Deaths in April 2015

The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2015.

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Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

April 2015

1

• Dave Ball, 65, British musician (Procol Harum), colorectal cancer.[1]
• Roel Cortez, 47, Filipino singer-songwriter, colon cancer.[2]
• Peter Diamandopoulos, 86, Greek-born American academic, President of Adelphi University (1985–1997).[3]
• Johnny Gardiner, 92, Canadian CFL football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).[4]
• John Paul Hammerschmidt, 92, American politician, member of the US House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district (1967–1993), heart and respiratory failure.[5]
• Sir John Ingram, 90, New Zealand engineer and businessman.[6]
• Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, 89, Croatian water polo player, Olympic silver medalist for Yugoslavia (1952, 1956).[7]
• Eddie LeBaron, 85, American football player (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys).[8]
• Cynthia Lennon, 75, British author, cancer.[9]
• Raul Loya, 76, American workers' rights activist.[10]
• Nicolae Rainea, 81, Romanian football referee (FIFA World Cup (1974, 1978, 1982), UEFA Euro 1980 Final), pulmonary edema.[11]
• Paul D. Reynolds, 52, Canadian investment banker, CEO of Canaccord Genuity.[12]
• J. D. Smith, 83, American football player (San Francisco 49ers).[13]
• Joseph Sweda, 89, American politician.[14]
• Robert Walker, 54, Canadian-born American animator and director (Brother Bear, Aladdin, The Lion King), heart attack.[15]
• Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu, 84, Nigerian politician and police officer, Inspector General of the Police (1976–1979).[16]

2

• Paule Anglim, 92, Canadian-born American art dealer (Gallery Paule Anglim).[17]
• Luis Delgado Aparicio, 74, Peruvian politician, MP (1995–2001), pancreatic cancer.[18]
• Natalia Bobrova, 36, Russian gymnast, stomach cancer.[19]
• Mick Brown, 77, New Zealand jurist.[20]
• Per Vilhelm Brüel, 100, Danish engineer.[21]
• Wally Cassell, 103, Italian-born American actor (White Heat).[22]
• Tom Coyne, 84, British news broadcaster and television presenter (Top Gear).[23]
• James de Beaujeu Domville, 81, French-born Canadian theatrical producer.[24]
• William Benedict Friend, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport (1982–1986) and Shreveport (1986–2006).[25]
• Raúl Gorriti, 58, Peruvian footballer (national team).[26]
• Robert Blair Kaiser, 84, American journalist.[27]
• Dennis Marks, 66, British television producer and music director.[28]
• Ben Meisner, 76, Canadian broadcaster (CKPG), cancer.[29]
• Norman H. Nie, 72, American social scientist, lung cancer.[30]
• Hayley Okines, 17, British progeria campaigner, pneumonia.[31]
• Manoel de Oliveira, 106, Portuguese film director and screenwriter, heart failure.[32]
• Stanisław Pestka, 85, Polish Kashubian poet.[33]
• Joseph L. Reid, 92, American oceanographer.[34]
• Barbara Sass, 78, Polish film director and screenwriter.[35]
• Olga Sawicka, 83, Polish dancer and choreographer.[36]
• Doug Sax, 79, American audio mastering engineer, cancer.[37]
• Robert H. Schuller, 88, American televangelist (Hour of Power).[38]
• Alberto Ricardo da Silva, 71, East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Díli (2004–2015).[39]
• Steve Stevaert, 60, Belgian politician, Chairman of the SP.a (2003–2005), Governor of Limburg (2005–2009).[40]
• Abdelhadi Tazi, 94, Moroccan scholar and diplomat.[41]
• Tom Towles, 65, American actor (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Miami Vice, The Rock), complications from a stroke.[42]
• Jerzy Treder, 72, Polish philologist.[43]
• Eugene Vielle, 101, British air force officer and inventor.[44]

3

• Milton Berkes, 90, American politician.[45]
• Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett, 85, British hereditary peer and film producer.[46]
• Nigel Boocock, 77, British speedway rider.[47]
• Sarah Brady, 73, American gun control campaigner, pneumonia.[48]
• Bob Burns, 64, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), traffic collision.[49]
• Sam Cathcart, 90, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), cancer.[50]
• John Darnton, 96, American football coach (Adrian Bulldogs).[51]
• Traute Foresti, 100, Austrian poet and actress.[52]
• Rocío García Gaytán, 55, Mexican politician, MP (1997–2000), cancer.[53]
• Osea Gavidi, 71, Fijian politician, indigenous chief and secessionist leader.[54]
• Mathias Gnädinger, 74, Swiss actor (The Boat Is Full, Journey of Hope), cardiac complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome.[55]
• Paul Grigoriu, 70, Romanian radio personality (SRR).[56]
• Michael Jandreau, 71, American Native leader, chairman of the Lower Brulé Sioux tribe, pneumonia and heart disease.[57]
• Kayahan, 66, Turkish musician, cancer.[58]
• Terdell Middleton, 59, American football player (Green Bay Packers).[59]
• Vivian Nathan, 98, American actress (Klute).[60]
• Mpok Nori, 84, Indonesian comedian.[61]
• Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas, 71, Lithuanian politician and poet, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[62]
• Luis María Pérez de Onraíta, 81, Spanish-born Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Malanje (1998–2012).[63]
• Chris Plumridge, 70, British golf writer.[64]
• Andrew Porter, 86, British music critic, pneumonia.[65]
• Christopher Reynolds, 92, British linguist.[66]
• Robert Rietti, 92, British-born Italian actor (Hannibal, The Omen).[67]
• Charlie Sumner, 84, American football player (Chicago Bears).[68]
• Shmuel Wosner, 101, Austrian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi.[69]

4

• Jaroslav Balcar, 62, Czechoslovak Olympic ski jumper (1976).[70]
• Ramón Barreto, 75, Uruguayan football referee (1974 FIFA World Cup).[71]
• Zdeněk Čihák, 82, Czech Olympic athlete.[72]
• Bill Ellerington, 91, English footballer (Southampton).[73]
• John Gogo, 83, Canadian politician.[74]
• Jamaluddin Jarjis, 63, Malaysian politician, MP for Rompin (since 1990), helicopter crash.[75]
• Elmer Lach, 97, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), stroke.[76]
• Donald N. Levine, 83, American sociologist.[77]
• Ira Lewis, 82, American actor and playwright (Chinese Coffee), complications following open heart surgery.[78]
• Elie Naasan, 83, Lebanese Olympic wrestler.[79]
• Ioan Pușcaș, 82, Romanian gastroenterologist.[80]
• Sir John Read, 97, British executive.[81]
• Klaus Rifbjerg, 83, Danish writer (Anna, I, Anna), recipient of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize (1970).[82]
• Lisa Simon, 64, American director, producer and production assistant (Sesame Street, Wonder Pets, Blue Jasmine).[83]
• Marjorie Townsend, 85, American electrical engineer.[84]
• Dick Wood, 79, American football player (New York Jets).[85]

