The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2019.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
April 2019 1 Dixie Allen, 84, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1998–2006).Former Montgomery County commissioner, state lawmaker Dixie Allen dies Enrique Álvarez Conde, 67, Spanish academic (King Juan Carlos University), lung cancer.Muere Enrique Álvarez Conde, el director del máster de Cifuentes Giacomo Battaglia, 54, Italian comedian, complications from a stroke.Addio a Giacomo Battaglia, comico del Bagaglino Thomas N. Burnette, 74, American lieutenant general.Thomas Nelson Burnette, Jr. (LTG, US Army, ret.) Bill Butchart, 85, Australian Olympic middle-distance runner.Bill Erskine Butchart Sardar Fateh Buzdar, 79–80, Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1985–1988, 2002–2013).Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Buzdar's namaz-i-janaza performed Caravelli, 88, French conductor and composer (And Satan Calls the Turns).Le chef d'orchestre arrangeur Caravelli est décédé au Cannet à l'âge de 88 ans Dimitar Dobrev, 87, Bulgarian wrestler, Olympic champion (1960).Bulgarian Olympic Champ Dobrev Passes Away Michael William Feast, 92, British-born South African astronomer.The South African Astronomical Observatory Celebrates the life of an Astronomy Giant, Professor Michael William Feast Gustav Hanson, 84, American Olympic biathlete.Gustave Egnar Hanson (1934 - 2019) Sinethemba Jantjie, 30, South African footballer (Free State Stars), traffic collision.PSL star Sinethemba Jantjie killed in car accident, Free State Stars confirm Joan Jones, 79, American-born Canadian civil rights activist.Joan Jones, who helped form black rights movement in Nova Scotia, dies at 79 Francisco Massiani, 74, Venezuelan writer and painter.Fallece el escritor venezolano Francisco Massiani Bucky McConnell, 90, American basketball player (Milwaukee Hawks).Paul (Bucky) McConnell Vonda N. McIntyre, 70, American science fiction author (Dreamsnake, The Crystal Star), pancreatic cancer.Vonda N. McIntyre (1948-2019) Frank E. Moore, 85, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1969–1970).Frank E. Moore Vladimir Orloff, 90, Romanian-Canadian cellist and music teacher.Ukrainian-Born Canadian Cellist Vladimir Orloff Has Died – Aged 90 [RIP] Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, 95, American rabbi, Rebbe of Skulen (since 1982).Skulener Rebbe Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, zt'l, Passes Away at 95 Ruth-Margret Pütz, 89, German coloratura soprano.Zum Tode von Ruth-Margret Pütz Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, 91, Spanish writer, Cervantes Prize winner (2004).Muere Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, maestro singular de las letras españolas, a los 91 años Dilip Sarkar, 61, Indian politician, liver and kidney disease.Tripura BJP MLA Dilip Sarkar dies at 61 Ron Sweed, 70, American television host, heart attack.Cleveland TV personality, Ron 'The Ghoul' Sweed, dies at age 70 Joseph Ubalde, 34, Filipino weatherman (AksyonTV), news producer (GMA News) and columnist (The Manila Times).Former weather anchor Seph Ubalde dead at 34 Vodka, 14, Japanese racehorse, laminitis.Horse racing: 7-time G1 champion mare Vodka dies S. Pierre Yameogo, 63, Burkinabé film director and screenwriter (Delwende).Page triste: décès du cinéaste burkinabè Saint Pierre Yaméogo
2 Matoug Adam, 93, Libyan politician, Minister of Tourism (1968–1969) and Interior (1969).اهم الاخبار وفاة آخر وزير داخلية في حكومة “المملكة” Rovshan Almuradly, 64, Azerbaijani actor, director and screenwriter, heart attack.