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Who died on 2 April?

Celebrities who died on 2 April

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Oldest

108 years, 1 month, 11 days

Youngest

31 years, 6 months, 23 days

Born first

28 September 1879

Died first

2 April 1928

Born last

19 September 1984

Died last

2 April 2023

264th Pope of the Catholic Church, saint John Paul II

John Paul II

264th Pope of the Catholic Church, saint

2005
film director from Spain Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco

film director from Spain

2013
South African activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

South African activist and politician

2018
Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Portuguese film director

2015
American adult entertainment actress Amber Rayne

Amber Rayne

American adult entertainment actress

2016
United States Marine Gil Hodges

Gil Hodges

United States Marine

1972
American actress  Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris

American actress

2022
stage and film actress from the United States Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

stage and film actress from the United States

2018
German singer, dancer, model Rob Pilatus

Rob Pilatus

German singer, dancer, model

1998
Australian musician Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little

Australian musician

2012
Russian military blogger and propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky

Vladlen Tatarsky

Russian military blogger and propagandist

2023
New Zealand professional wrestler Butch Miller

Butch Miller

New Zealand professional wrestler

2023
American public health official, human rights attorney and academic Maeve Kennedy McKean

Maeve Kennedy McKean

American public health official, human rights attorney and academic

2020
American public health official, human rights attorney and academic Maeve Kennedy McKean

Maeve Kennedy McKean

American public health official, human rights attorney and academic

2020
American actress Judy Farrell

Judy Farrell

American actress

2023
Film actress Viola Barry

Viola Barry

Film actress

1964
Italian composer, arranger, conductor, and music director Pippo Barzizza

Pippo Barzizza

Italian composer, arranger, conductor, and music director

1994
Canadian actor Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

Canadian actor

2002
British immunologist William Frankland

William Frankland

British immunologist

2020
American journalist  Patricia Bosworth

Patricia Bosworth

American journalist

2020
American playwright  Arthur Kopit

Arthur Kopit

American playwright

2021
Chilean footballer Leonel Sánchez

Leonel Sánchez

Chilean footballer

2022
French philosopher and neurophysiologist Emmanuel Fournier

Emmanuel Fournier

French philosopher and neurophysiologist

2022
Indian film director J. Mahendran

J. Mahendran

Indian film director

2019
United States Army Officer James Megellas

James Megellas

United States Army Officer

2020
American baseball player Allie Clark

Allie Clark

American baseball player

2012
American politician Margarita Prentice

Margarita Prentice

American politician

2019
Egyptian writer Ahmed Khaled Tawfik

Ahmed Khaled Tawfik

Egyptian writer

2018
British novelist C. S. Forester

C. S. Forester

British novelist

1966
American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator, Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs under President Lyndon B. Johnson Betty Furness

Betty Furness

American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator, Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs under President Lyndon B. Johnson

1994
Italian actor and cinema and theatre director Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

Italian actor and cinema and theatre director

1990
American music executive Seymour Stein

Seymour Stein

American music executive

2023
American military historian Frank McCann

Frank McCann

American military historian

2021
actor, Opera singer Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

actor, Opera singer

1969
Swiss activist  Franz Weber

Franz Weber

Swiss activist

2019
Premier of Nevis, former cricketer Vance Amory

Vance Amory

Premier of Nevis, former cricketer

2022
Polish politician Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska

Walentyna Janta-Połczyńska

Polish politician

2020
Actress, acting teacher Eugenie Leontovich

Eugenie Leontovich

Actress, acting teacher

1993
Canadian-American actor Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Canadian-American actor

1974
American saxophonist Julius Hemphill

Julius Hemphill

American saxophonist

1995
American football player and coach Frank Longman

Frank Longman

American football player and coach

1928
actor from the United States Milo O'Shea

Milo O'Shea

actor from the United States

2013
Filipino ambassador Bernardita Catalla

Bernardita Catalla

Filipino ambassador

2020
British comedian  Eddie Large

Eddie Large

British comedian

2020
Danish actor Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen

Danish actor

1959
actress Katherine Grant

Katherine Grant

actress

1937
Pakistani judge Haziqul Khairi

Haziqul Khairi

Pakistani judge

2023
American film producer Michael Wayne

Michael Wayne

American film producer

2003