5

• Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov, 67, Kazakh football player and coach.[86]
• Barbara Bergmann, 87, American feminist economist.[87]
• Fredric Brandt, 65, American dermatologist, suicide by hanging.[88]
• Juan Carlos Cáceres, 79, Argentine tango musician and painter, cancer.[89]
• Hugh Delano, 81, American sports journalist.[90]
• Richard Dysart, 86, American actor (L.A. Law, Wall Street, The Thing), cancer.[91]
• Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, 84, Indian politician.[92]
• Ramnath Dhakal, 52, Nepalese politician, swine flu.[93]
• Maurice Fenner, 86, English cricketer.[94]
• Victor Gotbaum, 93, American labor leader, heart attack.[95]
• Tony Hutton, 82, British Royal Navy officer, organized the refugee evacuation effort following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[96]
• Sid Ali Kouiret, 82, Algerian actor.[97]
• Naken Kyrykbaev, 39, Kazakh footballer (Taraz).[98]
• Richard LaSalle, 97, American film composer.[99]
• Anne-Claude Leflaive, 59, French winemaker, cancer.[100]
• Norman B. Leventhal, 97, American property developer.[101]
• Don Looney, 98, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers).[102]
• Akira Machida, 78, Japanese Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.[103]
• Sargy Mann, 77, British painter.[104]
• Gordon Moyes, 76, Australian radio evangelist and politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (2002–2011).[105]
• Louis Miles Muggleton, 92, South African-born British physicist.[106]
• John Patton, 84, American politician.[107]
• Claudio Prieto, 80, Spanish composer.[108]
• Jehan Rajab, 81, Kuwaiti author.[109]
• Steve Rickard, 85, New Zealand professional wrestler.[110]
• Lon Simmons, 91, American sports broadcaster.[111]
• Francesco Smalto, 87, Italian fashion designer.[112]
• Gardner C. Taylor, 96, American preacher and civil rights activist.[113]
• Julie Wilson, 90, American singer and actress, stroke complications.[114]
• Yacoub Zaiadeen, 95, Jordanian politician.[115]

6

• Theodosios Balafas, 91, Greek Olympic pole vaulter (1948, 1952).[116]
• Hardijs Baumanis, 47, Latvian diplomat, Ambassador to Azerbaijan (since 2010) and Lithuania.[117]
• Giovanni Berlinguer, 90, Italian politician, MEP (2004–2009).[118]
• James Best, 88, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Ride Lonesome, The Twilight Zone), pneumonia.[119]
• Ray Charles, 96, American musician (The Perry Como Show, The Muppet Show), cancer.[120]
• Paul Dearing, 73, Australian Olympic silver medallist field hockey player (1968) and bronze medallist (1964}.[121]
• Milton DeLugg, 96, American composer.[122]
• Walter H. Haas, 97, American astronomer.[123]
• David L. Kaplan, 91, American professor and conductor.[124]
• Eugène Moke Motsüri, 99, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa (1970–1991).[125]
• Rie Muñoz, 93, American artist, stroke.[126]
• Romualdas Ozolas, 76, Lithuanian politician, signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[127]
• John Papit, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers), stroke.[128]
• Art Powell, 78, American football player (Oakland Raiders).[129]
• Ben Powers, 64, American actor (Good Times), liver cancer.[130]
• Dollard St. Laurent, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks).[131]
• Dave Ulliott, 61, English professional poker player, colon cancer.[132]
• Alan Wilson, 94, English cricketer (Lancashire).[133]

7

• Patrick H. Adkins, 67, American fantasy author.[134]
• Tim Babcock, 95, American politician, Governor of Montana (1962–1969).[135]
• Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum, 88, Iraqi Shi'a Islamic leader and politician.[136]
• José Capellán, 34, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers), heart attack.[137]
• Harry Dowd, 76, English footballer (Manchester City).[138]
• Eugene Louis Faccuito, 90, American dancer and choreographer.[139]
• Stan Freberg, 88, American comedian and voice actor (Looney Tunes, Lady and the Tramp, Garfield and Friends), pneumonia.[140]
• Edward Gallenstein, 92, American wood carver and magazine editor (Chip Chats).[141]
• Jean Germain, 67, French politician, Mayor of Tours (1995–2014), suicide by gunshot.[142]
• Richard Henyekane, 31, South African footballer, traffic collision.[143]
• Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, 52, Bulgarian royal, lung infection.[144]
• Stanley Kutler, 80, American historian.[145]
• Geoffrey Lewis, 79, American actor (High Plains Drifter, Maverick, The Lawnmower Man), heart attack.[146]
• Boonkua Lourvanij, 84, Thai Olympic shooter.[147]
• Betty Lucas, 90, Australian actress (Prisoner, Taurus Rising, Richmond Hill).[148]
• Dickie Owen, 88, British actor (Zulu, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).[149]
• Richard F. Post, 96, American physicist.[150]
• Maria Luisa Poumaillou, 61, Venezuelan-born French fashion consultant.[151]
• James B. Rhoads, 86, American public servant, Archivist of the United States (1968–1979).[152]
• Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, 78, Indian judge.[153]
• Donald Smith, 81, English cricket player (Cheshire).[154]
• Rich Szaro, 67, Polish-born American football player (New Orleans Saints, New York Jets).[155]
• Janet Turner, 78, British architectural lighting designer.[156]
• Torrey Ward, 36, American basketball coach, plane crash.[157]
• Naomi Wilzig, 80, American writer and museum owner (World Erotic Art Museum Miami).[158]

