Rosemary Edghill dead at age 69, American author
Rosemary Edghill died on April 7, 2026. Tags Writers, 07 April 2026, America, Edghill, Rosemary, April 2026, April 7
Deaths on April 7
This archive lists notable deaths associated with April 7 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on April 7, 2026.
Viktor Kravchenko dead at age 84, Russian triple jumper
Viktor Kravchenko died on April 7, 2026. Tags Other, 07 April 2026, Cancer, Kravchenko, Russia, Viktor, April 2026, April 7
Michael Patrick Irish actor and writer, complications from motor neuron disease dead at age 35
Michael Patrick died on April 7, 2026, from complications from motor neuron disease. He was an Irish actor and writer known for My Left Nut. Michael Patrick, 35, Irish actor…
Muguette Dini French politician dead at age 86
Muguette Dini, a French politician, died on April 7, 2026. Muguette Dini, 86, French politician. Tags Politicians, 07 April 2026, Dini, France, Muguette, 2026-04-07, April 2026, April 7
Rodney Pyles American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates dead at age 80
Rodney Pyles, an American politician and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, died on April 7, 2026. He was 80. Pyles served in the House from the 51st…
Rolf Alsing Swedish journalist dead at age 78
Rolf Alsing died on April 7, 2026. He was a Swedish journalist for Aftonbladet. No further details were provided. Rolf Alsing, 78, Swedish journalist (Aftonbladet). Tags Journalists, 07 April 2026,…
John Flanagan Australian fantasy author dead at age 81
John Flanagan, the Australian fantasy author best known for the Ranger's Apprentice series, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 81. Born John Anthony Flanagan in Sydney, Australia,…
Louis Tapardjuk Canadian politician, Nunavut MLA dead at age 73
Louis Tapardjuk, a Canadian politician and former Nunavut MLA, died on April 7, 2026, at age 73. He represented Amittuq from 2004 to 2013 after winning the seat in the…
Averil Cameron British teacher dead at age 86
Averil Cameron, a British teacher and historian, died on April 7, 2026, aged 86. Born Averil Millicent Sutton in Leek, Staffordshire, on February 8, 1940, she was the only child…
Matlab Mutallimli Azerbaijani politician, MP dead at age 76
Matlab Mutallimli, an Azerbaijani politician and member of parliament from 1991 to 2000, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on May 20, 1949, in Horavar,…
Vyacheslav Golishev Uzbek politician, minister of economy dead at age 75
Vyacheslav Golishev, an Uzbek politician and economist who served as minister of economy from 2005 to 2006, died on April 7, 2026, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the age of 75.…
Valentina Savostyanova Russian politician, MP dead at age 77
Valentina Savostyanova, a Russian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the State Duma from 2000 to 2007, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 77.…
Anatoly Dolmatov Russian politician, member of the Soviet of the Union dead at age 75
Anatoly Dolmatov, a Russian politician and farmer, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a member of the Soviet of the Union from 1987 to…
Jim Whittaker American mountaineer dead at age 97
Jim Whittaker, an American mountaineer, died on April 7, 2026, at age 97. Born in Seattle on February 10, 1929, he was an American climber and mountain guide. Whittaker became…
Ken Smale public figure dead at age 92
Ken Smale, an Australian footballer and music director, died on April 7, 2026. He was 92. Smale played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was a forward…
Albert N. Martin American Reformed Baptist minister dead at age 91
Albert N. Martin, an American Reformed Baptist minister, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Albert Newton Martin in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 11, 1934, he…
Adolf Scherwitzl Austrian Olympic biathlete dead at age 87
Adolf Scherwitzl, an Austrian Olympic biathlete, died on April 7, 2026. Adolf Scherwitzl, 87, Austrian Olympic biathlete. Tags Other, 07 April 2026, Adolf, Austria, Scherwitzl, 2026-04-07, April 2026, April 7
Barbara Gordon American filmmaker and producer dead at age 90
Barbara Gordon, an American documentary filmmaker and producer, died on April 7, 2026, at age 90. Born Barbara Sue Loeb in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 19, 1935, she graduated…
Luciano Muratori dead at age 72, Italian sound engineer
Luciano Muratori, an Italian sound engineer, died on April 7, 2026. Tags Other, 07 April 2026, Aquarius, Italy, Luciano, Muratori, April 2026, April 7
Nelsy Cruz
politicianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Dominicans
baseball player (Chunichi DragonsDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Rubby Pérez
Dominican merengue singerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Jet Set nightclub roof collapse
baseball player (Chunichi DragonsDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Tony Blanco
Dominican baseball player (Chunichi DragonsDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Kenny Adams
American Hall of Fame boxing trainerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Laura Pantelakos
American politicianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Kumari Ananthan
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Colman O’Donovan
Irish hurler (MidletonDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
William L. Conrad
American FinancierDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Di McCarthy
New Zealand neuroscientist and science administratorDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Teresa del Valle
Spanish anthropologistDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Miles Griffith
