Oscar Schmidt dies at age 68
Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian basketball player who played for SE Palmeiras, JuveCaserta and the national team, died on April 17, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 68.…
Deaths on April 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 17, 2026.
Obituary: Pierre Lefebvre, dead at age 87
Pierre Lefebvre, the French politician and senator from 1997 to 2001, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Escaudain on September 11, 1938, he worked…
Nadia Farès passes away at age 57
Nadia Farès, a French actress, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 20, 1968, she made her film debut in 1992…
Death of Bob Kevoian at age 75
Bob Kevoian, an American radio presenter best known for The Bob & Tom Show, died on April 17, 2026, at age 75, of stomach cancer. Born Robert James Kevoian in…
Nathalie Baye, died aged 77
Nathalie Baye, the French actress known for Every Man for Himself, Strange Affair and Le Petit Lieutenant, died on April 17, 2026, at age 77. She died in Paris, France.…
Obituary: Joaquim Granger, dead at age 97
Joaquim Granger died on April 17, 2026. He was a Portuguese Olympic gymnast, having competed in 1952. Joaquim Granger, 97, Portuguese Olympic gymnast (1952). Tags Other, 17 April 2026, Granger,…
Avelina Besolí Bacó dead at age 106
Avelina Besolí Bacó died on April 17, 2026. She was an Andorran woman and the country’s oldest woman. No other details about her life were provided. Avelina Besolí Bacó, 106,…
Terry L. Bruce, died aged 82
Terry L. Bruce, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993, died on April 17, 2026, at age 82. Born in Olney, Illinois,…
Sergio Landucci obituary: died at age 88
Sergio Landucci died on April 17, 2026. He was an Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy. His work placed him within two closely connected fields of study, philosophy and its…
Tuimasi Manuca passes away at age 40
Tuimasi Manuca died on April 17, 2026. He was a Fijian footballer. Tuimasi Manuca [it], 40, Fijian footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 April 2026, Fiji, Manuca, Tuimasi, 2026-04-17, April 17, April…
Shiran Kaïdine died at age 44
Shiran Kaïdine, a French guitarist with Year of No Light and Monarch!, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 44 after cancer. He was active from 2002 to…
Billy Knight died at age 90
Billy Knight, the British tennis player, died on April 17, 2026, aged 90. Born William Arthur Knight in Northampton, England, on 12 November 1935, he competed on the amateur tour…
Obituary: Beatriz de Moura, dead at age 86
Beatriz de Moura, a Brazilian-born Spanish publisher and translator, died on April 17, 2026. She was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1939, grew up in a family of diplomats…
Jacqueline Rayet dies at 92
Jacqueline Rayet, a French ballet dancer, died on April 17, 2026, in Paris. She was 92. A native of Paris, she attended the Paris Opera Ballet School and danced with…
Death of Ian Pinard at age 54
Ian Pinard, a Dominican politician and former member of parliament, died on April 17, 2026. He was 54. Pinard was first elected to the House of Assembly in 2005, representing…
Ernie Dosio died at age 75
Ernie Dosio died on April 17, 2026. Ernie Dosio, 75, American trophy hunter, trampled by elephants Tags Other, 17 April 2026, America, Dosio, Ernie, 2026-04-17, April 17, April 2026
Obituary: Barry Seton, dead at age 89
Barry Seton, an Australian racing driver, died on April 17, 2026, aged 89. Known as Bo, he won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth in a Ford…
Mariclare Costello passed away at age 90
Mariclare Costello, an American actress, died on April 17, 2026, at age 90. She was known for her roles in the cult horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" and…
Obituary: Finnian Garbutt, dead at age 28
Finnian Garbutt died on April 17, 2026, from skin cancer. He was a British actor known for his role in Hope Street. Finnian Garbutt, 28, British actor (Hope Street), Skin…
Percy O’Driscoll dies at age 91
Percy O'Driscoll, the Canadian Anglican bishop who served as bishop of Huron from 1990 to 2000 and as metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario from 1993 to 2000, died…
David McKinley obituary: died at age 79
David McKinley, the American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023, died on April 17, 2026, at age 79. Born in…
John Hockridge passes away at age 79
John Hockridge died on April 17, 2026, of liver cancer. He was an American first assistant director known for his work on "Ghost," "The Longest Yard" and "Get Smart." John…
Mac Gayden, died aged 83
American singer and songwriter Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Obituary: Nikola Pokrivač, dead at age 39
Croatian footballer Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Slobodan Milosavljević passed away at age 81
Yugoslav-born French footballer (Valenciennes) and manager (FC Sète Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Steindór Andersen dead at age 70
Icelandic musician (Rímur) Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Fatima Hassona dies at 26
Palestinian photojournalist Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Josep Arnau passes away at age 82
Spanish engineer and politician Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Mohammed bin dead at age 87
87–88 Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Death of Omar Aktouf at age 80
Algerian-born Canadian consultant and academic Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Francesco Calvanese passed away at age 78
Italian politician Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Suliman Eid dies at age 63
Egyptian actor Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Dwayne Collins passed away at age 37
American basketball player (Miami Hurricanes Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Julieta Szönyi passes away at age 75
Romanian theatre and film actress Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Obituary: Michele Traversa, dead at age 76
Italian politician Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Rudolf Pankov has died at age 87
Russian actor (Michman Panin Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Mathew Kalarickal has died at age 77
Indian cardiologist Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Henri Torre passes away at age 92
French politician Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Suleiman Eid has died at age 63