8

• Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, 98, French resistance member, civil servant and historian.[159]
• Abraham Eraly, 80, Indian historian and magazine editor.[160]
• Harry K. Fukuhara, 95, American army officer.[161]
• Nagore E. M. Hanifa, 89, Indian politician and playback singer.[162]
• Willie Honicutt, 82, American Negro league baseball player.[163]
• Graham Howarth, 99, English entomologist.[164]
• Rayson Huang, 94, Chinese chemist, vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (1972–1986).[165]
• Jayakanthan, 80, Indian Tamil author.[166]
• Sergei Lashchenko, 27, Ukrainian kickboxer, shot.[167]
• David Laventhol, 81, American newspaper editor and publisher, Parkinson's disease.[168]
• Nan Inger Östman, 92, Swedish children's book author.[169]
• Billy Ronson, 58, English footballer (Blackpool F.C.).[170]
• Giorgio Salvini, 94, Italian physicist and politician, Minister of University, Scientific Research and Technology (1995–1996).[171]
• Hermann Schweppenhäuser, 87, German philosopher.[172]
• Joel Shankle, 82, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).[173]
• Joel Spira, 88, American inventor (solid-state lamp dimmer), co-founder of Lutron Electronics Company, heart attack.[174]
• Hilde Stavik, 52, Norwegian long-distance runner, cancer.[175]
• Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero, 85, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk.[176]
• Ion Trewin, 71, British editor, publisher and author.[177]
• Lars Tunbjörk, 59, Swedish photographer.[178]
• Jean-Claude Turcotte, 78, Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Montreal (1990–2012).[179]
• Ole Wackström, 82, Finnish Olympic racing cyclist (1968, 1972).[180]

9

• Paul Almond, 83, Canadian filmmaker (The Act of the Heart, Journey, Isabel) and television director (Seven Up!), heart disease.[181]
• Betty Tackaberry Blake, 94, American WWII aviator.[182]
• Nina Companeez, 77, French film director.[183]
• Alexander Dalgarno, 87, British physicist.[184]
• Ivan Doig, 75, American author, multiple myeloma.[185]
• Moira Gemmill, 55, British design director (Victoria and Albert Museum), traffic collision.[186]
• Jurgen Gothe, 70, German-born Canadian radio broadcaster (DiscDrive).[187]
• Charles Hamel, 84, American congressional aide and oil industry whistleblower.[188]
• Ray Harm, 87, American artist, prostate cancer.[189]
• Ghulam Rasool Kar, 94, Indian politician.[190]
• Kuo Ting-tsai, 78, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1993–2002), complications of cancer.[191]
• Bob McLean, 67, Australian winemaker, liver cancer.[192]
• Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, 94, Indian air chief marshal and Chief of Air Staff (1976–1978).[193]
• Ron Payne, 89, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mitchell (1970–1989).[194]
• Elmo Noel Joseph Perera, 82, Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop (1992–1995) and Bishop of Galle (1995–2004).[195]
• Narra Raghava Reddy, 92, Indian politician.[196]
• Hans Ring, 86, Swedish Olympic athlete.[197]
• Margaret Rule, 86, British archaeologist.[198]
• João Alves dos Santos, 58, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Paranaguá (since 2006).[199]
• Rafael Soriano, 94, Cuban painter.[200]
• Alex Soto, 49, Puerto Rican actor and drag queen, heart attack.[201]
• Rogvold Sukhoverko, 74, Russian film and voice actor.[202]
• Johan B. Steen, 81, Norwegian biologist.[203]
• Tut Taylor, 91, American bluegrass musician (The Great Dobro Sessions).[204]
• John Toohey, 85, Australian jurist, High Court Justice (1987–1998).[205]
• Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, 105, Chinese-born American sinologist, professor, and librarian.[206]
• Sascha Weidner, 40, German artist, heart failure.[207]

10

• Andrzej Ajnenkiel, 84, Polish historian.[208]
• Richie Benaud, 84, Australian cricket captain and television commentator, skin cancer.[209]
• Raúl Héctor Castro, 98, Mexican-born American politician and diplomat, Governor of Arizona (1975–1977), Ambassador to El Salvador (1964–1968), Bolivia (1968–1969) and Argentina (1977–1980).[210]
• David Dank, 76, American politician, member of Oklahoma House of Representatives (since 2007), heart attack.[211]
• Peter de Giles, 88, British Olympic rower.[212]
• Desmond Digby, 82, New Zealand-born Australian theatre designer, children's book illustrator and painter.[213]
• Waltraud Falk, 85, German economist.[214]
• Eduardo Gauggel Medina, 48, Honduran lawyer and politician, MP (since 2014), shot.[215]
• Eduardo Gauggel Rivas, 61, Honduran lawyer and politician, member of the Supreme Court (1994–1998), shot.[215]
• Ray Graves, 96, American football player and coach.[216]
• Ronald Hambleton, 97, English-born Canadian broadcaster and music critic (Toronto Star).[217]
• Bárbara Heliodora, 91, Brazilian theatre critic.[218]
• Lauren Hill, 19, American college basketball player, pediatric cancer advocate, brain cancer.[219]
• Dorothy Jelicich, 87, New Zealand politician, MP for Hamilton West (1972–75).[220]
• Jin Youzhi, 96, Chinese royal.[221]
• Rustin R. Kimsey, 79, American prelate, Episcopal Bishop of Eastern Oregon.[222]
• Judith Malina, 88, German-born American actress (Dog Day Afternoon, Awakenings, The Addams Family) and director, lung disease.[223]
• Keith McCormack, 74, American singer and songwriter ("Sugar Shack"), stroke.[224]
• Bobby Moore, 56, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants).[225]
• Jim Mutscheller, 85, American football player (Baltimore Colts), kidney failure.[226]
• William S. Powell, 95, American historian.[227]
• Rocco Quattrocchi, 88, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives.[228]
• Rose Francine Rogombé, 72, Gabonese politician, Acting President (2009).[229]
• Ray Treacy, 68, Irish footballer (Charlton Athletic).[230]
• Peter Walsh, 80, Australian politician, Minister for Finance (1984–1990), Senator for Western Australia (1974–1993).[231]

11

• Charlie Beasley, 69, American basketball player.[232]
• Martin Tore Bjørndal, 70, Norwegian diplomat.[233]
• Nico Frijda, 87, Dutch psychologist.[234]
• Jimmy Gunn, 66, American football player (Chicago Bears), heart failure.[235]
• Guy Hannen, 90, British WWII army officer and auctioneer.[236]
• Helen Anne Henderson, 68, Canadian journalist and disability rights activist, complications from cancer[237]
• Peter Jones, 95, British WWII army officer.[238]
• Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, 62, Bangladeshi politician and convicted war criminal, execution by hanging.[239]
• Sheila Kitzinger, 86, British natural childbirth activist.[240]
• Janusz Kurczab, 77, Polish Olympic fencer (1960), mountaineer and expedition leader.[241]
• François Maspero, 83, French writer and translator.[242]
• Viv Nicholson, 79, British football pools winner, complications of a stroke and dementia.[243]
• Heino Pulli, 77, Finnish ice hockey player.[244]
• Hanut Singh, 81, Indian army officer.[245]
• Tekena Tamuno, 83, Nigerian history professor.[246]
• Kyle Testerman, 80, American politician, Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee (1972–1975, 1984–1987).[247]
• Levi Watkins, 70, American heart surgeon, complications from a heart attack and a stroke.[248]

