The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2020.
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 2020 1 Tony Anderson, 78, Australian footballer.Tony Garfield Anderson Dušan Bartovič, 76, Slovak footballer, 1968 Olympics, Czechoslovak national team.Zomrel Dušan Bartovič (1944 – 2020) Anne Hendricks Bass, 78, American investor and philanthropist.Remembering Anne Bass, the Late Connoisseur, Patron, and Philanthropist Branislav Blažić, 63, Serbian surgeon and politician, Minister of Environmental Protection (1998–2000), COVID-19.Serbian state secretary dies from coronavirus Tony Branson, 73, Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons). Peter Brooke, 90, American businessman.Obituary for Peter A. Brooke Jaxon Buell, 5, American microhydranencephaly victim.Jaxon Buell, boy born with part of brain missing, dies at 5 Zev Buffman, 89, Israeli theatre producer, President and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall (2011–2018).Ruth Eckerd Hall's Former President and CEO Zev Buffman Passes Away At Age 89 Mario Chaldú, 77, Argentine footballer (Club Atlético Banfield, Racing Club, national team).Falleció el exfutbolista Mario Chaldú Bruce Dawe, 90, Australian poet.Australian poet Bruce Dawe dies, aged 90 Ricardo Díez Hochleitner, 91, Spanish economist and diplomat, president of the Club of Rome (1991–2000).Fallece Ricardo Díez Hochleitner, Presidente de Honor del Club Roma David Driskell, 88, American visual artist and academic, COVID-19.David Driskell, advocate for African American art, dies at 88 of coronavirus Kevin Duffy, 87, American jurist, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (1972–2016), COVID-19. Bernard Epin, 83, French writer and literary critic, COVID-19.L'auteur jeunesse Bernard Epin emporté par le coronavirus Ed Farmer, 70, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster, kidney disease.White Sox Broadcaster, Ex-MLB Player Ed Farmer Dies at Age 70 Edward L. Feightner, 100, American Navy officer and flying ace.Edward Lewis Feightner Luiz Flávio Gomes, 62, Brazilian jurist, professor and politician, Deputy (since 2019), leukaemia.Deputado Luiz Flávio Gomes morre aos 62 anos, em São Paulo Sir James Learmonth Gowans, 95, British immunologist.Gowans Irving Greenfield, 91, American author.Irving Greenfield Nur Hassan Hussein, 82, Somali politician, Prime Minister (2007–2009), COVID-19.Ex-Somali PM dies of Coronavirus in London Martin Khor, 68, Malaysian journalist (The Star) and economist, executive director of the South Centre (2009–2018), cancer.Former Third World Network director Martin Khor dies of cancer Philippe Malaurie, 95, French lawyer.Hommage à Philippe Malaurie (1925-2020) Gérard Mannoni, 92, French sculptor.Gérard, Philippe, Joseph Mannoni : Décès Ellis Marsalis Jr., 85, American jazz pianist, COVID-19.New Orleans jazz piano legend Ellis Marsalis dies, city officials say Roger Marshall, 86, English screenwriter.Roger Marshall, television dramatist who created the gritty crime series Public Eye – obituary Ronn Matlock, 72, American singer and songwriter.R.I.P. Motown singer and songwriter Ronn Matlock Rüdiger Nehberg, 84, German human rights activist and survival expert.Rüdiger Nehberg's dead: Survival expert and activist dies aged 84 Floris Michael Neusüss, 83, German photographer.Florian Neusüss : Traueranzeige Richard Passman, 94, American aeronautical engineer and space scientist, COVID-19.Richard Passman, Space-Age Engineer Who Kept His Secrets, Dies at 94 Dirceu Pinto, 39, Brazilian Paralympic boccia player (2008, 2012, 2016), heart failure.Aos 39 anos, morre Dirceu Pinto, dono de quatro ouros paralímpicos na bocha Bucky Pizzarelli, 94, American jazz guitarist, COVID-19.Bucky Pizzarelli, N.J. jazz legend, dead at 94 from coronavirus Dieter Reith, 82, German pianist and organist.Dieter Reith Musikproduktion Harold Rubin, 87, South African-born Israeli jazz clarinettist.