Deaths Died in April 2016
Ozzie Silna
American basketball club owner (Spirits of St. Louis). · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26 · Other
Frederick Bruce-Lyle
Ghanaian-born judge in several Caribbean countries · 21 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 21
Igor Fesunenko
Soviet and Russian journalist - foreign affairs writer · 28 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 28
Ali Mustafa Yaqub
Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta (2005-2015) · 28 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 28 · Other · Yaqub
Liu Lianman
Chinese mountain climber and propaganda · 27 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 27 · Other
Tony Whittaker
British solicitor and political activist · 01 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 1
Mel George
American professor and twice interim president of the University of Missouri · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Henry Mustin
American vice-admiral and member of the Mustin family · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11 · Other
Viktor Gavrikov
57 · 27 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 27 · Other
Dayko
Ecuadorian Labrador rescue dog · 22 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 22 · Other
Willie L. Williams
Police Commisioner · 27 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 27 · Williams · Other
Gene Salvay
American aircraft engineer · 08 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 8 · Other
Cyril Leonoff
Canadian civil engineer and historian · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17
Julio Xavier Labayen
Filipino Roman Catholic prelate · 27 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 27 · Labayen · Other
Vincent Darius
Grenadian Roman Catholic prelate · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26 · Other
Márton Szipál
Hungarian-born American photographer · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26 · Marton
Valentin Zorin
Soviet and Russian journalist and TV presenter · 27 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 27
Harry Wu
Chinese human rights activist · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26 · Other
Winston Hill
American football player (New York Jets) · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26
Chen Shilu
Chinese flight mechanics expert · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24 · Other
Sean Murphy
American baseball player (Sacramento River Cats) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Lucy Kibaki
75-76 · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26 · Other
Lasse Flinckman
Swedish dragshow artist. · 18 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 18
Amanullah Khan
Pakistani Kashmir separatist acitivist (JKLF) · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26 · Other
Paul Hisao Yasuda
Japonese Roman Catholic prelate · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23 · Yasuda · Other
John Steven Satterthwaite
Australian Roman Catholic prelate · 23 April 2016 · Satterthwaite · April 2016 · April 23 · Other
Nicolae Esinencu
Moldovan writer and screenwriter (Tunul de lemn) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Rick Soll
American journalist (Chicago Sun-Times · 22 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 22
Klaus Siebert
German biathlon athlete and coach · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Tom Muecke
American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23
Joe Blahak
American football player (Minnesota Vikings) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Elton Spitzer
American radio executive (WLIR) · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17 · Other
John Ridsdel
Canadian kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25 · Other
Manuel de la Torre
American golf instructor · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24 · Other · Torre
Lizette Parker
American politician Mayor of Teaneck · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Dumitru Antonescu
Romanian football player (Farul Constanța) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Arthur Tillotson
British footballer (Silsden) · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11
Martin Gray
Polish Holocaust survivor and writer · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Levi Karuhanga
Ugandan major general · 21 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 21 · Other
Chuck Waseleski
American baseball statistician · 07 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 7
Jackie Carter
American children's author · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13
Kong Bunchhoeun
Cambodian author and songwriter · 18 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 18
Jory Prum
American audio engineer and video game developer · 22 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 22 · Other
Mei Baojiu
Chinese Peking opera artist · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25 · Meï
John D. Travis
member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 2000 · 21 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 21 · Travis · Other
Jerry Byrd
American sportswriter from Shreveport · 21 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 21 · Other
George Alexis Weymouth
American artist and conservationist · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24 · Weymouth
Thinle Lhondup
Nepalese actor (Himalaya) · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Billy Paul
American soul singer Me & Mrs. Jones. · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Zafar Ishaq Ansari
Pakistani Islamic scholar · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24 · Ansari
Steve Julian
American radio host (KPCC) · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24 · Other
Ron Brace
American football player (Boston College · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23
Nina Arkhipova
Soviet and Russian film and stage actress · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Maurice Peston, Baron Peston
English economist and Labour parliamentarian · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23 · Peston
Inge King
German-born Australian sculptor · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Harry Perkowski
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) · 20 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 20
Papa Wemba
Congolese singer · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Lord Tanamo
Jamaican ska and mento musician · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
Filthy McNasty
American nightclub owner · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13 · Other
Anthony Keane
American Olympic fencer. · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17
Jefferson Barbosa
Former dancer Axe Bahía · 22 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 22 · Other
Tony Munro
Australian cricket journalist · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23
Peter Ruckman
94 · 21 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 21 · Other
Derrick Rochester
Jamaican politician and trade unionist · 09 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 9
D. B. Nihalsinghe
Sri Lankan filmmaker (Welikathara) · 21 April 2016 · Nihalsinghe · April 2016 · April 21 · Other
Huntly D. Millar
Canadian executive · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11 · Millar · Other
John Lumsden
Scottish footballer (Stoke City) · 22 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 22