12

• Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh, 35, Saudi Arabian suspected terrorist, drone attack.[249]
• Aleksey Bochkov, 45, Russian Olympic cyclist (1992).[250]
• Paulo Brossard, 90, Brazilian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1986–1989), justice of the Supreme Federal Court (1989–1994).[251]
• Jože Ciuha, 90, Slovenian painter.[252]
• Patrice Dominguez, 65, French tennis player.[253]
• Alfred Eick, 99, German U-boat commander.[254]
• Bill Etches, 93, British WWII army officer (St Nazaire Raid).[255]
• Doug Gregory, 92, British Royal Air Force officer and stunt pilot, hit by car.[256]
• Claude Lanthier, 82, Canadian politician, MP for Lasalle (1984–1988).[257]
• Walter Lee, 93, American politician.[258]
• André Mba Obame, 57, Gabonese politician.[259]
• Mario Wallenda, 74, American highwire artiste (The Flying Wallendas).[260]

13

• Bruce Alger, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district (1955–1965), heart ailment.[261]
• Brice Bosnich, 78, Australian chemist.[262]
• Gerald Calabrese, 90, American politician and basketball player (Syracuse Nationals).[263]
• Ronnie Carroll, 80, Northern Irish singer and political candidate.[264]
• Noël De Pauw, 72, Belgian cyclist.[265]
• Tony Eldridge, 91, British Royal Navy officer (Chariot manned torpedo).[266]
• Eduardo Galeano, 74, Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist, lung cancer.[267]
• Claire Gordon, 74, British actress (Konga, Beat Girl), brain tumour.[268]
• Günter Grass, 87, German novelist (The Tin Drum), Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1999), lung infection.[269]
• Mária Gulácsy, 73, Hungarian fencer, Olympic silver medalist (1968).[270]
• Neal Horsley, 70, American anti-abortion activist.[271]
• Pat King, 68, Irish Gaelic football player and coach.[272]
• Thelma Coyne Long, 96, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player.[273]
• Joselyn Alejandra Niño, c. 20, Mexican suspected assassin, shot.[274]
• Neal Nitz, 61, American politician.[275]
• Anna-Lisa Ohlsson, 89, Swedish Olympic sprint canoeist (1952).[276]
• Bob Pinkalla, 86, American ten-pin bowler, heart failure.[277]
• Elizabeth Brown Pryor, 64, American author and historian, traffic collision.[278]
• Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Caetité (1981–2002).[279]
• Rex Robinson, 89, British actor (Doctor Who, Yes Minister, Only Fools and Horses).[280]
• Haanii Shivraj, 29, Malaysian actress, cancer.[281]
• Serhiy Sukhobok, 50, Ukrainian journalist, shot.[282]
• Herb Trimpe, 75, American comic book artist (The Incredible Hulk, Thor), co-creator of Wolverine.[283]

14

• Norman H. Bangerter, 82, American politician, Governor of Utah (1985–1993), stroke.[284]
• Klaus Bednarz, 72, German journalist and writer.[285]
• Homaro Cantu, 38, American chef, suicide by hanging.[286]
• Sheldon Galbraith, 92, Canadian figure skating coach.[287]
• Aref Gholizadeh, 77, Iranian international footballer.[288]
• Ameril Umbra Kato, 68, Filipino warlord, leader of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, heart attack.[289]
• Kō Kojima, 87, Japanese manga artist, cerebral hemorrhage.[290]
• M. Joseph Manning, 90, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1967–1997).[291]
• Zsuzsa Nádor, 87, Hungarian Olympic swimmer
• Leslie Peterson, 91, Canadian lawyer and politician, Attorney General of British Columbia (1968–1972).[292]
• Gordon Preston, 89, English mathematician.[293]
• Majid Rahnema, 91, Iranian diplomat and politician.[294]
• Mark Reeds, 55, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues) and coach (Ottawa Senators), pneumonia.[295]
• Meir Rosenne, 84, Israeli lawyer and diplomat, Ambassador to France (1979–1983) and United States (1983–1987).[296]
• Kevin Rosier, 53, American super heavyweight kickboxing champion and mixed martial artist (UFC), heart attack.[297]
• Vilas Sarang, 73, Indian author.[298]
• Howie Schumm, 75, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos).[299]
• Arnold Schütz, 80, German footballer (Werder Bremen).[300]
• Percy Sledge, 74, American R&B singer ("When a Man Loves a Woman"), liver cancer.[301]
• Alex Stevens, 79, American actor and stunt performer (Dark Shadows, Superman, Goodfellas, Sesame Street).[302]
• Buddy Temple, 73, American businessman and politician.[303]
• Roberto Tucci, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, President of Vatican Radio (1985–2001), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (since 2001).[304]
• Kathrine Sorley Walker, 95, English ballet critic.[305]
• David Ward-Steinman, 78, American composer and music professor.[306]

15

• Sidney Abbott, 77, American feminist activist, fire.[307]
• Kinya Aikawa, 80, Japanese actor (Speed Racer, Naruhodo! The World), lung cancer.[308]
• Zaur Ardzinba, 65, Abkhazian politician.[309]
• Joseph A. Bennett, 47, British actor (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), suicide by hanging.[310]
• Paul Clark, 67, American poker player.[311]
• Jonathan Crombie, 48, Canadian actor (Anne of Green Gables), brain haemorrhage.[312]
• Margaret Harrison, 96, Scottish peace campaigner.[313]
• Billy Ray Hearn, 85, American record label chairman, heart disease.[314]
• John Howard, 94, American optical physicist.[315]
• Oleg Kalashnikov, 52, Ukrainian politician, shot.[316]
• Felice Leonardo, 100, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti (1957–1991).[317]
• Alexander Nadson, 88, Belarusian religious leader, Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad (since 1986).[318]
• Luis Ortega Álvarez, 62, Spanish judge, member of the Constitutional Court of Spain (since 2011).[319]
• Govindbhai Patel, 72, Indian filmmaker, cancer.[320]
• Margo Reed, 73, American jazz musician, complications from dementia.[321]
• Mykola Storozhenko, 86, Ukrainian painter.[322]
• Barbara Strauch, 63, American author and reporter (The New York Times), breast cancer.[323]
• Surya Bahadur Thapa, 88, Nepalese politician, Prime Minister (1955, 1963–1964, 1965–1969, 1979–1983, 1997–1998, 2003–2004), respiratory failure.[324]
• Gunilla Wolde, 75, Swedish writer and illustrator.[325]

