José Luis Capón
Spanish footballer (Atlético MadridDied 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.
Frank Maloney
American football player (Michigan Wolverines) and coach (Syracuse Orange)Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Henry Brabham
American ice hockey executiveDied on Thursday April 2nd 2020
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
Chen Hsing-chin
Taiwanese politicianDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Romano Marchetti
Italian partisanDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Billy Adams
American rockabilly singer and songwriterDied on Monday April 1st 2019
S. Pierre Yameogo
Burkinabé film director and screenwriterDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Marco Antônio Eugênio Martini
Brazilian actorDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Caravelli
French-Italian orchestra leader and composerDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Hendrik Laridon
Belgian politicianDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Yang Naisi
Chinese linguistDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Nikolai Makarovets
Russian missile weapons designerDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Enrique Álvarez Conde
Spanish academic (King Juan Carlos University)Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Giacomo Battaglia
Italian comedianDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Spanish writerDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Renzo Tortelli
Italian photographerDied 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 (LausanneDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Rudi Krausmann
Austrian-born Australian poet and playwrightDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Derek Burke
British academicDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Cesare Dujany
Italian politicianDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Eva Mae Fleming Scott
American politicianDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Peter Coleman
Australian politician and writerDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Max Querrien
French politicianDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Corrado Hérin
Italian luger and mountain bike racerDied 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 songwriterDied on Monday April 1st 2019
Foster Diebold
American academicDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Jorge Wagensberg Lubinski
Spanish physicistDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Michael Tree
American violistDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Miguel Barceló Pérez
Spanish politicanDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Zach Dunkin
American journalistDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Efrain Rios Montt
Guatemalan dictator (1982-1983)Died on Sunday April 1st 2018
Joseph Mallin
Irish Jesuit priestDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Almerindo Jaka Jamba
Angolan politicianDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Avichai Rontzki
Chief Military Rabbi of the IDFDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
C.V. Rajendran
Indian film directorDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Vladimir Nakoryakov
Russian scientistDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Michel Sénéchal
French tenorDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Jan Snoeck
Dutch sculptorDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Margarita Carrera
Guatemalan philosopherDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Frank Aendenboom
Belgian actorDied 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 prelateDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Jocelyn Newman
Australian politicianDied on Sunday April 1st 2018
Phillip Ko
Hong Kong actor and directorDied on Saturday April 1st 2017
Ikutaro Kakehashi
Japanese engineerDied on Saturday April 1st 2017
Ryan Molster
34Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
James Rosenquist
American artistDied on Saturday April 1st 2017
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
84Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Velik Kapsazov
first Bulgarian Olympic medalist in gymnasticsDied on Saturday April 1st 2017
John Phillips
English footballerDied 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 historianDied on Saturday April 1st 2017
Neelamana Madhavan Nampoothiri
Historian from KeralaDied on Saturday April 1st 2017