Heydar Abbasi dead at age 83, Iranian poet
Heydar Abbasi, an Iranian poet, translator, writer and literary critic of Azerbaijani literature, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 83. Also known by his pen name Barişmaz,…
Deaths on April 29
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 29 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 29, 2026.
Bai Jingfu dead at age 80, Chinese politician
Bai Jingfu, a Chinese politician who served as executive deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China, died on April 29, 2026, at the…
Lutz Goepel dead at age 83, German politician
Lutz Goepel died on April 29, 2026. Tags Politicians, 29 April 2026, Cancer, Germany, Goepel, Lutz, April 2026, April 29
Frances Granger dead at age 80, New Zealand netball player and coach
Frances Granger died on April 29, 2026. Tags Athletes, 29 April 2026, Frances, Granger, April 2026, April 29, New Zealand
Claire Nielson dead at age 89, Scottish actress
Claire Nielson, the Scottish actress known for Fawlty Towers, Ghost Squad and Scotch and Wry, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Claire Elizabeth Isbister in…
Savino Rebek dead at age 85, Italian Olympic rower
Savino Rebek died on April 29, 2026. Tags Athletes, 29 April 2026, Cancer, Italy, Rebek, Savino, April 2026, April 29
Tony Ridley dead at age 92, British civil engineer and academic
Tony Ridley died on April 29, 2026. Tags Scientists, 29 April 2026, Britain, Ridley, Tony, April 2026, April 29
Eric Robertson dead at age 62, American politician
Eric Robertson died on April 29, 2026. He was a politician. Tags Politicians, 29 April 2026, America, Cancer, Eric, Robertson, April 2026, April 29
Aiko Satō dead at age 102, Japanese author
Aiko Satō died on April 29, 2026. She was a writer. Tags Writers, 29 April 2026, Aiko, Japan, April 2026, April 29, Satō
Marguerite Shuster dead at age 78, American academic
Marguerite Shuster died on April 29, 2026. Tags Scientists, 29 April 2026, America, Marguerite, Shuster, April 2026, April 29
Volker Hage German journalist, author and literary critic dead at age 76
Volker Hage, the German journalist, author and literary critic who worked for Der Spiegel, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Hamburg in 1949, he…
Sirisumana Godage Sri Lankan entrepreneur and book publisher dead at age 90
Sirisumana Godage, Sri Lankan entrepreneur and book publisher, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 90. He was the chairman of Godage International Publishers, one of Sri Lanka's…
Geoff Ablett dead at age 71, Australian footballer, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer and former Casey City Council member, died on April 29, 2026, aged 71. Born Geoffrey Norman Ablett on March 13, 1955, he played in…
Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80
Yair Garbuz, an Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Givatayim, Mandatory Palestine, on September 29, 1945, he…
Gordon Snell dead at age 93, Author, scriptwriter
Gordon Snell, the British author of children's literature and scriptwriter, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Singapore on October 1, 1932, he worked as…
Eddy Pratomo dead at age 72, Indonesian diplomat and law scholar
Eddy Pratomo, an Indonesian diplomat and law scholar, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as Indonesia’s ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 and…
Vladimir Voevodin Russian computer scientist dead at age 63
Vladimir Voevodin, a Russian computer scientist, died on April 29, 2026. He was 63. Born in Moscow on May 25, 1962, Voevodin studied at Moscow State University, where he graduated…
Stephen Adamini dead at age 81, Attorney, politician
Stephen Adamini, an American politician and attorney who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006, died on April 29, 2026. He was 81. A Democrat, Adamini…
Merle Bettenhausen American racing driver, complications from a stroke dead at age 82
Merle Bettenhausen, an American racing driver, died on April 29, 2026, at age 82 of complications from a stroke. Born June 9, 1943, in Tinley Park, Illinois, he was the…
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth British Anglican clergyman and life peer, bishop of O…
Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth, the British Anglican clergyman and life peer who served as Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006 and sat in the House of Lords…
David Allan Coe American country singer and songwriter dead at age 86
David Allan Coe, an American country singer and songwriter, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 86. He was known for songs including "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile"…
Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications fr…
Craig Venter, an American genomics researcher and founder of Celera Corporation and the J. Craig Venter Institute, died on April 29, 2026, at age 79 from complications from cancer. Venter,…
Carla Van Zon dead at age 74, Artistic director
Carla Van Zon, a New Zealand artistic director, died on April 29, 2026, aged 74. Born Carla Marja Olga van Zon in Te Atatū on January 20, 1952, she worked…
J. Craig Venter American genomics researcher, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications…
J. Craig Venter, an American genomics researcher and founder of Celera Corporation and the J. Craig Venter Institute, died on April 29, 2026, of complications from cancer. He was 79.…
Donald MacRae Scottish folk singer dead at age 84
Donald MacRae, a Scottish folk singer who sang primarily in Gaelic, died on April 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Stornoway on August 26, 1941, he grew up on crofts…
Robyn Woodhouse dead at age 82, Australian Olympic high jumper
Robyn Woodhouse, the Australian Olympic high jumper who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on April 29, 2026. She was 82. Woodhouse was born in New South Wales on…
Phil Roberto
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Inah Canabarro Lucas