16

• Ron Bailey, 88, New Zealand politician, MP for Heretaunga (1960–1981).[326]
• Driss Bamous, 73, Moroccan Olympic footballer (1964).[327]
• Valery Belousov, 66, Russian ice hockey player and coach.[328]
• Ollie Brown, 71, American baseball player (San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants), mesothelioma.[329]
• Attaphol Buspakom, 53, Thai football player and coach, blood infection.[330]
• Oles Buzina, 45, Ukrainian journalist, shot.[331]
• Bhola Nath Chalise, 63, Nepalese economist, kidney ailments.[332]
• Alden G. Glauch, 95, American air force major general.[333]
• Stanislav Gross, 45, Czech politician, Prime Minister (2004–2005), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[334]
• Johnny Kemp, 55, Bahamian singer ("Just Got Paid"), fall.[335]
• Heino Kleiminger, 76, German footballer (F.C. Hansa Rostock, East Germany national team), cancer.[336]
• Eduard Koblmueller, 69, Austrian mountaineer, hypothermia.[337]
• Nimal Mendis, 81, Sri Lankan singer and songwriter.[338]
• Tommy Preston, 82, Scottish footballer (Hibernian).[339]
• Lee Remmel, 90, American public relations director (Green Bay Packers).[340]
• Smuggler, 12, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from foaling.[341]
• Marjorie Elliott Sypher, 89, Canadian-born Costa Rican First Lady (1974–1978).[342]
• Giuseppe Zigaina, 91, Italian neorealist painter and author.[343]

17

• Renato Altissimo, 74, Italian politician, Minister of Health (1979–1980, 1981–1983), Minister of Trade and Industry (1983–1986).[344]
• Steve Beck, 58, English executive, chairman of York City F.C. (2003–2004).[345]
• Brian Couzens, 82, British music industry executive (Chandos Records).[346]
• Mariano Gago, 66, Portuguese physicist and politician, cancer.[347]
• Francis George, 78, American Roman Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago (1997–2014), President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007–2010), bladder cancer.[348]
• Peter Graham, 60, English cricketer.[349]
• Robert P. Griffin, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan (1966–1977) and House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district (1957–1966).[350]
• Jaroslav Holík, 72, Czech ice hockey player, world champion (1972).[351]
• Viktor Korshunov, 85, Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR.[352]
• Tore Bernitz Pedersen, 80, Norwegian cartoonist.[353]
• Hannes Lindemann, 92, German sailor.[354]
• Phil Lundgren, 75, British Olympic boxer.[355]
• Ray Nemec, 85, American baseball researcher and historian.[356]
• Scotty Probasco, 86, American businessman and philanthropist.[357]
• Don Quayle, 84, American broadcast journalist, President of NPR (1970–1973).[358]
• Jack Rieley, 72, American record producer and band manager (The Beach Boys).[359]
• Jeremiah J. Rodell, 93, American brigadier general and priest.[360]
• Keith Shackleton, 92, British painter and television presenter.[361]
• S. K. Sharma, 62, Indian cricket umpire.[362]
• Ann Stepan, 71, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1991–1993), lymphoma.[363]
• A. Alfred Taubman, 91, American real estate developer, philanthropist and football team owner (Michigan Panthers).[364]

18

• Sir Christopher Bayly, 69, British historian.[365]
• Walter Conahan, 87, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1983–1989), cancer.[366]
• Francesco Dapiran, 94, Italian Olympic rower (1948).[367]
• Gunnar Gravdahl, 87, Norwegian politician, Mayor of Bærum (1989–1992).[368]
• Joe Hutter, 77, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives.[369]
• Joseph Lechleider, 82, American inventor (DSL).[370]
• Sir Roger Lobo, 91, Macanese-born Hong Kong businessman and politician, senior unofficial member of the Legislative Council (1980–1985), moved "Lobo Motion" (1984), cancer.[371]
• Mario Pirani, 89, Italian journalist (la Repubblica), economist, and writer.[372]
• William Schultz, 76, New Zealand rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, national team).[373]
• Laverne Torczon, 79, American football player.[374]
• Leonid Vladimirsky, 94, Russian book illustrator.[375]
• Erwin Waldner, 82, German footballer (VfB Stuttgart, SPAL Ferrara).[376]

19

• Richard Anthony, 77, Egyptian-born French singer.[377]
• Sir Raymond Carr, 96, British historian.[378]
• Haney Catchings, 66, American football coach (Prairie View A&M, Tuskegee), cancer.[379]
• Uche Chukwumerije, 75, Nigerian politician, Senator for Abia North (since 2003), lung cancer.[380]
• Margot Duke, Marchioness of Reading, 96, British aristocrat.[381]
• William Price Fox, 89, American novelist.[382]
• Lothar Friedrich, 84, German cyclist.[383]
• Eva Galambos, 87, American politician, Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia (2005–2014), cancer.[384]
• Freddie Gray, 25, American police suspect, severed spinal cord.[385]
• Aliaskhab Kebekov, 43, Dagestani-Russian Islamist leader, Emir of the Caucasus Emirate (since 2014), shot.[386]
• Sandra Mackey, 77, American writer (Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal).[387]
• István Marton, 72, Hungarian politician.[388]
• Roy Mason, Baron Mason of Barnsley, 91, British politician, MP for Barnsley (1953–1983) and Barnsley Central (1983–1987), Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1976–1979).[389]
• Scott Mason, 55, American radio personality.[390]
• Tom McCabe, 60, Scottish politician, Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform (2004–2007).[391]
• Tony Morelli, 58, Canadian stunt performer (The X-Files, Smallville, Rise of the Planet of the Apes).[392]
• Hiroyuki Nishimoto, 88, Japanese voice actor (Moomin), aortic dissection.[393]
• Theodosia Okoh, 92, Ghanaian flag designer and sports administrator.[394]
• Michael J. D. Powell, 78, British mathematician.[395]
• Else Repål, 85, Norwegian politician.[396]
• Oktay Sinanoğlu, 80, Turkish scientist.[397]
• Bernard Stollman, 85, American record label founder (ESP-Disk), colon and spine cancer.[398]
• Elio Toaff, 99, Italian rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Rome (1951–2002).[399]
• Betty Willis, 91, American graphic designer (Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign).[400]
• Casimir Witucki, 86, American football player (Washington Redskins).[401]

