Yuriy Abramochkin
Russian photographer and photojournalist
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Deaths on April 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 5, 2026.
James Arthur Nielsen
Canadian politician
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad
Syrian Syriac Catholic hierarch
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Judith Simons
British music journalist
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Françoise Adret
French ballet dancer and choreographer
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Gwilym Roberts
British politician
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Keserű Jánosné
Hungarian politician
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Etelka Keserű
Hungarian politician
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Johnny Valiant
American wrestler
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Nasim Aghdam
American animal rights activist
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Ajith Kollam
Indian actor
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
William Prochnau
American journalist
Died on Thursday April 5th 2018
Michel Arrivé
French linguist and novelist
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Frederick Bernard Lacey
American jurist
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Tim Parnell
British racing driver
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Ilkka Sinisalo
Finnish ice hockey player
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Stuart Markland
Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
John T. Knox
American politician
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet and literary critic
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Brian Matthew
British broadcaster (Thank Your Lucky Stars
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Reene Schisgal
American producer (Power)
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Parv Bancil
British Asian playwright
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Davuldena Gnanissara Thero
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. Supreme Mahanayaka of Amarapura Nikaya
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Lolis Edward Elie
American lawyer and civil rights activist
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
George Gelaga King
Sierra Leonean judge
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Elsie Morison
Australian soprano
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
John Carlson
American sportscaster
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Zena Latto
American jazz saxophonist
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Frank Wainright
American football player
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Michael Earls-Davis
English cricketer
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Kerrie Lester
Australian artist
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Jos de Rooij
Dutch accordionist
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Henry Hobhouse
British journalist and historian (Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind)
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
E. M. Nathanson
American author of the 1965 novel The Dirty Dozen
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Koço Kasapoğlu
Turkish footballer
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ed Johnson
American basketball player
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
John Waite
English footballer (Grimsby Town)
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Barbara Turner
American actress (Soldier Blue) and screenwriter (Georgia
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Roman Gribbs
American politician
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Mick Sullivan
English rugby league footballer (Wigan Warriors)
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Zyta Gilowska
Polish politician
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Cornel Patrichi
Romanian dancer and choreograph
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Regina Bianchi
Italian stage and film actress (The Four Days of Naples)
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Nikolaos Pappas
Greek Navy officer
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Peter Maxwell
British film and television director
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Mohammad Ishaq Khan
Indian historian
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
David Hunt
American Christian apologist and author
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Albert J. Engel, Jr.
American judge
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
James Dickens
British politician MP for Lewisham West (1966–1970)
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Piero de Palma
Italian opera singer
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Amnon Dankner
Israeli newspaper editor (Maariv) and journalist
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Willis Blair
Canadian politician
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
José Wilker
Brazilian actor (Medicine Man) and director
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Poul Erik Bech
Danish football manager
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Peter Thorne
English fighter pilot and diplomat
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Óscar Avilés
Peruvian guitarist and singer
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Gordon Smith
Scottish footballer (St. Johnstone
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
John Pinette
American comedian and actor (The Punisher
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Stanislaus Okurut
Ugandan politician
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
L. B. McGinnis
American novellist
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Peter Matthiessen
American author (At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Rhondda Alder Kelly
Australian model
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Wayne Henderson
American jazz trombonist (The Jazz Crusaders) and record producer
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Leif Haanes
Norwegian ship-owner and Christian leader
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Stuart Fullerton
American entomologist (University of Central Florida)
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Antonio Díaz Gil
Spanish footballer
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Mariano Díaz
Spanish racing cyclist
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Alan Davie
Scottish painter and musician
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Andy Davidson
Scottish footballer (Hull City)
Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Sir John Read
British executive
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Jaroslav Balcar
Czechoslovak ski jumper (1976)
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Ramón Barreto
Uruguayan football referee (1974 FIFA World Cup)
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Bill Ellerington
English footballer (Southampton)
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Jamaluddin Jarjis
Malaysian politician
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Elmer Lach
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens)
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Donald N. Levine
American sociologist
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Ioan Pușcaș
Romanian gastroenterologist
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish writer (Anna
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015
Lisa Simon
American television director and producer (Sesame Street
Died on Sunday April 5th 2015