Скончался Ровшан Алмурадлы Lorraine Branham, 66, American newspaper editor and academic administrator, uterine cancer.Syracuse University Newhouse dean dies after battle with cancer Herman Braun-Vega, 85, Peruvian painter.Fallece el pintor peruano Herman Braun-Vega a los 85 años Rick Elias, 64, American musician (A Ragamuffin Band), brain cancer.RIP Harlequin and Vision guitarist Rick Elias Kim English, 48, American house and gospel singer-songwriter, kidney failure.Kim English, Chicago singer whose dance hits fueled house music scene, has died Michael Fahy, 68, Irish politician, Galway County Councilor (since 1979).Long time Galway councillor Michael Fahy passes away Martin Fido, 79, British crime writer, fall.Martin A. Fido Benjamin D. Hall, 87, American geneticist.Benjamin Downs Hall Ken Hay, 85, American religious leader, founder of The Wilds Christian Association.Kenneth Hay Bill Heine, 74, British radio broadcaster (BBC Radio Oxford), leukaemia.Bill Heine: Former BBC Radio Oxford presenter dies of cancer Jón Helgason, 87, Icelandic politician, MP (1974–1995), Minister of Justice (1983–1987) and Agriculture (1987–1988).Andlát: Jón Helgason Harry Judge, 90, English educational theorist.Obituary: Dr Harry Judge, of Brasenose College and Banbury School Mahendran, 79, Indian film director (Mullum Malarum, Nenjathai Killathe, Kamaraj) and actor.A big loss for cinema: veteran actor-director Mahendran no more Jamshid Mashayekhi, 84, Iranian actor (Brick and Mirror, The Fateful Day, Abadan).Veteran Iranian Actor Mashayekhi Dead At 84: Iranian Media John Oddo, 66, American jazz pianist and music arranger.Music Director and Arranger John Oddo Dies Choidoryn Övgönkhüü, 76, Mongolian Olympic judoka (1972).Choidoryn Övgönkhüü Roger Paris, French slalom canoeist.Décès de Roger Paris Margarita Prentice, 88, American politician.Margarita López Prentice, RN 1931 — 2019 Liliane Sprécher, 92, French Olympic athlete (1948).Liliane Miannay Rosemarie Springer, 98, German Olympic equestrian (1960).Rosemarie Springer verstorben Donald L. Totten, 86, American politician.Donald Lee Totten Sergio Valdés, 85, Chilean footballer (Universidad Católica, national team), leukaemia.Falleció Sergio Valdés: exdefensor que consiguió el tercer lugar en el Mundial de 1962 Franz Weber, 91, Swiss environmentalist.Pioneering environmentalist Franz Weber dies aged 91 Don Williamson, 85, American businessman (Brainerd International Raceway) and politician, mayor of Flint, Michigan (2003–2009), complications of respiratory illness.Former Flint Mayor Don Williamson passes away Giuseppe Zorzi, 81, Italian racing cyclist.
3 Ferdinando Bologna, 93, Italian art critic.Lutto nel mondo della Storia dell’arte, è scomparso Ferdinando Bologna Mary Borgstrom, 102, Canadian potter and ceramist.Obituary of Mary Borgstrom Meyer Brownstone, 96, Canadian anti-poverty activist (Oxfam Canada).In memory of Meyer Brownstone Aleksey Buldakov, 68, Russian actor (The Guard, Peculiarities of the National Hunt, Hitler Goes Kaput!), blood clot.Умер актер Алексей Булдаков Philip Furia, 75, American author.WHQR Mourns The Loss of Phil Furia, Friend to The Station Alina Kabata-Pendias, 89, Polish chemist and academic, specialist in biogeochemistry and soil science. Guo Kun, 83, Chinese Antarctic explorer, director of the Great Wall Station and the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration.南极长城站首任站长郭琨离世享年84岁 Daryl Hecht, 66, American judge, member of the Iowa Supreme Court (2006–2018), melanoma.Former Iowa Supreme Court justice Daryl Hecht dies at age 66 Einar Iversen, 88, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer.Einar «Pastor'n» Iversen er død Brian Kinwald, 45, American radio control car driver.Brian Kinwald, 1973 - 2019 Jacqueline Lichtenstein, 72, French philosopher and art historian.Disparition de l’historienne de l’art, Jacqueline Lichtenstein Billy Mainwaring, 78, Welsh rugby union player (Aberavon, Bridgend, national team).A famous Welsh rugby town is in mourning after the passing of a legend Julia Nicol, 62-63, South African LGBT rights activist and librarian.Remembering and Honouring Julia Nicol Gabriel Piroird, 86, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Constantine (1983–2008).Bishop Gabriel Piroird Maurice Pon, 97, French lyricist.Maurice Pon Le Parolier de Henri Salvador est mort Carmelita Pope, 94, American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire).Carmelita Pope W. Wesley Pue, 64, Canadian lawyer.William Pue Shawn Smith, 53, American singer, songwriter and musician (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed), torn aorta and high blood pressure.Soulful Seattle singer Shawn Smith dead at 53 Jerzy Wójcik, 88, Polish cinematographer.Nie żyje Jerzy Wójcik. Miał 88 lata