20

• Gilberto Almeida, 86, Ecuadorian painter.[402]
• Gary Brain, 72, New Zealand timpanist and conductor.[403]
• Doug Buffone, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears) and radio host.[404]
• Cláudio Cunha, 68, Brazilian actor.[405]
• Hassan El-Shazly, 71, Egyptian footballer (Tersana, national team).[406]
• Pedro Eugênio, 65, Brazilian politician, MP (1998–2014), complications from surgery.[407]
• Tommy Graham, 72, Scottish politician.[408]
• Peter Howell, 96, British actor (Emergency – Ward 10, Shadowlands, The Prisoner).[409]
• Nobuo Kaiho, 73, Japanese Olympic basketball player.[410]
• Albert Kalonji, 85, Congolese politician, King of South Kasai.[411]
• Gábor Kucsera, 65, Hungarian Olympic swimmer.[412]
• Aharon Lichtenstein, 81, French-born American-Israeli rabbi, recipient of the Israel Prize (2014).[413]
• Bob Maloubier, 92, French secret agent.[414]
• Frederic Morton, 90, Austrian-born American writer.[415]
• Bob St. Clair, 84, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers).[416]
• Ibrahim Yusri, 65, Egyptian actor (The Terrorist), kidney failure.[417]

21

• M. H. Abrams, 102, American literary critic.[418]
• Mykola Bahrov, 77, Ukrainian academician and politician.[419]
• Steve Byrnes, 56, American sports announcer (NASCAR on Fox), head and neck cancer.[420]
• Gideon Eilat, 91, Israeli soldier.[421]
• Betsy von Furstenberg, 83, German-born American actress (As the World Turns) and baroness, Alzheimer's disease.[422]
• Edan Milton Hughes, 80, American art dealer and author.[423]
• Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, 49, Tajik-Russian film director (Luna Papa).[424]
• Ferenc Konrád, 70, Hungarian water polo player, Olympic bronze (1968), silver (1972) and gold (1976) medalist.[425]
• Jim McCarthy, 90, Irish rugby union player (national team).[426]
• Sergei Mikhalev, 67, Russian ice hockey coach, traffic collision.[427]
• John Moshoeu, 49, South African footballer (Kaizer Chiefs, Giant Blackpool, national team), African Cup of Nations champion (1996), cancer.[428]
• Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, 88, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Odisha (1980–1989, 1995–1999), Governor of Assam (2009–2014), heart attack.[429]
• Robert P. Patterson, Jr., 91, American federal judge.[430]
• Borisav Pisić, 66, Bosnian Yugoslav Olympic hurdler (1980).[431]
• Sydney Valpy Radley-Walters, 95, Canadian WWII tank commander.[432]
• Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi, 76, Egyptian poet.[433]
• Derek Vonberg, 93, British physicist.[434] (death announced on this date)
• Dave Walker, 73, English footballer (Burnley, Southampton).[435]
• Elizabeth Weaver, 74, American judge, Michigan Supreme Court Justice (1995–2010), Chief Justice (1991–2001).[436]
• Cindy Yang, 24, Taiwanese model and actress (First of May), suicide by helium inhalation.[437]

22

• Hugh Alan Anderson, 81, Canadian politician.[438]
• Dick Balharry, 77, British conservationist, cancer.[439]
• Peter B. Best, 76, British marine mammal expert.[440]
• Dorothy Custer, 103, American comedian.[441]
• Yoichi Funado, 71, Japanese novelist, thymic cancer.[442]
• Régis Ghesquière, 65, Belgian Olympic decathlete (1972), heart attack.[443]
• Alasdair Graham, 85, Canadian politician, Senator for Nova Scotia (1972–2004).[444]
• Nagare Hagiwara, 62, Japanese actor, traffic collision.[445]
• Imtiaz Alam Hanfi, 86, Pakistani banker.[446]
• Ronny Lee, 88, American guitarist and writer.[447]
• Audree Norton, 88, American actress.[448]
• Bernard Penfold, 98, British army major general, general manager of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (1972–1979).[449]
• Aideen O'Kelly, 74, Irish actress.[450]
• Páll Skúlason, 69, Icelandic philosopher.[451]
• Gennadi Vengerov, 55, Belarusian-born Soviet actor (Enemy at the Gates), lung and bone cancer.[452]
• Irene Woodall, 69, American magazine editor.[453]

23

• Afzaal Ahmed, 66, Pakistani cricketer and umpire.[454]
• Aziz Asli, 77, Iranian footballer (Persepolis).[455]
• Dick Barone, 82, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).[456]
• Desmond Boal, 85, Northern Irish lawyer and politician, MP for Belfast Shankill (1960–1972).[457]
• Frana Cardno, 74, New Zealand politician, Mayor of Southland District (1992–2013), bile duct cancer.[458]
• Sir Philip Carter, 87, British football director (Everton).[459]
• Richard Corliss, 71, American film critic (Time), stroke.[460]
• Alexander Eliot, 95, American writer.[461]
• Marie Herbst, 86, American politician, Mayor of Vernon, Connecticut (1979–1986), member of the Connecticut Senate (1987–1992).[462]
• George Horner, 91, Czech-born American pianist and physician.[463]
• Ray Jackson, 74, Australian aboriginal activist and Wiradjuri elder.[464]
• Pierre Claude Nolin, 64, Canadian politician, Speaker of the Senate (since 2014), cancer.[465]
• Frank Porretta, 84, American tenor and musical theater actor.[466]
• Paul Ryan, 69, American actor, television host and correspondent (Entertainment Tonight), leukemia.[467]
• Jim Steffen, 78, American football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins).[468]
• E. M. Subramaniam, 67, Indian Carnatic percussionist.[469]
• Sawyer Sweeten, 19, American actor (Everybody Loves Raymond), suicide by gunshot.[470]
• Francis Tsai, 48, American concept artist (Spider-Man, TMNT, The Bourne Conspiracy), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[471]
• Sixto Valencia Burgos, 81, Mexican comic artist (Memín Pinguín, MAD).[472]
• Guillermo Zúñiga Martínez, 72, Mexican academic and politician, Mayor of Xalapa (1988–1991), MP for Veracruz (1994–1997).[473]

24

• Władysław Bartoszewski, 93, Polish politician and resistance fighter, Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995, 2000–2001).[474]
• Ken Birch, 81, British footballer (Bangor City).[475]
• Thomas Joseph Connolly, 92, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baker (1971–1999).[476]
• Rustum Ghazaleh, 61, Syrian military officer, head injury.[477]
• Ismail Hussain, 65, Indian politician, MP for Barpeta (2009–2014), cancer.[478]
• Horst-Peter Kretschmer, 59, German Olympic ice hockey player (1980, 1988).[479]
• Valentine Lamb, 76, British journalist (The Irish Field).[480]
• Frankie Lee, 73, American blues singer-songwriter.[481]
• Benjamin F. Logan, 87, American electrical engineer and bluegrass musician, heart attack.[482]
• Sabeen Mahmud, 39, Pakistani human rights activist, shot.[483]
• Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, 83, British judge, barrister and peer.[484]
• Herbert Ninaus, 78, Austrian-born Australian international footballer.[485]
• Claudia Paz, 95, Chilean actress.[486]
• Max Rojas, 74, Mexican poet.[487]
• Raymond Roussin, 75, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gravelbourg (1995–1998) and Victoria (1999–2004), Archbishop of Vancouver (2004–2009).[488]
• Success Express, 30, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[489]
• Sid Tepper, 96, American songwriter ("Red Roses for a Blue Lady").[490]
• George C. Young, 98, American lawyer and judge, heart attack.[491]

