juventude, Pelotas).[562]
- François Michelin, 88, French businessman, CEO of Michelin (1955–1999).[563]
- Vardan Militosyan, 64, Armenian Olympic silver medallist weightlifter (1976).[564]
- Jean Nidetch, 91, American businesswoman, founder of Weight Watchers.[565]
- Calvin Peete, 71, American golfer, Tournament Players champion (1985).[566]
- Joe Pikula, 70, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).[567]
- Barbara Reynolds, 100, English scholar, lexicographer and translator.[568]
- Brian Sedgemore, 78, British politician, fall.[569]
- Dan Walker, 92, American politician, Governor of Illinois (1973–1977), heart failure.[570]
- Notable convicted drug traffickers executed by Indonesian firing squad:[571]
- Andrew Chan, 31, Australian (Bali Nine)
- Rodrigo Gularte, 42, Brazilian
- Myuran Sukumaran, 34, Australian (Bali Nine)
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- Lennart Bodström, 87, Swedish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982–1985).[572]
- Sharon Callahan, 63, American Olympic athlete.[573]
- Bold Pilot, 22, Turkish thoroughbred racehorse.[574]
- Halina Daniec, 66, Polish Olympic gymnast.[575]
- Peter Dobkin Hall, 69, American author and historian, traffic collision.[576]
- David Fonseca, 60, Belizean politician, Mayor of Belize City (1999–2006), suicide by gunshot.[577]
- Adrian Gibson, 79, Australian politician, MP for Denison (1964–69).[578]
- Steven Goldmann, 53, Canadian music video and film director, cancer.[579]
- Rutger Gunnarsson, 69, Swedish bassist (ABBA, Elton John).[580]
- Ben E. King, 76, American soul and R&B singer ("Stand by Me"), coronary heart disease.[581]
- Gregory Mertens, 24, Belgian footballer, heart attack.[582]
- Patachou, 96, French singer and actress.[583]
- William Pfaff, 86, American author and columnist, heart attack.[584]
- Ronald Senator, 89, British composer, house fire.[585]
- Sky Classic, 28, Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.[586]
- Nigel Terry, 69, British actor (The Lion in Winter, Excalibur, Troy), emphysema.[587]
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- ^ Iraqi Shiite politician Bahr al-Ulloum dies at 88
- ^ Jose Capellan dies at age 34 from apparent heart attack
- ^ Man City team-mates pay tribute to legend Harry Dowd after he passes away Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dance pioneer 'Luigi' Faccuito dies at age 90; left imprint on film, Broadway
- ^ Comedian and Voice Actor Stan Freberg Dies at 88
- ^ "Mr. Gallenstein". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Former mayor of Tours found dead before French 'Chinese wedding' trial
- ^ Stars' Henyekane dies in car crash
- ^ Kardam, son of Bulgaria's last king, dies at 52
- ^ Stanley I. Kutler, Historian Who Got Nixon Tapes Released, Dies at 80
- ^ Geoffrey Lewis, actor in Clint Eastwood movies, dies at 79
- ^ งานสวดพระอภิธรรมศพ คุณบุญเกื้อ เหล่าวานิช (16–22 เมษายน 2558)[permanent dead link] (in Thai)
- ^ Betty Lucas Actor played many roles on and off stage
- ^ Dickie Owen
- ^ Longtime Livermore lab physicist and "father of the flywheel" dies at 96
- ^ French fashion buyer Maria Luisa Poumaillou dies at 61
- ^ James B. Rhoads, Fifth Archivist of the United States
- ^ Bengaluru Supreme Court's Former Judge Justice K Jagannatha Shetty (78) No More
- ^ Tributes paid to cricketer who played against some of the world's greats
- ^ First Pole in NFL, Ryszard Szaro dies
- ^ Janet Turner obituary
- ^ Illinois State assistant Torrey Ward dies in plane crash after title game
- ^ Naomi Wilzig, Founder of Erotic Art Museum, Dies at 80
- ^ Mort de Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, grande voix de la France libre (in French)
- ^ An Incomplete Spring The Life and Death of Abraham Eraly
- ^ Harry K. Fukuhara
- ^ Singer Nagore Hanifa no more
- ^ Reverend Dr. Willie James Honicutt Jr.
