Henry Brabham
American ice hockey executiveDied 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.
Zoltán Peskó
Hungarian conductor and composerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Viktar Dashkevich
Belarusian stage actorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Kevin Duffy
American juristDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Johan van Dorsten
Dutch writerDied 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 ForthDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
William Wolf
American author and theater criticDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Chandan Singh
Indian military officerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ted Knight
English politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Lorena Borjas
Mexican-American transgender rights activistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Tomas Oneborg
Swedish photographerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Michel Chodkiewicz
French authorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
David C. Driskell
American visual artist and academicDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Bruno Longhi
Italian clarinetist and saxophonistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Fuad Nahdi
Tanzanian-born British journalist and activistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Manuel del Valle Arévalo
Spanish lawyer and politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Salvador Vives
Spanish actorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ken Shimura
Japanese comedianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Yuri Bondarev
Russian writer and screenwriter (Liberation)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Milutin Knežević
Serbian Orthodox prelateDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Maurice Bidermann
French industrialistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki
Kenyan Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Bruce Dawe
Australian poetDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Peter van den Baar
Dutch politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jack Krumpe
American sports executiveDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Michael J. Tyler
82–83Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hertha Töpper
Austrian contraltoDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jean-Louis Roy
81–82Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Attilio Bignasca
Swiss politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Viktor Karpov
Russian footballerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Joe Ashton
British politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Paul Natali
French politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Pierre Bénichou
Algerian-born French journalistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Freek Schutten
Dutch footballer (PEC Zwolle)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Giles Walker
Scottish-born Canadian film directorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Georges Rostan
French actor (La Cuisine au BeurreDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Goldie Sellers
American football player (Denver BroncosDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Angelo Rottoli
Italian professional boxerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Peter Beaumont
British racehorse trainer (Jodami)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Abdul Qadir Junejo
Pakistani novelist and playwrightDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Luis Arce Gómez
Bolivian military officerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Mahmoud Zakzouk
Egyptian academic and politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Branislav Blažić
Serbian surgeon and politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Giancarlo Ghironzi
Sammarinese politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Tony Ribaudo
American politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Luigi Roni
Italian opera singerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Isaac Robinson
American politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Philip W. Anderson
American physicist (Anderson localizationDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
David Hodgkiss
British cricket chairman (Lancashire)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Amankhan Alimuly
Kazakh poetDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ivo Mahlknecht
Italian Olympic alpine skier (1964Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Adam Schlesinger
American musician (Fountains of WayneDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jeff Stabins
American politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Maurice Delbez
French film director (Dans l'eau qui fait des bulles)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Oscar Ichazo
Bolivian-born spiritual teacherDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Raffaele Masto
Italian writerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Francis Rapp
French historianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Robert Yerburgh, 2nd Baron Alvingham
British peerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hau Pei-tsun
Taiwanese military officer and politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Leonid Zorin
Russian playwrightDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Reimar Lüst
German astrophysicistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Gerardo Ruiz Esparza
Mexican politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Shamsur Rahman Sherif
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Jan Levor Njargel
Norwegian politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Lillo Venezia
Italian journalistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Roger Baens
Belgian racing cyclistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Lou ‘L. A.’ Kouvaris
Greek-born American guitarist (Riot)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
James Ramsden
British politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Opoku Afriyie
Ghanaian footballer (Asante KotokoDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
John Haselden
English football player (Rotherham UnitedDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Daniel Yuste
Spanish Olympic racing cyclist (1968)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hedgemon Lewis
American boxerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Bucky Pizzarelli
American jazz guitaristDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Nirmal Singh Khalsa
Indian singer and priest (Darbar Sahib)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Felix Strategier
Dutch actorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Hans van Delft
Dutch businessman and sports directorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Lanny D. Schmidt
American chemistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Pearson Jordan
Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1976)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Valeer Peirsman
Belgian sculptorDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
Congolese politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
James T. Goodrich
American neurosurgeonDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Michael Wakelam
64–65Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Eva Krížiková
Slovak actress (In the Coat of Lioness' Arms)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Dirceu Pinto
Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (2008Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Eddie Large
Scottish comedian (Little and Large)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Johan Goudsblom
Dutch sociologistDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Loring Mandel
American playwright and screenwriterDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ermes Polli
Italian footballerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
William B. Helmreich
American sociologist and writerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Joseph A. O’Hare
American Jesuit priestDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Manuel Adolfo Varas
Ecuadorian broadcasterDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Manolis Glezos
Greek resistance activist and politicianDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020