25

• Colin Bloomfield, 33, British radio presenter (BBC Radio Derby), skin cancer.[492]
• Sujit Bose, 80, Indian cricketer.[493]
• Arthur Brittenden, 90, British newspaper editor (Daily Mail).[494]
• Wilfred Brown, 85, Australian cricketer.[495]
• Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, 78, British nobleman.[496]
• Jim Fanning, 87, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and manager (Montreal Expos).[497]
• Paolo Galletti, 78, Italian Olympic swimmer (1956, 1960).[498]
• Jiří Hledík, 86, Czech footballer (FC Hradec Králové).[499]
• Otakar Krámský, 55, Czech racing driver, triple European hillclimb champion (1995, 1997, 1998), training collision.[500]
• Don Mankiewicz, 93, American screenwriter (Star Trek, Ironside, Profiles in Courage), heart failure.[501]
• Ben Molar, 99, Argentine composer and musical producer.[502]
• Mike Phillips, 59, American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats, FC Barcelona), fall.[503]
• Alfred Schreyer, 92, Ukrainian-born Polish fiddler and singer.[504]
• Christine Stewart, 74, Canadian politician, Secretary of State (1993–1997) and Minister of the Environment (1997–1999).[505]
• Richard West, 84, British journalist and author.[506]
• Notable deaths consequent to the April 2015 Nepal earthquake:
  • Dan Fredinburg, 33, American executive, head of privacy at Google.[507]
  • Matthias Kuhle, 67, German geographer.[508]

26

• Masudur Rahman Baidya, 46, Indian swimmer, heart attack.[509]
• Talal Akbar Bugti, 63, Pakistani tribal leader and politician, heart attack.[510]
• Edward T. Chambers, 85, American activist, director of the Industrial Areas Foundation (1972–2009), heart failure.[511]
• Hojatollah Khatib, 61, Iranian sports administrator (Persepolis), cancer.[512]
• Izatullo Khayoyev, 78, Tajik politician, Vice-President (1990–1991), Prime Minister (1991–1992).[513]
• Jayne Meadows, 95, American actress (I've Got a Secret, Undercurrent, Song of the Thin Man).[514]
• Józef Paczyński, 95, Polish WWII prisoner, barber of Rudolf Hoss.[515]
• Marcel Pronovost, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs).[516]
• Bill Valentine, 82, American baseball umpire.[517]
• Wang Guozhen, 58, Chinese poet, liver cancer.[518]

27

• Jay Appleton, 95, British geographer.[519]
• Randy Bennett, 51, Canadian swimming coach, cancer.[520]
• Suzanne Crough, 52, American actress (The Partridge Family), arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.[521]
• David Fletcher, 90, English cricketer (Surrey).[522]
• Gene Fullmer, 83, American professional boxer, two-time middleweight world champion.[523]
• Verne Gagne, 89, American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter (AWA), Hall of Fame (2004, 2006).[524]
• Frank Henderson, 92, American politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2004–2014).[525]
• Guy LeBlanc, 54, Canadian keyboard player (Nathan Mahl, Camel), kidney cancer.[526]
• Andrew Lesnie, 59, Australian cinematographer (The Lord of the Rings, I Am Legend, The Water Diviner), Oscar winner (2002), heart attack.[527]
• Harvey R. Miller, 82, American lawyer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[528]
• Marty Napoleon, 93, American jazz pianist.[529]
• Lionel Repka, 80, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets), liver cancer.[530]
• Alexander Rich, 90, American biologist.[531]
• Inês Etienne Romeu, 72, Brazilian political prisoner.[532]
• Abraham Rotstein, 86, Canadian economist.[533]
• Rolf Smedvig, 62, American classical trumpeter (Empire Brass), heart attack.[534]
• Chris Turner, 64, English football player and manager (Peterborough).[535]
• John Wimpenny, 92, English aeronautical engineer.[536]

28

• Antônio Abujamra, 82, Brazilian actor and director.[537]
• Marcia Brown, 96, American writer and children's books illustrator.[538]
• Duri Camichel, 32, Swiss ice hockey player (EV Zug), traffic collision.[539]
• Glenn Dennis, 90, American ufologist.[540]
• Jack Ely, 71, American singer ("Louie Louie").[541]
• René Féret, 69, French actor and director (Solemn Communion).[542]
• Ashura Hara, 68, Japanese professional wrestler, pneumonia.[543]
• Keith Harris, 67, British ventriloquist (Orville the Duck, Cuddles the Monkey), cancer.[544]
• Michael J. Ingelido, 98, American Air Force major general, stroke.[545]
• Yoshihiko Osaki, 76, Japanese swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1960), pneumonia.[546]
• Vicente Piccio, Jr., 83, Filipino Air Force major general.[547]
• Einar Thorsteinn, 73, Icelandic architect.[548]
• James Watson, 78, British novelist.[549]
• Xu Guangxian, 94, Chinese chemist.[550]

29

• Charles Benton, 84, American public digital media promoter, CEO of the Benton Foundation, cancer.[551]
• Carlos Calderón Fajardo, 69, Peruvian journalist and novelist.[552]
• Giovanni Canestri, 96, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Cagliari (1984–1987) and Genoa (1987–1995).[553]
• Daniel During, 83, South African cricketer.[554]
• Gopulu, 90, Indian cartoonist (Ananda Vikatan).[555]
• Nicholas Gruner, 72, Canadian Roman Catholic priest, promoter of the message of Our Lady of Fatima, heart attack.[556]
• John G. Heyburn II, 66, American federal judge, Chief District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (2001–2008), liver cancer.[557]
• Paul Hudak, 62, American professor of computer science, leukemia.[558]
• Milap Chand Jain, 86, Indian judge and politician, Governor of Rajasthan (1990).[559]
• Gary Liddell, 60, Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town, Heart of Midlothian).[560]
• Valmir Louruz, 71, Brazilian football manager (Juventude, Pelotas).[561]
• François Michelin, 88, French businessman, CEO of Michelin (1955–1999).[562]
• Vardan Militosyan, 64, Armenian Olympic silver medallist weightlifter (1976).[563]
• Jean Nidetch, 91, American businesswoman, founder of Weight Watchers.[564]
• Calvin Peete, 71, American golfer, Tournament Players champion (1985).[565]
• Joe Pikula, 70, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).[566]
• Barbara Reynolds, 100, English scholar, lexicographer and translator.[567]
• Brian Sedgemore, 78, British politician, fall.[568]
• Dan Walker, 92, American politician, Governor of Illinois (1973–1977), heart failure.[569]
• Notable convicted drug traffickers executed by Indonesian firing squad:[570]
  • Andrew Chan, 31, Australian (Bali Nine)
  • Rodrigo Gularte, 42, Brazilian
  • Myuran Sukumaran, 34, Australian (Bali Nine)