מת הרולד רובין, מחלוצי הג'ז החופשי בישראל Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, 70, Mexican politician, Secretary of Communications and Transportation (2012–2018), stroke.Ruiz Esparza, former Secretary of Communications and Transportation, dies Yvonne Schaloske, 68, Swedish actress (Rederiet)."Rederiet"-stjärnan Yvonne Schaloske är död Adam Schlesinger, 52, American musician (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy) and songwriter ("That Thing You Do"), Emmy winner (2012, 2013, 2019), COVID-19.Adam Schlesinger Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 52 Amerigo Severini, 88, Italian cyclo-cross cyclist.E' morto Americo Severini, tre volte campione italiano e vice campione del mondo di ciclocross John Stanich, 95, American basketball player.John Stanich Joe Tanner, 88, American baseball player.Joseph Henry "Joe" Tanner John Tydeman, 84, English radio producer and theatre director. Ricardo Viera, 75, Cuban-born American painter, printmaker, professor, museum director, and curator Dora Werzberg, 99, French nurse and social worker.In Memoriam: Dora Amelan Mahmoud Zakzouk, 86, Egyptian academic and politician, Minister of Awqaf (1995–2011).وفاة الدكتور محمود حمدي زقزوق وزير الأوقاف الأسبق عن 87 عامًا
2 Mike Appleton, 83, British television producer (The Old Grey Whistle Test).Mike Appleton obituary Robert Beck, 83, American modern pentathlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1960) and Pan American champion (1963), complications from a head injury and COVID-19.Tribute to Dr. Robert "Bob" Beck, Olympic Pentathlon Medalist Passes at 83 Goyo Benito, 73, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, national team), COVID-19.Muere Goyo Benito, histórico defensa del Real Madrid Ranko Borozan, 86, Bosnian footballer (Velež Mostar, Partizan, Red Star Belgrade).Umro bivši fudbaler Partizana i Zvezde Ranko Borozan Patricia Bosworth, 86, American actress (The Nun's Story) and author, COVID-19.Patricia Bosworth, Hollywood Actress and Marlon Brando Biographer, Dies at 86 From Coronavirus Complications John B. Bryant, 72, American economist. Bernardita Catalla, 62, Filipino diplomat, ambassador to Lebanon (since 2017), COVID-19.Philippines ambassador to Lebanon dies from coronavirus complications Zaccaria Cometti, 83, Italian footballer (Atalanta), COVID-19.Coronavirus, morto Zaccaria Cometti: lo storico portiere dell'Atalanta che si alternava con Pizzaballa aveva 83 anni Oskar Fischer, 97, German politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the GDR (1975–1990).East Germany's last foreign minister, Oskar Fischer, dies William Frankland, 108, British immunologist, COVID-19.Obituary: Dr. Alfred William Frankland MBE, Honorary President of the Anaphylaxis Campaign François de Gaulle, 98, French missionary, COVID-19.Coronavirus : mort de François de Gaulle, neveu du général de Gaulle Louis J. Gill, 80, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1988–1992).Louis J. Gill, ex-Passaic city councilman and state Assemblyman, dies Juan Giménez, 76, Argentine comic book artist (Heavy Metal, Métal hurlant), COVID-19.Veteran comic book artist Juan Giménez's death from coronavirus leaves industry members devastated A. Bruce Goldman, 84, American rabbi and photographer, complications from COVID-19.In Memoriam: Rabbi A. Bruce Goldman, Former University Jewish Chaplain Ron Graham, 93, English-Australian actor (Home and Away, Waterloo Station).Ronald Graham Don Healy, 83, American football player (Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills).Michael Donald Healy Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg, 83, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1989, since 2013), president of the IFRC (1997–2001).Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg er død Gedale B. Horowitz, 87, American banker.Gedale B. "Dale" Horowitz, 87, former MSRB chair, dies Daniel Jacoby, 86, French lawyer and human rights activist.Disparition de Maître Daniel Jacoby, ancien président de la FIDH Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska, 107, Polish political exile.Nie żyje Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska Anick Jesdanun, 51, American technology journalist (Associated Press), COVID-19.Anick Jesdanun, longtime AP technology writer, dies at 51 Nirmal Singh Khalsa, 67, Indian singer and priest (Darbar Sahib), COVID-19. Eddie Large, 78, British comedian (Little and Large), heart failure and COVID-19.Eddie Large dies aged 78 João Marcos, 66, Brazilian footballer (Palmeiras, Grêmio), esophageal disease.Ex-goleiro do Palmeiras nos anos 1980 morre aos 66 anos Maeve McKean, 40, American lawyer, health official and academic, drowning.RFK granddaughter, 40, and son, 8, presumed dead after Chesapeake Bay mishap, family says James Megellas, 103, American military officer.World War II hero dies at 103 Janez Mlinar, 78, Slovenian Olympic skier (1968).Janez Mlinar (1941–2020) Manolo Navarro, 95, Spanish bullfighter, COVID-19.Muere por coronavirus Manolo Navarro, el decano de los matadores de toros Jack P. Oliver, 88, American politician.Jack P. Oliver Feriha Öz, 87, Turkish academic and pathologist, COVID-19.Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz, Kovid-19 salgını sebebiyle hayatını kaybetti Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas, 82, Ecuadorian writer and poet, COVID-19.Adiós a Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas, ilustre escritor y poeta Emmitt Peters, 79, American dog musher.'Yukon Fox' Emmitt Peters Sr., the third Iditarod champion, dies at 79 Hans Reiss, 97, German-born Irish academic.Der Germanist Hans Reiss ist tot Sergio Rossi, 84, Italian shoe designer (Sergio Rossi), COVID-19.Sergio Rossi Dies at 84 Aaron Rubashkin, 92, American businessman, patriarch of the Rubashkin family, COVID-19.Avraham Aaron Rubashkin, 92, OBM Paul Sauvé, 80, Canadian curler.Paul J. Sauvé George Shepperson, 98, British historian.Shepperson Shamsur Rahman Sherif, 79, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Land (2014–2019).Shamsur Rahman Sherif, MP from Pabna-4 and former land minister, dies at 79 Arnold Sowinski, 89, French footballer (RC Lens), COVID-19.Disparition : Arnold Sowinski, ancien entraîneur du RC Lens, est mort Claudio Spies, 95, Chilean-born American composer.Claudio Spies, composer, music theorist and 'great role model,' dies at 95 J. Kirk Sullivan, 84, American politician, complications from congestive heart failure.J. Kirk Sullivan Carl Tacy, 87, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Marshall Thundering Herd).Former Wake Forest Basketball Coach Carl Tacy Passes Away Aptripel Tumimomor, 53, Indonesian politician, Regent of North Morowali (since 2016), COVID-19.Bupati Morowali Utara yang Meninggal Dunia Dinyatakan Positif Corona Jan Veentjer, 82, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (1964).Jan Veentjer Mel Watkins, 87, Canadian political economist. Arthur Whistler, 75, American ethnobotanist and author, COVID-19.Friends, family mourn well-known Hawaii scientist who died after contracting COVID-19 Logan Williams, 16, Canadian actor (When Calls the Heart, The Flash), accidental fentanyl overdose.Logan Williams' Agent Says 'We Are in Shock and Mourning' After 'The Flash' Actor Dies at 16 Keizo Yamada, 92, Japanese Olympic long-distance runner (1952).山田敬蔵さんが92歳で死去...53年の米ボストン・マラソンで優勝 Jacques Yankel, 99, French artist.Le peintre presque centenaire était très attaché à l'Yonne
3 Yūtokutaishi Akiyama, 85, Japanese engraver and photographer.「ポップ・ハプニング」美術家の秋山祐徳太子さん死去、85歳 Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster, 93, British civil servant, Cabinet Secretary (1979–1987) and Lord Temporal (since 1998).Lord Armstrong of Ilminster obituary Steven C. Beering, 87, German-born American physician and academic, President of Purdue University (1983–2000).Purdue President Emeritus Steven Beering remembered Karel Beyers, 77, Belgian footballer.Karel Beyers, ex-speler van Antwerp en telg van koffiezaak Beyers, overleden Helin Bölek, 28, Turkish singer (Grup Yorum), starvation following hunger strike.Helin Bölek of Turkish band Grup Yorum dies after hunger strike