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Who died on 1 April?

Celebrities who died on 1 April

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Oldest

100 years, 6 months, 15 days

Youngest

24 years, 8 months, 1 day

Born first

24 November 1868

Died first

1 April 1914

Born last

10 August 1991

Died last

1 April 2022

American singer-songwriter and musician Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

American singer-songwriter and musician

1984
former wife of John Lennon Cynthia Lennon

Cynthia Lennon

former wife of John Lennon

2015
American composer, musician, and pianist Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

American composer, musician, and pianist

1917
United States Navy admiral Edward L. Feightner

Edward L. Feightner

United States Navy admiral

2020
former de facto President of Guatemala, army general, genocida and former president of Congress Efraín Ríos Montt

Efraín Ríos Montt

former de facto President of Guatemala, army general, genocida and former president of Congress

2018
Russian poet, film director, teacher Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Russian poet, film director, teacher

2017
Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

2003
Norwegian actress Agnes Mowinckel

Agnes Mowinckel

Norwegian actress

1963
American musician Adam Schlesinger

Adam Schlesinger

American musician

2020
Italian footballer Giorgio Chinaglia

Giorgio Chinaglia

Italian footballer

2012
Japanese engineer  Isamu Akasaki

Isamu Akasaki

Japanese engineer

2021
actor John Forsythe

John Forsythe

actor

2010
Serbian politician Branislav Blažić

Branislav Blažić

Serbian politician

2020
African American artist David Driskell

David Driskell

African American artist

2020
American actress Margaret May McWade

Margaret May McWade

American actress

1956
American singer, activist and politician C. W. McCall

C. W. McCall

American singer, activist and politician

2022
American singer Rozz Williams

Rozz Williams

American singer

1998
Soviet and Russian actress Aleksandra Yakovleva

Aleksandra Yakovleva

Soviet and Russian actress

2022
Polish actress Jolanta Lothe

Jolanta Lothe

Polish actress

2022
American pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr.

Ellis Marsalis Jr.

American pianist

2020
American baseball player Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

American baseball player

1914
Danish ballet dancer Erik Bruhn

Erik Bruhn

Danish ballet dancer

1986
actress Michiko Kuwano

Michiko Kuwano

actress

1946
Television producer and writer Steven Bochco

Steven Bochco

Television producer and writer

2018
American baseball player Ed Farmer

Ed Farmer

American baseball player

2020
Mexican musician and author Armando Vega Gil

Armando Vega Gil

Mexican musician and author

2019
Polish actress  Tamara Wiszniewska

Tamara Wiszniewska

Polish actress

1981
Somalian politician  Nur Hassan Hussein

Nur Hassan Hussein

Somalian politician

2020
Indian television actress Pratyusha Banerjee

Pratyusha Banerjee

Indian television actress

2016
American football player and coach Jack Pardee

Jack Pardee

American football player and coach

2013
American Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli

Bucky Pizzarelli

American Jazz guitarist

2020
actor Gene Evans

Gene Evans

actor

1998
American football player, coach, executive Eddie LeBaron

Eddie LeBaron

American football player, coach, executive

2015
Skiing coach, television commentator Bob Beattie

Bob Beattie

Skiing coach, television commentator

2018
Malaysian journalist and economist Martin Khor

Martin Khor

Malaysian journalist and economist

2020
American actor Noah Beery, Sr.

Noah Beery, Sr.

American actor

1946
Israeli general Avichai Rontzki

Avichai Rontzki

Israeli general

2018
Russian journalist  Andrei Babitsky

Andrei Babitsky

Russian journalist

2022
American actor Lee Aaker

Lee Aaker

American actor

2021
Azerbaijani actor, People's Artist of the USSR Ismayil Daghistanli

Ismayil Daghistanli

Azerbaijani actor, People's Artist of the USSR

1980
science fiction writer from United States of America  Vonda N. McIntyre

Vonda N. McIntyre

science fiction writer from United States of America

2019
Swiss singer-songwriter  Patrick Juvet

Patrick Juvet

Swiss singer-songwriter

2021
Swedish actor, comedian and director  Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman

Swedish actor, comedian and director

2017
American singer Lucille Norman

Lucille Norman

American singer

1998
Israeli artist  Harold Rubin

Harold Rubin

Israeli artist

2020
American film producer and publicist George Glass

George Glass

American film producer and publicist

1984
Dutch/Canadian historian of science and art Kim H. Veltman

Kim H. Veltman

Dutch/Canadian historian of science and art

2020
professional pitcher, born 1931 Bob Smith

Bob Smith

professional pitcher, born 1931

2013