Brazilian supercentenarianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Thomas M. T. Niles
American diplomatDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Zeno Hastenteufel
Brazilian Roman Catholic bishopDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Ramdas Ambatkar
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Andrew Gross
American authorDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Rafiz Ismayilov
Azerbaijani film director and screenwriterDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Luiz Antonio Mello
Brazilian broadcaster and journalistDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Bernhard Korte
German mathematician and computer scientistDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Jeff Sperbeck
American sports agentDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Jules Wijdenbosch
Surinamese politicianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Jamie McMann
American record producerDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Susan Holmes
American politicianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Donald W. Bennett
American Major generalDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Peter Burridge
English footballerDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Roy Cooper
American rodeo cowboyDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Ferenc Mohácsi
Hungarian sprint canoeistDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Kari Løvaas
Norwegian opera singerDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Anton Keller
Swiss politicianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Richard A. Carey
American Marine Corps Lieutenant GeneralDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Ronald Sapa Tlau
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Sunny Thomas
Indian shooting coachDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Angela Francese
Italian politicianDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Gwen Davies
American novelist and playwrightDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Giovanni Lievore
Italian Olympic javelin thrower (1956)Died on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Park Hee-gon
South Korean film directorDied on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Richard Vines
British food critic (Bloomberg News)Died on Wednesday April 30th 2025
Mely G. Tan
Indonesian academicDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Norman Carol
American violinist and concertmasterDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Alice Holloway Young
American educatorDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Jacques Lussier
Canadian actor (Intimate PowerDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Ella Maklakova
Russian costume designer (Treasure Island)Died on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Peter Demetz
Czech-born American Germanist and authorDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Frederick N. Six
American juristDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Andrew Stunell
British politicianDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Jean-Pierre Giudicelli
French Olympic pentathleteDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Ron Cerrudo
American golferDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Walter Kolbow
German politicianDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Ksenofont Ilakovac
Croatian physicistDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Yumi Katsura
Japanese fashion designerDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
M. K. Eelaventhan
Sri Lankan Tamil politicianDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Haman Adama
Cameroonian politicianDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Earl M. Baker
American politicianDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Billy Reil
American professional wrestler (JAPW)Died on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Warren Monson
Australian sidecar speedway racerDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Harriet Nordlund
Swedish actressDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Tony Duke
76–77Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi
Islamist militantDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Jerry Mander
American activist and author (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television)Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Ralph Boston
American Olympic track and field athleteDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Mike Shannon
American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals)Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Vyacheslav Zaitsev
Russian fashion designerDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Havre de Grace
American Thoroughbred racehorseDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Larry Rivers
American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters)Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Tim Bachman
Canadian guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Mihails Vasiļonoks
Latvian ice-hockey player and coachDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Ivan Vyskočil
Czech theatre directorDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
James Gracie
South African actor (Leading LadyDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Sonny Gordon
American football playerDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Ludmila Golubeva
Russian actress (The Rumyantsev CaseDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Don Sebesky
American arranger and jazz trombonistDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Yvonne Jacquette
American painterDied on Sunday April 30th 2023
Frank J. Anderson
American police officerDied on Saturday April 30th 2022
Allister Adel
American lawyerDied on Saturday April 30th 2022
Naomi Judd
American country singer (The Judds)Died on Saturday April 30th 2022
María Antònia Canals
Spanish pedagogistDied on Saturday April 30th 2022