April 20 — Notable Deaths & Obituaries

Thijs de Graauw, Dutch astronomer, died on April 20, 2026

Thijs de Graauw Dutch astronomer dead at age 84

Thijs de Graauw, a Dutch astronomer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Mattheus Wilhelmus Maria de Graauw in Kerkdriel on March 10, 1942, he studied…

April 20, 2026

Piero Dotti Italian footballer dead at age 86

Piero Dotti died on April 20, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Messina, Lazio, and Mirandolese. His career included time with those clubs, and his name is…

April 20, 2026

David Wilcock American paranormal writer, suicide by gunshot dead at age 53

David Wilcock, an American paranormal writer and media personality, died on April 20, 2026, by suicide by gunshot. He was 53. Wilcock was born in Rotterdam, New York, on March…

April 20, 2026

Florian Schneeberger Austrian Olympic sailor, bus accident dead at age 55

Florian Schneeberger, an Austrian sailor who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, died on April 20, 2026, in a bus accident in Salzburg, Austria. He was 55. Schneeberger competed in…

April 20, 2026

Li Daoyu Chinese diplomat, ambassador to the United States dead at age 93

Li Daoyu, a Chinese diplomat and former ambassador to the United States from 1993 to 1998, died on April 20, 2026. He was 93. Born in Hefei, Anhui province, China,…

April 20, 2026

Elisabeth Kirkby Australian actress, politician and radio broadcaster, New South Wales councillor d…

Elisabeth Kirkby, the Australian actress, politician and radio broadcaster known for Number 96, died on April 20, 2026, aged 105. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1921, she began her…

April 20, 2026

Lawrence Korb American attorney, assistant secretary of defense dead at age 86

Lawrence Korb, an American attorney and assistant secretary of defense from 1981 to 1985, died on April 20, 2026. He was 86. Korb was a senior fellow at the Center…

April 20, 2026

Luis Brandoni Argentine actor and politician, deputy, complications from a fall dead at age 86

Luis Brandoni, the Argentine actor and politician who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2001, died on April 20, 2026, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of complications from a fall.…

April 20, 2026

Ralph B. Guy Jr. American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Mich…

Ralph B. Guy Jr., an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,…

April 20, 2026

Rim Giniyatullin Uzbek politician, minister of land reclamation and water management dead at age 82

Rim Giniyatullin, an Uzbek politician and former minister of land reclamation and water management, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 82. Born Rim Abdulovich Giniyatullin on September…

April 20, 2026

Manfred Böckl German writer dead at age 77

Manfred Böckl, a German writer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Landau an der Isar, Bavaria, on September 2, 1948, he wrote historical fiction…

April 20, 2026

Rod Martin public figure dead at age 72

Rod Martin, the American football linebacker who played for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, died on April 20, 2026. He was 72. Martin played for the Raiders from 1977…

April 20, 2026

Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton British meteorologist and life peer, member of the House of L…

Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton, a British meteorologist and life peer, died on April 20, 2026, aged 84. He was born in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, British India, on September…

April 20, 2026

Sergei Stadler Russian violinist and conductor dead at age 63

Sergei Stadler, Russian violinist and conductor, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 63. He was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on May 20, 1962. Stadler served…

April 20, 2026

Cynthia Shange South African model and actress dead at age 76

Cynthia Shange, a South African model and actress, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 76. She was the first Black South African to represent the country at…

April 20, 2026

Alan Osmond American singer dead at age 77

Alan Osmond, an American singer and musician best known as a member of The Osmonds, died on April 20, 2026. He was 77. Born Alan Ralph Osmond in Ogden, Utah,…

April 20, 2026

Kyriakos Sfetsas Greek composer dead at age 80

Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Amfilochia and raised in Lefkada, he first studied music at the Philharmonic Band and…

April 20, 2026

Rita Mulier Belgian feminist author and economist dead at age 91

Rita Mulier, the Belgian feminist author and economist, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kortrijk in 1934, she studied law and economics at Leuven…

April 20, 2026

Wayne Moss American session guitarist and songwriter dead at age 88

Wayne Moss, an American session guitarist and songwriter, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on February 9, 1938, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was best…

April 20, 2026