Ruben Burks
American labor union executive (United Auto Workers)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
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.
Fariborz Esmaeili
Iranian Olympic footballer (1964)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Anne Hendricks Bass
American investor and philanthropistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Louis J. Gill
American politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Vaughan Mason
American music producer (RazeDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Marcel Moreau
Belgian writerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Carol Burkett
American drag racing driverDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Svein Ellingsen
Norwegian hymnist and visual artistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Fred Singer
Austrian-born American physicist and climate change denierDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Black the Ripper
British grime MCDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Oleksandr Datsyuk
Ukrainian singer and guitaristDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Arthur Whistler
American ethnobotanist and authorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
William Frankland
British immunologistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Francisco Hernando Contreras
Spanish housing developerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Andrea Mitchell
Australian politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Timothy Brown
American singerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Shirley Douglas
Canadian actress (Wind at My BackDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Bullet Prakash
Indian comedian and actor (Mast Maja MaadiDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Spanish playwright and screenwriterDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Jean-Laurent Cochet
French stage director and actor (A Thousand Billion DollarsDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Oskar Fischer
German politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Alexander A. Gurshtein
Russian astronomerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Leïla Menchari
92–93Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Philippe Bodson
Belgian businessman and politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
DJ Miller
Rwandan DJ and musicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Jean Little
Taiwanese-born Canadian writer (Mine for KeepsDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Steven C. Beering
German-born American physician and academicDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Robert Chaudenson
French Creole linguistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Deaths in March 2020
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Arnold Sowinski
French footballer (RC Lens)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
François de Gaulle
French missionaryDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Bob Glanzer
American politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Carlo Leva
Italian production designer and set decorator (The GoodDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
André Cristol
French footballer (MontpellierDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Quenton Leach
Australian footballer (Fremantle)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
M. K. Arjunan
Indian composerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Roger Chappot
Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1964)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Dora Werzberg
French nurse and social workerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Guus Smeets
Dutch singerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Zaccaria Cometti
Italian footballer (Atalanta)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Giovanni Paolo Gibertini
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Volodymyr Korolyuk
Ukrainian mathematicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Luis Eduardo Aute
Filipino-born Spanish artistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Margaret Burbidge
British-born American astronomerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Jacques Le Brun
French historianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Radomir Antić
Serbian football player (Partizan) and manager (Atlético MadridDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Wiktor Bater
Polish journalistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
John Tydeman
British radio producer and theatre directorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Aaron Rubashkin
American businessmanDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Patricia Bosworth
American actress (The Nun's Story) and authorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Ira Einhorn
American convicted murderer and fugitiveDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Md. Sirajul Islam
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Jerónimo Arango
92–93Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Honor Blackman
English actress (The AvengersDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Hendrik Jan Korterink
Dutch crime journalistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Harry Wouters van den Oudenweijer
Dutch equestrian show jumperDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Harold Rubin
South African-born Israeli jazz clarinettistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Ranko Borozan
Bosnian footballer (Velež MostarDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Arnold Heertje
Dutch economistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Michel Parisse
French historian and professorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Barbara Smoker
British humanist activistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Zdeněk Přikryl
Czech sculptorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Constand Viljoen
South African general and politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster
British civil servantDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Alex Harvey
American singerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
George Ogilvie
Australian theatre and film director (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Ray Authement
American academic administratorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Donato Sabia
Italian Olympic middle distance runner (1984 & 1988)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Rüdiger Nehberg
German human rights activist and survival expertDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Emmitt Peters
American dog musherDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Eric Verdonk
New Zealand rowerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Yūtokutaishi Akiyama
Japanese engraver and photographerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Bashirul Haq
Bangladeshi architectDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Dougie Morgan
Scottish rugby union player (Stewart's MelvilleDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Jean-Guy Astresses
French footballer (Girondins de Bordeaux)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Vic Henley
American comedianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Nipper Read
British police officer and boxing administratorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Philippe Malaurie
French lawyerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
James Megellas
American military officerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Arlene Stringer-Cuevas
American politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Ezio Vendrame
Italian footballer (Lanerossi VicenzaDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Carlos González-Artigas
Ecuadorian businessmanDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
John Lucas
English philosopherDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Jean-Marie Zoellé
French politicianDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Sergio Guenza
Italian football player (Lazio) and manager (women's national team)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
John Prine
American singer-songwriter ("Sam Stone"Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Luiz Flávio Gomes
Brazilian juristDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Maeve Kennedy McKean
American lawyerDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Sergio Rossi
Italian shoe designer (Sergio Rossi)Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Ivan Vakarchuk
Ukrainian physicistDied on Wednesday April 8th 2020