- ^ Graham Howarth Entomologist who became a prisoner of the Japanese but was able to build a large collection of butterflies and moths
- ^ HKU's first Chinese vice chancellor Dr Rayson Huang dies Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jayakanthan dead
- ^ Sergei Laschenko Murdered in Ukraine Archived 2015-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ David Laventhol, Publisher on Both Coasts, Dies at 81
- ^ Författaren Nan Inger Östman död (in Swedish)
- ^ Baltimore Blast Hall of Famer Billy Ronson dead at the age of 58 Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ È morto Giorgio Salvini, fisico ed ex ministro (in Italian)
- ^ Hermann Schweppenhäuser (in German)
- ^ Shankle, Joel
- ^ Joel Spira, founder of light dimmer switch empire, dies at 88
- ^ Minneord Hilde Stavik Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Tribute to AN Erudite Mahanayake
- ^ Ion Trewin Guiding hand behind lauded big-name biographies who became the literary director of the Man Booker prizes
- ^ Lars Tunbjörk visade oss Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (in Swedish)
- ^ Archbishop of Montreal, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, dead at 78
- ^ Ole Wackström ur tiden (in Swedish)
- ^ Paul Almond Dead
- ^ Betty C.G.T. Blake
- ^ Décès de la réalisatrice de télévision et de cinéma Nina Companeez (in French)
- ^ Alex Dalgarno
- ^ Award-winning author Ivan Doig, who chronicled the American West, dies at 75 Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Moira Gemmill, design director – obituary
- ^ Former Georgia Straight wine columnist and ex-CBC Radio host Jurgen Gothe dies
- ^ Charles Hamel, influential oil industry whistleblower, dies at 84
- ^ Popular wildlife artist Ray Harm dies
- ^ Ghulam Rasool Kar passes away Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 台湾前"立委"郭廷才80岁病逝 结束传奇一生[permanent dead link] (in Chinese)
- ^ Australian wine legend Bob McLean has died – and left a brilliant farewell letter to announce his departure
- ^ Former Air Chief, who led the flypast over Red Fort on August 15, 1947, passes away
- ^ 59 éves korában elhunyt Pap Vera színművész (in Hungarian)
- ^ Hon Ronald Payne
- ^ Bishop Elmo Noel Joseph Perera
- ^ Veteran CPM leader passes away
- ^ Hans Ring
- ^ Mary Rose lead archaeologist Margaret Rule dies
- ^ Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.
- ^ Cuban painter Rafael Soriano dies in Miami at 94
- ^ Who Is Alex Soto? Puerto Rican Drag Queen, Comedian Dies From Heart Attack After Foot Infection Surgery
- ^ Gandalf died voiced actor Rogvold Sukhoverko Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nekrolog Johan B. Steen (in Norwegian)
- ^ 'Dobro Man' Tut Taylor dies
- ^ Mabo judge John Toohey's life celebrated
- ^ Tsuen-hsuin "TH" Tsien
- ^ HBK-Meisterschüler Sascha Weidner verstorben (in German)
- ^ Ceremonial funeral for Prof. Andrzej Ajnenkiel Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cricket great Richie Benaud dead
- ^ Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro dies at 98 Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ State Representative David Dank Dies At 76
- ^ Peter de Giles
- ^ Bottersnikes and Gumbles illustrator Desmond Digby dies age 82
- ^ Waltraud Falk, Geb. Ruwir (in German)
- ^ a b Murder of Two Political Elites Shakes Honduras
- ^ Legendary UF coach Graves dies
- ^ Veteran writer Ronald Hambleton dies at 97
- ^ Crítica teatral Barbara Heliodora morre aos 91 anos no Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)
- ^ Lauren Hill (1995–2015) Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dorothy Jelicich passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ 末代皇帝溥仪弟弟溥任去世 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ^ RIP Former Diocese of Eastern Oregon Bishop Rustin R. Kimsey
- ^ Judith Malina, Founder of the Living Theater, Dies at 88
- ^ Plainview hit-maker Keith McCormack dies at 74
- ^ Baseball Almanac
- ^ Jim Mutscheller, Colts tight end who made key plays in 1958 championship, dies at 85
- ^ NC historian William S. Powell dies at 95
- ^ Rocco Quattrocchi
- ^ "Gabon: Francine Rogombe, the first woman senator died". Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ Former Irish international Ray Treacy dies aged 68
- ^ Former WA Labor senator Peter Walsh dies
- ^ Charles P. Beasley (1945–2015) Obituary
- ^ Martin Tore Bjørndal (in Norwegian)
- ^ Nico Frijda (1927–2015) (in Dutch)
- ^ Jimmy Gunn, standout defensive end at USC, dies at 66
- ^ Captain Guy Hannen, soldier – obituary
- ^ Krishnan, Manisha (April 13, 2015). "Star's Helen Henderson, a 'champion for the disabled,' dies at 68". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Colonel Peter Jones – obituary