Egyptian actor Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Joe Thompson death at age 36
English footballer (Rochdale Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Christiane Brunner died at age 78
Swiss politician Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Joseph Csatari passed away at age 96
American artist Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Metkel Betew passes away at age 46
Norwegian bank robber (NOKAS robbery) Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Xu Lianjie passed away at age 72
Chinese entrepreneur Died on Friday April 18th 2025
Francis Omondi obituary: died at age 61
Kenyan general Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Klaus Wolfgang passes away at age 94
German musicologist Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Francis Ogolla dies at age -1
Kenyan general Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Archie Cooley passed away at age 84
American college football coach (Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Dave Moyes, died aged 68
Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Barbara O. passed away at age 82
American actress (Daughters of the Dust) Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Dickey Betts died at age 80
American singer Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Parviz Davoodi has died at age 72
Iranian politician Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Alf McCarthy dead at age 73
Irish broadcaster (RTÉ) and actor Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Mohamed Merzougui dies at 77
Algerian sports journalist (TV1) Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Death of Raman Subba at age 92
English cricketer (Surrey Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Austin Murphy obituary: died at age 96
American politician Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Robert R. died at age 106
American psychologist and peace activist Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Sue Chew passes away at age -1
American Democratic Idaho State Representative Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Harry Schachter has died at age 91
Canadian biochemist and glycobiologist Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Hong Sehwa death at age 76
South Korean journalist and New Progressive Party delegate Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Robert Hessen has died at age 87
American historian (Steel Titan Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Jonathan Riggs has died at age 47
politician and director of Panamanian entity Died on Thursday April 18th 2024
Michael Donovan has died at age 54
English convicted kidnapper (Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews) Died on Wednesday April 17th 2024
Boris Fausto death at age 92
Brazilian historian Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Death of Slobodan Lalović at age 68
68-69 Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Josip Duvančić has died at age 87
Croatian football player and manager Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Randy Seiler has died at age 76
American attorney Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Death of Ernst Oberaigner at age 90
Austrian alpine skier Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Vadym Shevchenko obituary: died at age 66
Ukrainian football player (Avanhard Rivne Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Oleh Barna passes away at age 56
Ukrainian human rights activist and politician Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Abdul Azeem dies at 62
Indian cricketer (Hyderabad) Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Wolfgang Gerz died at age 70
German Olympic sailor Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Lázár Lovász dead at age 80
Hungarian Olympic hammer thrower Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Death of Morena Marjanović at age 36
Croatian pop singer and reality star Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Charles Stanley dies at age 90
American pastor and televangelist Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Ivan Conti dies at 76
Brazilian drummer (Azymuth) Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Carol Locatell died at age 82
American actress (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Obituary: Saeeda Imtiaz, dead at age 32
Pakistani actress (Redrum Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Allu Ramesh obituary: died at age -1
Indian actor (Ravana Desam Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Ronald R. dies at 73
73–74 Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Ken Archer died at age 95
Australian cricketer and broadcaster Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Obituary: Virgilio Tosi, dead at age 97
Italian documentary filmmaker Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Yō Takeyama passes away at age 76
Japanese screenwriter Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Albert del passed away at age 83
Filipino diplomat Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Mark Arneson, died aged 73
American football player (St. Louis Cardinals) Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Chris Smith passes away at age 31
American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Irma Blank death at age 88
German painter and graphic artist Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Bente Træen passes away at age 64
Norwegian sexologist Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Kevin Meates has died at age -1
New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Valerio Evangelisti death at age 69
Italian novelist Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Radu Lupu dead at age 76
Romanian pianist Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Rein Ratas has died at age 83
Estonian politician Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Death of Piergiorgio Bellocchio at age 90
Italian literary critic and writer Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Lazo Pajčin, died aged 49
Serbian singer and songwriter Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Death of Lyudmila Yeliseyeva at age 84
Russian actress (Bag of the Collector Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Death of Leonid Heifetz at age 87
Russian stage director and drama teacher Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Lidiya Alfeyeva passes away at age 76
Russian athlete Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Death of N. Sankar at age 76
Indian industrialist Died on Monday April 18th 2022