American jazz singerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Octavio Dotel
Dominican baseball player (Houston AstrosDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Taj Haider
Pakistani politicianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Oleksandr Grebenozhko
Ukrainian footballerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Dimitris Vounatsos
81–82Died on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Amara Essy
Ivorian diplomat and politicianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Svetlana Gerasimenko
Tajikistani astronomerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Teresina Bodkin
Montserrat civil servantDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Aurélio Pereira
Portuguese football coach and youth player scoutDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
John Koech
78–79Died on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Manga
Brazilian footballer (Sport RecifeDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Peter Geiger
Liechtenstein historianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Keith Bakker
American-Dutch mental health practitioner and convicted criminalDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Ram Sahay Panday
Indian Rai folk dancerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Pascal Dozie
Nigerian entrepreneur and bankerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Kishna Ram Nai
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Dan Murray
Irish Gaelic footballerDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Alex Faulkner
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple LeafsDied on Tuesday April 8th 2025
Dinh Q. Lê
Vietnamese multimedia artistDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Michael C. Jensen
American economistDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Jaak Gabriëls
Belgian politicianDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Ralph Puckett
American Army officerDied on Monday April 8th 2024
José Antonio Ardanza
Spanish politicianDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Wong Liang Hun
Singaporean Olympic fencer (1992)Died on Monday April 8th 2024
Esko-Juhani Tennilä
Finnish politicianDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Michael Boder
German conductorDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Walid Daqqa
Palestinian novelist and activistDied on Monday April 8th 2024
André Boniface
French Hall of Fame rugby union player (DaxDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Alexey Tsatevich
Russian professional road bicycle racerDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Ilie Șerbănescu
Romanian economistDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Nicolas Holveck
French football managerDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Melitha Sidabutar
Indonesian gospel singerDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Jaroslav Bašta
Czech politician and diplomatDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Zhong Binglin
Chinese university administrator and politicianDied on Monday April 8th 2024
REX
76–77Died on Monday April 8th 2024
Aderounmu Adejumoke
Nigerian actress (Dazzling MirageDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Joe Aitken
Scottish bothy ballad singerDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Keith Barnes
Welsh-born Australian rugby player (Balmain TigersDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Jerry Grote
American baseball player (New York MetsDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Ethan Boyes
American cyclistDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Jan Dorrestein
Dutch professional golferDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Larisa Bergen
Kazakhstani Olympic volleyball player (1976)Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
Ian Bairnson
Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
Gareth Richards
British comedian and radio hostDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Ben Ferencz
Hungarian-American lawyer (Einsatzgruppen trial)Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
Gilbert Bailliu
Belgian footballer (Cercle BruggeDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Philippe Bouvatier
French Olympic cyclist (1984)Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
Nicola Heywood-Thomas
Welsh broadcaster and journalistDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Yasumichi Kushida
Japanese voice actor (NarutoDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Jane LaTour
American labor activist and activistDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Jirō Tsuji
Japanese chemistDied on Friday April 8th 2022
John Creighton
New Zealand rugby union player (CanterburyDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Domingo Romera
Spanish politician and captainDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Barak Lufan
Israeli sprint kayaker and paralympic coachDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Oleksandr Rzhavskyy
Ukrainian politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Kathryn Hays
American actress (Ride Beyond VengeanceDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Jim Reilly
American politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
William S. Horne
American politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Dušan Čkrebić
Serbian politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Eleanor Whittemore
American politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Vernon Scoville
American politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
David G. Mason
American politicianDied on Friday April 8th 2022
Hana Truncová
Czech political prisonerDied on Friday April 8th 2022