- ^ Bangladesh Islamist politician Kamaruzzaman hanged
- ^ Sheila Kitzinger, natural childbirth expert, dies aged 86
- ^ Janusz Kurczab nie żyje Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- ^ François Maspero est mort (in French)
- ^ 'Spend, spend, spend' Pools winner Viv Nicholson dies
- ^ KOOVEE-legenda Heino Pulli on poissa (in Finnish)
- ^ Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation
- ^ Tamuno, ex-UI VC, dies Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Former Knoxville mayor Kyle Testerman dies at 80
- ^ Levi Watkins, 70, Pioneering Heart Surgeon, Is Dead
- ^ Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad al-Rubaish: Religious leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed in Yemen drone strike
- ^ Aleksey Bochkov
- ^ Nota de pesar pelo falecimento do ministro aposentado Paulo Brossard (in Portuguese)
- ^ Painter Jože Ciuha Dies
- ^ Mort de Patrice Dominguez, ancien joueur et voix du tennis français (in French)
- ^ Alfred Eick (in German)
- ^ Bill Etches – obituary
- ^ Doug Gregory, pilot – obituary
- ^ Remembering Claude Lanthier
- ^ Walter Lee Sr.
- ^ Violence in Gabon after death of Andre Mba Obame
- ^ Mario Wallenda died hoping to perform yet again
- ^ Bruce Alger, firebrand Republican congressman from Texas, dies at 96
- ^ Professor Brice Bosnich FRS
- ^ N.J.'s longest serving mayor Gerry Calabrese dies at 91
- ^ Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies
- ^ Noël De Pauw
- ^ Tony 'Lofty' Eldridge, 'human torpedo' – obituary
- ^ Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan Voice of Anti-Capitalism, Is Dead at 74
- ^ Claire Godnrdon, actress – obituary
- ^ Renowned German author Günter Grass dies, aged 87
- ^ Meghalt a 1968-as olimpia ezüstérmes vívója (in Hungarian)
- ^ Anti-Abortion Extremist Neal Horsley Has Died
- ^ Tributes pouring in for late Fermanagh boss Pat King
- ^ Thelma Long
- ^ Hallan descuartizada en una hielera a 'La Flaca', sicaria del Cártel del Golfo (in Spanish)
- ^ Berrien County Commissioner Neal Nitz Has Died Archived 2015-04-15 at archive.today
- ^ Anna-Lisa Ohlsson (Nilsson) Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ Milwaukee bowling legend Bob Pinkalla dies at age 86
- ^ Victim of Grove Avenue crash identified as author, historian Elizabeth Pryor
- ^ Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende
- ^ Rex Robinson 1926–2015
- ^ Actress Anjana dies at age of 29
- ^ Journalist Serhiy Sukhobok killed
- ^ Herb Trimpe, Co-Creator of 'Wolverine,' Dies at 75
- ^ Former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter dies at 82
- ^ ARD-Journalist: Klaus Bednarz ist tot (in German)
- ^ Chef Homaro Cantu dies at 38
- ^ Skate Canada mourns the loss of Hall of Fame Coach Sheldon Galbraith
- ^ Aref Gholizadeh, former Team Melli player passes away
- ^ BIFF founder Kato dies of heart attack Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary / Ko Kojima / Cartoonist
- ^ Longtime former Randolph state rep M. Joseph Manning dies at 90
- ^ Leslie PETERSON Obituary
- ^ Vale Gordon Preston
- ^ Disparition de Majid Rahnema (in French)
- ^ Ottawa Senators' Mark Reeds dies at 55
- ^ Meir Rosenne, former top diplomat, dies at 84
- ^ UFC 1 Veteran Kevin Rosier Dead At 53
- ^ The incomparable silence of Vilas Sarang
- ^ "Eskimos Mourn the Passing of Howie Schumm". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Bremen mourns Nordderby legend Arnold Schütz Archived April 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Percy Sledge, Who Sang 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' Dies at 74
- ^ Obituary: DARK SHADOWS stuntman Alex Stevens
- ^ Arthur 'Buddy' Temple, III
- ^ E' deceduto oggi a Roma il cardinale italiano Roberto Tucci (in Italian)
- ^ Kathrine Sorley Walker, dance critic – obituary
- ^ Jacobs professor David Ward-Steinman dies at 78
- ^ Longtime lesbian-feminist activist Sidney Abbott dies
- ^ Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80 Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ушел из жизни Заур Джотович Ардзынба Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ TV star Julie Graham's husband found hanged in Richmond Park
- ^ RIP Paul "Eskimo" Clark: 1947 To 2015
- ^ Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48
- ^ Margaret Harrison, peace protester
- ^ Christian music pioneer Billy Ray Hearn dies at 85
- ^ In Memoriam John N. Howard, 1921–1915
- ^ Ousted Ukraine president's ally found shot dead in Kiev home
- ^ Bishop Felice Leonardo
- ^ Father Alexander Nadson dies in London.
