Louise Ebrel
French singer (Les Ramoneurs de menhirs)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Deaths on April 1
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 1 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 1, 2026.
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Japanese film director (Chirusoku no natsu
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Rafael Gómez Nieto
Spanish soldier (La Nueve)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Martin Khor
Malaysian journalist (The Star) and economist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Goyo Benito
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ndidi Nwosu
Nigerian powerlifter
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Rik Kuethe
Dutch writer and journalist (Elsevier (magazine))
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Kalil Haché
Dominican military colonel and cavalry commander
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Conor Connelly
Irish Gaelic footballer (St. Jude
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Robert H. Garff
American automotive dealer and politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Tomie dePaola
American writer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Wallace Roney
American jazz trumpeter
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Aleksei Frolikov
Russian ice hockey player (Dynamo Moscow)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Nur Hassan Hussein
Somali politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jan Jonkers
Dutch mayor
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hans Knudsen
Danish Olympic sprint canoer (1964
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ousmane Conté
Guinean politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jesús Gayoso Rey
Spanish Civil Guard lieutenant colonel
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Nicolás Brizuela
Argentine musician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Joe Diffie
American country singer-songwriter ("Home"
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Tim Petros
Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jean-Claude Chamboredon
French sociologist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
James A. Redden
American jurist and politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Szabolcs Fazakas
Hungarian politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Sir James Gowans
British immunologist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
George Preti
American organic chemist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Max Engman
Finnish historian and translator
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Kees Bakker
Dutch association football chairman (SBV Vitesse)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Willy Diméglio
French politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Wang Wen-hsieh
Taiwanese general and public official
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jean-François Cesarini
French politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Kwasi Owusu
Ghanaian Olympic footballer (1972)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Arianne Caoili
Filipino-Australian chess player
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Gita Ramjee
Ugandan-South African HIV prevention researcher
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Pape Diouf
Senegalese journalist and football administrator
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hans Bauer
Dutch policitian
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Léon Bogman
Dutch politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
María Araujo
68–69
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Brian Blume
American game designer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Henri Tincq
French journalist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
José Luis Capón
Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Frank Maloney
American football player (Michigan Wolverines) and coach (Syracuse Orange)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Henry Brabham
American ice hockey executive
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Zoltán Peskó
Hungarian conductor and composer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Viktar Dashkevich
Belarusian stage actor
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Kevin Duffy
American jurist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
DeAndrey Abron
American boxer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Werner Lorenz
German ice hockey player (Adler Mannheim)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jon Wynne-Tyson
English publisher
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Elvia Andreoli
Argentine actress (Aquellos años locos
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Chandan Singh
Indian military officer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ted Knight
English politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Lorena Borjas
Mexican-American transgender rights activist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Tomas Oneborg
Swedish photographer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Michel Chodkiewicz
French author
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
David C. Driskell
American visual artist and academic
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Johan van Dorsten
Dutch writer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Anthony Procter
South African cricketer (Natal)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hamish Wilson
Scottish actor (Doctor Who) and radio producer (Radio Forth
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
William Wolf
American author and theater critic
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ken Shimura
Japanese comedian
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Yuri Bondarev
Russian writer and screenwriter (Liberation)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Milutin Knežević
Serbian Orthodox prelate
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Maurice Bidermann
French industrialist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki
Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Rafael Berrio
Spanish composer and singer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Bruce Dawe
Australian poet
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Bruno Longhi
Italian clarinetist and saxophonist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Fuad Nahdi
Tanzanian-born British journalist and activist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Manuel del Valle Arévalo
Spanish lawyer and politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Salvador Vives
Spanish actor
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jean-Louis Roy
81–82
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Attilio Bignasca
Swiss politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Viktor Karpov
Russian footballer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Joe Ashton
British politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Paul Natali
French politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Pierre Bénichou
Algerian-born French journalist
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Peter van den Baar
Dutch politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jack Krumpe
American sports executive
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Michael J. Tyler
82–83
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hertha Töpper
Austrian contralto
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Angelo Rottoli
Italian professional boxer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Peter Beaumont
British racehorse trainer (Jodami)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Abdul Qadir Junejo
Pakistani novelist and playwright
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Luis Arce Gómez
Bolivian military officer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Vincent Marzello
American actor (The Witches
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Mahmoud Zakzouk
Egyptian academic and politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Branislav Blažić
Serbian surgeon and politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Freek Schutten
Dutch footballer (PEC Zwolle)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Giles Walker
Scottish-born Canadian film director
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Georges Rostan
French actor (La Cuisine au Beurre
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Goldie Sellers
American football player (Denver Broncos
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Isaac Robinson
American politician
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Philip W. Anderson
American physicist (Anderson localization
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020