Deaths Died in April 2015
Dave Ulliott
English professional poker player · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7
Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish writer (Anna · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5
Luis María Pérez de Onraíta
Spanish-born Angolan Roman Catholic prelate · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Onraíta · Other
Joseph L. Reid
American oceanographer · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other · Reid
Ole Wackström
Finnish racing cyclist · 09 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 9
Torrey Ward
American basketball coach · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Gertrude Weaver
American supercentenarian · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7 · Other
Jehan Rajab
Kuwaiti author · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Lisa Simon
American television director and producer (Sesame Street · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5 · Simón
Andrew Porter
British music critic · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4
Misao Okawa
Japanese supercentenarian · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other
Paul Almond
Canadian filmmaker (The Act of the Heart · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11 · Other
Jurgen Gothe
German-born Canadian radio broadcaster (DiscDrive) · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10 · Jürgen
Patrick H. Adkins
American fantasy author · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8 · Adkins
Naomi Wilzig
American writer and museum owner (World Erotic Art Museum Miami) · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov
Kazakh football player and coach · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Steve Rickard
New Zealand professional wrestler · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Dick Wood
American football player (New York Jets) · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5
Shmuel Wosner
Austrian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Olga Sawicka
Polish dancer and choreographer · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
Nicolae Rainea
Romanian football referee (FIFA World Cup (1974 · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other
Richie Benaud
Australian cricket captain and television commentator · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11
Barbara Bergmann
American feminist economist · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Lon Simmons
American sports broadcaster · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Nigel Boocock
British speedway rider · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Paule Anglim
Canadian-born American art dealer (Gallery Paule Anglim) · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
Doug Sax
American audio mastering engineer · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
J. D. Smith
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Smith
Raúl Héctor Castro
Mexican-born American politician and diplomat · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11 · Castro
Elmo Noel Joseph Perera
Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10 · Perera · Other
Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
Iraqi Shi'a Islamic leader and politician · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · al-Ulloum · April 8
James Best
American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7
Fredric Brandt
American dermatologist · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Other
Francesco Smalto
Italian fashion designer · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Other
Sarah Brady
American gun control campaigner · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Robert H. Schuller
American televangelist (Hour of Power) · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · Schuller · April 3 · Other
Robert Walker
Canadian-born American animator and director (Aladdin · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other