Milutin Knežević
Serbian Orthodox prelate
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.
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
David Hodgkiss
British cricket chairman (Lancashire)
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Amankhan Alimuly
Kazakh poet
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Ivo Mahlknecht
Italian Olympic alpine skier (1964
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Adam Schlesinger
American musician (Fountains of Wayne
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Chen Hsing-chin
Taiwanese politician
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Romano Marchetti
Italian partisan
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Billy Adams
American rockabilly singer and songwriter
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
S. Pierre Yameogo
Burkinabé film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Marco Antônio Eugênio Martini
Brazilian actor
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Hendrik Laridon
Belgian politician
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Yang Naisi
Chinese linguist
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Nikolai Makarovets
Russian missile weapons designer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Enrique Álvarez Conde
Spanish academic (King Juan Carlos University)
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Giacomo Battaglia
Italian comedian
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Spanish writer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Renzo Tortelli
Italian photographer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Len Fontaine
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Dzhemal Kherhadze
Georgian footballer (Torpedo Kutaisi)
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Kurt Armbruster
Swiss footballer (Lausanne
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Derek Burke
British academic
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Rudi Krausmann
Austrian-born Australian poet and playwright
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Cesare Dujany
Italian politician
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Eva Mae Fleming Scott
American politician
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Peter Coleman
Australian politician and writer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Max Querrien
French politician
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Corrado Hérin
Italian luger and mountain bike racer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Finn Lowery
New Zealand water polo player (national team)
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Nipsey Hussle
American rap artist and songwriter
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Foster Diebold
American academic
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Jorge Wagensberg Lubinski
Spanish physicist
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Michael Tree
American violist
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Miguel Barceló Pérez
Spanish politican
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Zach Dunkin
American journalist
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Efrain Rios Montt
Guatemalan dictator (1982-1983)
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Joseph Mallin
Irish Jesuit priest
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Almerindo Jaka Jamba
Angolan politician
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Avichai Rontzki
Chief Military Rabbi of the IDF
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
C.V. Rajendran
Indian film director
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Vladimir Nakoryakov
Russian scientist
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Michel Sénéchal
French tenor
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Jan Snoeck
Dutch sculptor
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Margarita Carrera
Guatemalan philosopher
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Frank Aendenboom
Belgian actor
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Edwin Carr
Australian sprinter (1952 Summer Olympics)
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Desmond Lewis
Jamaican cricketer (West Indies)
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Saunders Davies
British Anglican prelate
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Jocelyn Newman
Australian politician
Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Janet Kanini
Kenyan news presenter (NTV)
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Phillip Ko
Hong Kong actor and director
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Ikutaro Kakehashi
Japanese engineer
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Ryan Molster
34
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
James Rosenquist
American artist
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
84
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Velik Kapsazov
first Bulgarian Olympic medalist in gymnastics
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
John Phillips
English footballer
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor and director (Jönssonligan)
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Rupert Cornwell
British journalist (The Independent)
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Gabriel Mafa
Romanian musician (Negură Bunget)
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Sølvi Sogner
Norwegian historian
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Neelamana Madhavan Nampoothiri
Historian from Kerala
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
James Hadnot
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs)
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017