- ^ Luis Ortega, un magistrado que creía en los derechos de los ciudadanos (in Spanish)
- ^ Gujarati film maker Govindbhai Patel passes away
- ^ Phoenix jazz legend Margo Reed dies at 73
- ^ МИКОЛА АНДРІЙОВИЧ СТОРОЖЕНКО — художник-живописець і графік, педагог (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Barbara Strauch, 63, Science and Health Editor at The New York Times, Dies
- ^ Grand salute to Nepal political veteran SB Thapa, dies at 88 in Delhi
- ^ Folkkära författaren Gunilla Wolde är död (in Swedish)
- ^ Ronald Leslie BAILEY
- ^ Driss Bamous, Former Morocco's Soccer Squad Captain, Dies
- ^ RIP Valery Belousov
- ^ Ollie 'Downtown' Brown, baseball's 'Original Padre,' dies at 71
- ^ Noted football coach Attaphol 'Tak' dies at 52
- ^ Pro-Russia journalist shot and killed in Kiev
- ^ In Memoriam: Dr. Bhola Nath Chalise (1952–2015)
- ^ Alden Glenwood GLAUCH
- ^ Former Czech PM Stanislav Gross Dies at Age 45
- ^ Report: Singer Johnny Kemp ('Just Got Paid') Dies after Fall
- ^ Hansa-Nationalspieler Heino Kleiminger ist tot Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Extrembergsteiger Edi Koblmüller in Georgien tödlich verunglückt (in German)
- ^ Veteran musician Nimal Mendis passed away
- ^ Former Hibs' star Tommy Preston dies aged 82
- ^ Longtime Green Bay Packers PR director Lee Remmel dies at 90
- ^ Champion Smuggler dies at age 12
- ^ Marjorie de Oduber, viuda del expresidente Daniel Oduber, falleció este jueves a los 89 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Muore a 91 anni Giuseppe Zigaina, grande pittore del '900 (in Italian)
- ^ Roma, morto Renato Altissimo: l'ex segretario del Pli si è spento dopo una lunga malattia (in Italian)
- ^ Former York City chairman Steve Beck has died at the age of 58
- ^ Brian Couzens Businessman who founded the Chandos record label and led the way for independents in the classical music market
- ^ In memory of Jose Mariano Gago
- ^ Cardinal Francis George Dies at 78
- ^ Tribute to Bradford League legend Peter Graham
- ^ Ex-US Sen. Griffin, who hastened Nixon resignation, dies
- ^ Odešla hokejová legenda. V 72 letech zemřel Jaroslav Holík (in Czech)
- ^ Скончался народный артист СССР Виктор Коршунов (in Russian)
- ^ Tore Bernitz Pedersen (in Norwegian)
- ^ Hannes Lindemann gestorben[permanent dead link] (in German)
- ^ Phil Lundgren
- ^ In Memoriam: Ray Nemec
- ^ Scotty Probasco, Chattanooga philanthropist, dies
- ^ NPR Founder Don Quayle Dies
- ^ Cinéma : les disparitions d'avril 2015(in French)
- ^ Archdiocesan Priest, Jeremiah J. Rodell, Dies
- ^ SHACKLETON
- ^ SK Sharma
- ^ Ann Stepan
- ^ Real estate developer A. Alfred Taubman dies at 91 Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sir Christopher Bayly obituary
- ^ Walter Charles Conahan
- ^ Francesco Dapiran non è più "in barca" (in Italian)
- ^ Tidligere ordfører i Bærum er død Archived 2015-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ Former state legislator Joe Hutter, 77, dies.
