Deaths on April 29 | Dead-People.com

Heydar Abbasi dead at age 83

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,…

April 29, 2026 4:31 pm

Bai Jingfu dead at age 80

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…

April 29, 2026 4:31 pm

Lutz Goepel dead at age 83

Lutz Goepel
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Politicians, 29 April 2026, Cancer, Germany, Goepel, Lutz, April 2026, April 29

April 29, 2026 4:31 pm

Frances Granger, New Zealand netball player and coach, died on April 29, 2026

Frances Granger dead at age 80

Frances Granger
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Athletes, 29 April 2026, Frances, Granger, April 2026, April 29, New Zealand

April 29, 2026 4:31 pm

Claire Nielson dead at age 89

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…

April 29, 2026 4:30 pm

Savino Rebek dead at age 85

Savino Rebek
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Athletes, 29 April 2026, Cancer, Italy, Rebek, Savino, April 2026, April 29

April 29, 2026 4:30 pm

Tony Ridley dead at age 92

Tony Ridley
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Scientists, 29 April 2026, Britain, Ridley, Tony, April 2026, April 29

April 29, 2026 4:30 pm

Eric Robertson, American politician, died on April 29, 2026

Eric Robertson dead at age 62

Eric Robertson
died on April 29, 2026. He was a politician. Tags Politicians, 29 April 2026, America, Cancer, Eric, Robertson, April 2026, April 29

April 29, 2026 4:29 pm

Aiko Satō dead at age 102

Aiko Satō
died on April 29, 2026. She was a writer. Tags Writers, 29 April 2026, Aiko, Japan, April 2026, April 29, Satō

April 29, 2026 4:29 pm

Marguerite Shuster dead at age 78

Marguerite Shuster
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Scientists, 29 April 2026, America, Marguerite, Shuster, April 2026, April 29

April 29, 2026 4:29 pm

Stephen Adamini, politician, died on April 29, 2026

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth, bishop of Oxford and member of the House of Lords, died on April 29, 2026

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

David Allan Coe, and songwriter, died on April 29, 2026

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"…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Craig Venter, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer, died on April 29, 2026

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,…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Carla Van Zon, Artistic director, died on April 29, 2026

Carla Van Zon dead at age 74

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

J. Craig Venter, founder of Celera Corporation and JCVI, complications from cancer, died on April 29, 2026

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.…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Robyn Woodhouse dead at age 82

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Volker Hage, author and literary critic, died on April 29, 2026

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Yair Garbuz, writer, and opinion journalist, died on April 29, 2026

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Gordon Snell, scriptwriter, died on April 29, 2026

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Eddy Pratomo, Indonesian diplomat and law scholar, died on April 29, 2026

Eddy Pratomo dead at age 72

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Oskar Petr, lyricist and singer, died on April 29, 2026

Oskar Petr dead at age 73

Oskar Petr
died on April 29, 2026. He was a Czech composer, lyricist and singer. His work reached audiences through songs and film music, and he was known in Czech…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am

Vladimir Voevodin, Russian computer scientist, died on April 29, 2026

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…

April 29, 2026 12:00 am