4 Cesare Cadeo, 72, Italian television presenter and journalist.Addio Cesare Cadeo, il ricordo di Marco Balestri: “Un amico sincero T. T. Clayton, 88, American attorney.Longtime attorney Clayton dies at 88 Alberto Cortez, 79, Argentine singer and songwriter, gastric haemorrhage.Muere el músico Alberto Cortez, autor de 'Castillos en el aire' Georgiy Daneliya, 88, Russian film director and screenwriter, People's Artist of the USSR (1989), acute respiratory and heart failure.Умер Георгий Данелия Đồng Sĩ Nguyên, 96, Vietnamese military officer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1982–1991).Trung tướng, cựu ủy viên Bộ Chính trị Đồng Sĩ Nguyên qua đời Ralph Garafola, 89, American artist and literary crtitc.Ralph Garafola, 89 Ray Harper, 91, New Zealand rugby union executive (Rugby Southland) and manager (national team), bone cancer.Southland Rugby Legend Ray Harper Has Died Roberta Haynes, 91, American actress (Return to Paradise, High Noon, Gun Fury).Roberta Haynes, Gary Cooper's Co-Star in 'Return to Paradise,' Dies at 91 Mike Jakubo, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Sharks, Fort Wayne Komets, Virginia Wings), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Michael Jakubo Barry Malkin, 80, American film editor (The Godfather Part II, Big, Rumble Fish).Barry Malkin, ‘The Godfather: Part II’ Editor, Dies at 80 Thompson Mann, 76, American swimmer, Olympic champion (1964).Passages: 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist Thompson Mann, 76 Marilyn Mason, 93, American concert organist and academic (University of Michigan).Marilyn Mason Mildred Milliea, 89, Canadian Elsipogtog linguist.Mildred Milliea Ivan Mrázek, 93, Czech Olympic basketball player (1948, 1952), European champion (1946) and coach.Smutná zpráva pro český basketbal. Zemřel mistr Evropy z roku 1946 Ivo Mrázek Alessandro Pizzorno, 95, Italian sociologist.Alessandro Pizzorno elargiva il suo sapere ed era curioso di conoscere cosa pensavi tu Arthur Polonsky, 93, American painter.Artist Arthur Polonsky at 93 Louis Rosenblum, 95, American research scientist and activist.Louis Rosenblum, 95, NASA innovator, led drive to free Soviet Jews Shridhar Sathe, 68, Indian-born American food scientist.FSU mourns loss of Lawton Professor Shridhar K. Sathe Albin Siwak, 86, Polish politician.Odszedł od nas Wielki Polak Albin Siwak Myer Skoog, 92, American basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers).Longtime Coach Whitey Skoog Dies at 92 Chuck Walling, 89, American actor (The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives).Celebration Of Life For Charles "Chuck" Walling, Jr. Iola Williams, 83, American politician.Iola Williams, first African-American councilwoman in San Jose, dies John Winneke, 81, Australian judge.Vale John Winneke
5 Anandavally, 67, Indian actress (Amba Ambika Ambalika, Sree Murukan, Swarna Gopuram) and voice actress.Malayalam dubbing artiste Anandavally passes away at 67 Lionel R. Boucher, 88, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1984–1990).Lionel R. Boucher Sydney Brenner, 92, South African biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (2002).Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner, who helped place Singapore on biotech world stage, dies at 92 Julio Cotler, 86, Peruvian anthropologist.Julio Cotler, el hombre que no perdió la fe en el Perú IN MEMÓRIAM Roger DeJordy, 81, Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey Bears).Bears Mourn Loss of Hall of Famer Roger DeJordy Ib Glindemann, 84, Danish jazz composer and bandleader.Dødsfald: Kapelmester, filmkomponist Ib Glindemann (84)