- ^ Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the DSL Internet Technology, Dies at 82
- ^ Obituary: Sir Roger Lobo, Hong Kong lawmaker who sought transparency on pre-handover talks
- ^ Addio a Mario Pirani, giornalista e scrittore (in Italian)
- ^ William Schultz obituary
- ^ LaVerne Torczon
- ^ Скончался иллюстратор "Буратино" Леонид Владимирский (in Russian)
- ^ Erwin Waldner ist tot (in German)
- ^ Richard Anthony
- ^ Sir Raymond Carr, historian – obituary
- ^ Former prep coach Haney Catchings dies
- ^ Sen. Chukwumerije dies at 75
- ^ The Dowager Marchioness of Reading – obituary
- ^ Author, USC professor, humorist Fox dies at 89
- ^ Lothar Friedrich
- ^ Sandy Springs "founding mother," first mayor Eva Galambos dies
- ^ Baltimore Officers Suspended Over Death of Freddie Gray Are Identified
- ^ Russian troops kill leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate
- ^ Famed Middle East writer Sandra Mackey dies
- ^ Meghalt Marton István (in Hungarian)
- ^ Death of Lord Mason of Barnsley at 91
- ^ Longtime KROQ Host, CBS Radio West Coast Dir. Of Engineering Scott Mason Dies
- ^ Former Labour MSP Tom McCabe dies
- ^ UBCP/ACTRA Member Tony Morelli died unexpectedly on Sunday April 19, 2015
- ^ Moomin's Snufkin Voice Actor Hiroyuki Nishimoto Passes Away
- ^ Theodosia Okoh dies at age 92 Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Professor Michael James David Powell FRS
- ^ Repål, Else (1930–2015) (in Norwegian)
- ^ "'Turkish Einstein' Oktay Sinanoglu dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Bernard Stollman, Founder of ESP-Disk Label, Dies at 85
- ^ Elio Toaff: Chief rabbi of Rome who stood with Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's drive to reach out to other religions
- ^ Betty Willis, designer of 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign, dies
- ^ Casimir Leo Witucki of Temple Hills, May 26, 1928 – April 19, 2015
- ^ Falleció el pintor Gilbero Almeida Egas (in Spanish)
- ^ Gary Brain Remembered
- ^ Former Bear Doug Buffone found dead at home
- ^ Morre em Porto Alegre o ator Claudio Cunha (in Portuguese)
- ^ Egyptian league all-time scorer Hassan El-Shazly dies at 71
- ^ morre o ex-deputado federal Pedro Eugênio (PT-PE) (in Portuguese)
- ^ Farewell to 'larger than life' Tommy as long serving MP dies in hospital
- ^ 21 April 2015: Peter Howell (1919–2015) Archived May 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nobuo Kaiho
- ^ Décès de M. Albert Kalonji Ditunga Mulopwe Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Elhunyt Kucsera Gábor
- ^ Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, modern Orthodox visionary, dies at 81
- ^ French secret agent Bob Maloubier dies aged 92
- ^ Frederic Morton dies at 90; U.S. writer known for books on Austria
- ^ Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair dies at 84
- ^ Egyptian actor Ibrahim Yusri sadly (and ironically) dies on his birthday
- ^ M.H. Abrams, Professor Who Shaped the Study of Romanticism, Dies at 102
- ^ Умер первый секретарь Крымского обкома КПСС Николай Багров (in Russian)
- ^ Family announcement: Steve Byrnes passes away at age 56
- ^ Former Palmach Commander Gideon Eilat Passes Away at 91
- ^ Betsy von Furstenberg, Baroness and Versatile Actress, Dies at 83
- ^ Edan Hughes
- ^ Well-Known Russian Film Director Of Tajik Origin Dies In Berlin
- ^ Elhunyt Konrád Ferenc, Montréal olimpiai bajnoka (in Hungarian)
- ^ Munster legend Jim McCarthy dies aged 90: A great character and an even greater player
