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.
Chip Myrtle
American football player (Denver Broncos)Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Hollis Resnik
American singer and actress (Backdraft)Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Roderick “Pooh” Clark
American R&B singer (Hi-Five). Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Andrzej Korzyński
Polish composerDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Vyacheslav Trubnikov
Russian intelligence officerDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Sir Harrison Birtwistle
British composer (The Triumph of TimeDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Bridget Tan
Singaporean migrant worker's rights advocateDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Janez Matičič
Slovenian composer and pianistDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Jimmy Harris
English footballerDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Paolo Noël
Canadian singerDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Lembit Arro
Estonian jurist and politicianDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Remus Mărgineanu
Romanian actorDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Ray Tindle
British entrepreneurDied on Monday April 18th 2022
DJ Kay Slay
American disc jockey and record executiveDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Jim Bronstad
American baseball player (Washington SenatorsDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Alasdair Cassels
Northern Irish-born New Zealand property developer and brewerDied on Monday April 18th 2022
Lars Ranzenberger
German-born Spanish heavy metal bassist (Metalium)Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Frank Judd, Baron Judd
British politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Sunday Burquest
American reality TV contestant (Survivor)Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Elli Papageorgakopoulou
54–55Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Fumio Hisamatsu
Japanese manga artist (Super Jetter)Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Miroslava Kortenska
Bulgarian writerDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Tremaine Stewart
Jamaican footballerDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
Lesothian Roman Catholic cardinalDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Bachi Singh Rawat
Indian politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Luigi Covatta
Italian politician and journalistDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Alma Wahlberg
American reality television personality (Wahlburgers)Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Sir Michael Oswald
British racing managerDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Mohammad Hejazi
Iranian military commanderDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Luiz Humberto Carneiro
Brazilian politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Jyoti Kalani
Indian politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Wayne Talkes
English footballer (SouthamptonDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Jack Smith
American baseball player (Los Angeles DodgersDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Bhumidhar Barman
Indian politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Alberth Papilaya
Indonesian boxerDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Denis Donoghue
Irish literary criticDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Iain Gallaway
New Zealand cricketerDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Mike Mitchell
American musician (The Kingsmen)Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Necdet Üruğ
Turkish Army generalDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Achyut Madhav Gokhale
Indian civil servantDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Hester Ford
115–116Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Gazi M M Amjad Hossain
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Fred Arbanas
American football player (Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs)Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Osamu Kobayashi
Japanese animator (Ani*Kuri15Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Bir Singh Mahato
Indian politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Justin Malewezi
Malawian politicianDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
SM Mohsin
Bangladeshi actorDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Wasim
Bangladeshi actorDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Mario Pini
Uruguayan footballerDied on Sunday April 18th 2021
Lucien Szpiro
French mathematicianDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Julio Blanco Alfonso
Cuban footballer (FC IndustrialesDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Charlie Harrison
American college basketball coach (East CarolinaDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Roger Beatty
American television writer (The Carol Burnett Show)Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Bob Lazier
American racing driver (CART)Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Vasily Sidorov
Russian diplomatDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Jesús Vaquero
Spanish neurosurgeonDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Claude Silberzahn
French civil servantDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Amparo Dávila
Mexican writerDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
William H. Bailey
American artistDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Iris Love
American archaeologist and dog breederDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Allan Heyl
South African bank robberDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Eric Lambert
Belgian footballer (ARA La Gantoise)Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Lennart Jirlow
Swedish painter and scenographerDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Erik Belfrage
Swedish diplomat and businessmanDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Paul H. O’Neill
American politicianDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Rezo Esadze
Georgian film director (Love at First Sight)Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Susanna Ramel
Swedish actressDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Sergio Fantoni
Italian actor (Von Ryan's ExpressDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Mary Jane Fate
American Athabaskan tribal leaderDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Bobby Winkles
American baseball coach at Arizona State University and manager in Major League BaseballDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Henry Grimes
American jazz musicianDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Giuseppi Logan
American jazz musicianDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Ruth Mandel
Austrian-born American political scientistDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Matthew Seligman
British new wave bassist (The Soft BoysDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Mitch Cronin
Australian rugby league player (Canberra RaidersDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Robin Seymour
American disc jockeyDied on Saturday April 18th 2020
Dale Denno
American politicianDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Abdallah Lamrani
Moroccan footballer (national team)Died on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Marcelo Dascal
Brazilian-born Israeli philosopher and linguistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
José María Rico
Costa Rican lawyerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Ryszard Kaja
Polish graphic artistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Ignace Murwanashyaka
Rwandan rebelDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Mya-Lecia Naylor
English actress (Millie InbetweenDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Eckhart Mueller
Namibian academic and Executive Director of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology Died on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Bill Butchart
Australian middle-distance runnerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Geoffrey Chew
American theoretical physicistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Jörg Demus
Austrian pianistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Kent Harris
American songwriter ("Shoppin' for Clothes") and record producerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Alan García
Peruvian politicianDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Ya’akov Nehoshtan
Israeli politician and diplomatDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Pat Murdoch
American judgeDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Massimo Bordin
Italian journalistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Randall C. Berg Jr.
American attorneyDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Ergo Nõmmiste
Estonian physicistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III
Nigerian rulerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2019