- ^ Russian Hockey Coach Killed in Car Crash After Fellow Coach's Funeral
- ^ 'Shoes' loses battle with cancer
- ^ Former Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik dies
- ^ Southern District Judge Robert Patterson Dies at Age 91
- ^ Preminuo Borislav Pisić, jedan od najuspešnijih jugoslovenskih atletičara! (in Croatian)
- ^ Tank Ace began stellar career at Normandy
- ^ BREAKING: Famous Egyptian poet Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi dies at age 76
- ^ Remembering Derek Vonberg: An Early Pioneer of Radio Astronomy
- ^ David Walker: 1941–2015
- ^ Former Supreme Court justice Weaver dies
- ^ Model, entertainer Peng Hsin-yi kills self, cites bullying
- ^ In Memory of Hugh Alan Anderson
- ^ Renowned conservationist Dick Balharry dies after receiving award
- ^ Remembering Prof Peter Best, whale and dolphin expert
- ^ Dorothy Custer, 'Idaho's Grandma,' Dies at 103
- ^ Japanese adventure novel writer Funado dies at 71 Archived 2015-04-23 at archive.today
- ^ Belgische ex-olympiër overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Former Nova Scotia senator Alasdair Graham dies at age of 85
- ^ Motorcycle accident claims actor, TV star Nagare Hagiwara, 62
- ^ Remembering Imtiaz Alam Hanfi
- ^ RIP Ronny Lee
- ^ Audree Norton, Pioneering Deaf Actress, Dies at 88
- ^ PENFOLD
- ^ Aideen O'Kelly
- ^ Décès du Professeur Páll Skúlason Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Актер Геннадий Венгеров умер от рака (in Russian)
- ^ RDH magazine's first editor, Irene Woodall, passes away
- ^ Ex-international umpire Afzaal Ahmed passes away
- ^ Former Iran, Persepolis Goalkeeper Dies
- ^ Dick Barone
- ^ Desmond Boal, barrister – obituary
- ^ Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies
- ^ Live: Former Everton chairman Philip Carter dies – latest tributes and reaction
- ^ Richard Corliss, 71, Longtime Film Critic for Time, Dies
- ^ Alexander Eliot
- ^ Marie Herbst, former Vernon mayor, state senator, dies at 86
- ^ George J. Horner, 91, physician
- ^ Wiradjuri social justice warrior passes away – the soul rolls over
- ^ The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin Speaker of the Senate
- ^ Obituary: Frank Porretta
- ^ Paul Ryan Dies: Actor, TV Host & 'ET' Correspondent Was 69
- ^ Jim Steffen Obituary
- ^ Ghatam exponent dead
- ^ Everybody Loves Raymond Star Sawyer Sweeten Dies of Suspected Suicide at 19
- ^ Artist Francis Tsai passes away
- ^ Fallece Sixto Valencia, el creador artístico de 'Memín Pinguín' (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece Guillermo Zúñiga, rector de la UPAV y ex alcalde de Xalapa (in Spanish)
- ^ Wladyslaw Bartoszewski: Polish resistance hero and Auschwitz survivor who joined Solidarity and twice served as foreign minister
- ^ In Memoriam Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Former Baker bishop dies at 92
- ^ Powerful former Syrian army general dies in hospital
- ^ Former Congress MP Ismail Hussain dies
- ^ Horst-Peter Kretschmer
- ^ Valentine Lamb, editor – obituary
- ^ Jones, Frankie Lee
- ^ Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87
- ^ Pakistani activist Sabeen Mehmud shot dead in Karachi
- ^ Death of the Rt Hon Lord Mustill Archived 2015-04-28 at archive.today
- ^ Ein Australier aus Voitsberg (in German)
- ^ A los 95 años fallece la actriz Claudia Paz, protagonista de recordados comerciales (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece el poeta mexicano Max Rojas (in Spanish)
- ^ Archbishop Raymond O. Roussin, S.M.
- ^ "Australian sire Success Express dies aged 30". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Sid Tepper, who wrote more than 50 songs for Elvis Presley, dies at 96
- ^ George Young, Orlando's first federal judge, dies at age 98
- ^ Colin Bloomfield: BBC Radio Derby presenter dies after cancer battle
- ^ Sujit Bose
- ^ Arthur Brittenden
- ^ Wilfred Brown
- ^ The Life of 7th Earl of Leicester
- ^ Jim Fanning, longtime Expos GM, dies at 87
- ^ Il nuoto piange Paolo Galletti, olimpionico e talento degli anni '60 Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Zemřel člen mistrovského týmu 1960 Jiří Hledík Archived 2015-04-28 at archive.today (in Czech)
- ^ Otakar Kramsky, legendary hillclimb racer, died in accident
- ^ Don Mankiewicz, novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter, dies at 93
- ^ A los 99 años, murió el autor y compositor Ben Molar (in Spanish)
- ^ Former UK center Mike Phillips dies
- ^ Zmarł Alfred Schreyer, uczeń Brunona Schulza, ostatni Żyd Drohobycza. Jeździł do niego cały świat (in Polish)
- ^ Former MP for Northumberland Christine Stewart dies
- ^ Richard West, writer – obituary
- ^ Nepal Earthquake: Dan Fredinburg, Google Engineer, Killed in Everest Avalanche
- ^ Göttinger Geograf stirbt im Epizentrum (in German)
- ^ Double amputee swimmer Baidya, who had Sachin among his admirers, dies
- ^ JWP leader Talal Bugti passes away in Quetta
- ^ Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85
- ^ Former Iran's Wrestling Federation president Khatib dies
- ^ В Душанбе скончался экс-председатель Совета министров Таджикистана Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Legendary Actress Jayne Meadows Allen Dies at 95
- ^ Jozef Paczynski, Inmate Barber to Auschwitz Commandant, Dies at 95
- ^ Hockey Hall of Fame member Pronovost dies at 84
- ^ Ex-Arkansas Travelers general manager Bill Valentine dies
- ^ Wang Guozhen poet died at the age of 59 years
- ^ APPLETON
- ^ Canadian swim coach Bennett dies of cancer
- ^ Suzanne Crough, Youngest Partridge Family Star, Dies at 52
- ^ DAVID FLETCHER (1924–2015) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Former middleweight world champion boxer Gene Fullmer dead at 83
- ^ Wrestling legend, Observer first year Hall of Famer Verne Gagne passes away at 89
- ^ Former Rep. Frank Henderson dies at age 92
- ^ Guy Leblanc – Camel Star Guy Leblanc Loses Cancer Battle
- ^ Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has died from a heart attack
- ^ Harvey Miller, Bankruptcy Law Pioneer, Dies
- ^ Marty Napoleon
- ^ Komets icon dies; Lionel Repka had champion's heart
- ^ Alexander Rich Dies at 90; Confirmed DNA's Double Helix
- ^ Brazilian torture survivor Romeu dies
- ^ Abraham Rotstein, economist who battled free trade, dead at 86
- ^ Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig, known for 'beautiful sound,' dies at home
- ^ Former Peterborough United player and manager Chris Turner dies, aged 64, in a Wisbech nursing home
- ^ OBITUARY JOHN WIMPENNY
- ^ Ator e diretor Antônio Abujamra morre em São Paulo (in Portuguese)
- ^ Marcia Brown, 96, Dies; Book Illustrator Won Three Caldecott Medals
- ^ Duri Camichel tödlich verunglückt (in German)
- ^ Glenn Dennis, Roswell Undertaker, Obituary, Roswell Daily Record, May 5, 2015
- ^ 'Louie Louie' singer Jack Ely of The Kingsmen dies
- ^ Le cinéaste René Féret est mort (in French)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Ventriloquist Keith Harris dies aged 67
- ^ In Memory of Major General Michael J. Ingelido U.S. Air Force (Retired)
- ^ Japanese Olympic Medallist Yoshihiko Osaki Passes Away
- ^ Gathering of eagles
- ^ Architectural Mad Scientist Einar Thorsteinn Passes Away at 73
- ^ James Watson obituary
- ^ 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)
- ^ Charles Benton Dies
- ^ Fallece escritor peruano Carlos Calderón Fajardo (in Spanish)
- ^ E' morto a Roma il cardinale Canestri (in Italian)
- ^ Daniel During
- ^ Cartoonist Gopulu dies
- ^ "Father Nicholas Gruner, RIP". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Judge who struck down gay marriage in Ky. dies
- ^ In memoriam: Paul Hudak, computer scientist and Saybrook College master
- ^ Justice Milap Chand Jain dies
- ^ Former Grimsby Town player Garry Liddell passes away Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Técnico campeão da Copa do Brasil pelo Juventude, Valmir Louruz morre em Porto Alegre (in Portuguese)
- ^ François Michelin
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