30

• Lennart Bodström, 87, Swedish politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1982–1985).[571]
• Sharon Callahan, 63, American Olympic athlete.[572]
• Bold Pilot, 22, Turkish thoroughbred racehorse.[573]
• Halina Daniec, 66, Polish Olympic gymnast.[574]
• Peter Dobkin Hall, 69, American author and historian, traffic collision.[575]
• David Fonseca, 60, Belizean politician, Mayor of Belize City (1999–2006), suicide by gunshot.[576]
• Adrian Gibson, 79, Australian politician, MP for Denison (1964–69).[577]
• Steven Goldmann, 53, Canadian music video and film director, cancer.[578]
• Rutger Gunnarsson, 69, Swedish bassist (ABBA, Elton John).[579]
• Ben E. King, 76, American soul and R&B singer ("Stand by Me"), coronary heart disease.[580]
• Gregory Mertens, 24, Belgian footballer, heart attack.[581]
• Patachou, 96, French singer and actress.[582]
• William Pfaff, 86, American author and columnist, heart attack.[583]
• Ronald Senator, 89, British composer, house fire.[584]
• Sky Classic, 28, Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.[585]
• Nigel Terry, 69, British actor (The Lion in Winter, Excalibur, Troy), emphysema.[586]

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134. Obituary: Patrick H. Adkins
135. Former Montana Gov. Babcock dies
136. Iraqi Shiite politician Bahr al-Ulloum dies at 88
137. Jose Capellan dies at age 34 from apparent heart attack
138. Man City team-mates pay tribute to legend Harry Dowd after he passes away Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
139. Dance pioneer ‘Luigi’ Faccuito dies at age 90; left imprint on film, Broadway
140. Comedian and Voice Actor Stan Freberg Dies at 88
141. "Mr. Gallenstein". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
142. Former mayor of Tours found dead before French 'Chinese wedding' trial
143. Stars' Henyekane dies in car crash
144. Kardam, son of Bulgaria’s last king, dies at 52
145. Stanley I. Kutler, Historian Who Got Nixon Tapes Released, Dies at 80
146. Geoffrey Lewis, actor in Clint Eastwood movies, dies at 79
147. งานสวดพระอภิธรรมศพ คุณบุญเกื้อ เหล่าวานิช (16–22 เมษายน 2558) (in Thai)
148. Betty Lucas Actor played many roles on and off stage
149. Dickie Owen
150. Longtime Livermore lab physicist and "father of the flywheel" dies at 96
151. French fashion buyer Maria Luisa Poumaillou dies at 61
152. James B. Rhoads, Fifth Archivist of the United States
153. Bengaluru Supreme Court’s Former Judge Justice K Jagannatha Shetty (78) No More
154. Tributes paid to cricketer who played against some of the world's greats
155. First Pole in NFL, Ryszard Szaro dies
156. Janet Turner obituary
157. Illinois State assistant Torrey Ward dies in plane crash after title game
158. Naomi Wilzig, Founder of Erotic Art Museum, Dies at 80
159. Mort de Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, grande voix de la France libre (in French)
160. An Incomplete Spring The Life and Death of Abraham Eraly
161. Harry K. Fukuhara
162. Singer Nagore Hanifa no more
163. Reverend Dr. Willie James Honicutt Jr.
164. Graham Howarth Entomologist who became a prisoner of the Japanese but was able to build a large collection of butterflies and moths
165. HKU's first Chinese vice chancellor Dr Rayson Huang dies Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
166. Jayakanthan dead
167. Sergei Laschenko Murdered in Ukraine Archived 2015-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
168. David Laventhol, Publisher on Both Coasts, Dies at 81
169. Författaren Nan Inger Östman död (in Swedish)
170. Baltimore Blast Hall of Famer Billy Ronson dead at the age of 58 Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
171. È morto Giorgio Salvini, fisico ed ex ministro (in Italian)
172. Hermann Schweppenhäuser (in German)
173. Shankle, Joel
174. Joel Spira, founder of light dimmer switch empire, dies at 88
175. Minneord Hilde Stavik Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
176. Tribute to AN Erudite Mahanayake
177. Ion Trewin Guiding hand behind lauded big-name biographies who became the literary director of the Man Booker prizes
178. Lars Tunbjörk visade oss Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (in Swedish)
179. Archbishop of Montreal, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, dead at 78
180. Ole Wackström ur tiden (in Swedish)
181. Paul Almond Dead
182. Betty C.G.T. Blake
183. Décès de la réalisatrice de télévision et de cinéma Nina Companeez (in French)
184. Alex Dalgarno
185. Award-winning author Ivan Doig, who chronicled the American West, dies at 75 Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
186. Moira Gemmill, design director – obituary
187. Former Georgia Straight wine columnist and ex-CBC Radio host Jurgen Gothe dies
188. Charles Hamel, influential oil industry whistleblower, dies at 84
189. Popular wildlife artist Ray Harm dies
190. Ghulam Rasool Kar passes away Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
191. 台湾前"立委"郭廷才80岁病逝 结束传奇一生 (in Chinese)
192. Australian wine legend Bob McLean has died – and left a brilliant farewell letter to announce his departure
193. Former Air Chief, who led the flypast over Red Fort on August 15, 1947, passes away
194. Hon Ronald Payne
195. Bishop Elmo Noel Joseph Perera
196. Veteran CPM leader passes away
197. Hans Ring
198. Mary Rose lead archaeologist Margaret Rule dies
199. Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.
200. Cuban painter Rafael Soriano dies in Miami at 94
201. Who Is Alex Soto? Puerto Rican Drag Queen, Comedian Dies From Heart Attack After Foot Infection Surgery
202. Gandalf died voiced actor Rogvold Sukhoverko Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
203. Nekrolog Johan B. Steen (in Norwegian)
204. 'Dobro Man' Tut Taylor dies
205. Mabo judge John Toohey's life celebrated
206. Tsuen-hsuin "TH" Tsien
207. HBK-Meisterschüler Sascha Weidner verstorben (in German)
208. Ceremonial funeral for Prof. Andrzej Ajnenkiel Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
209. Cricket great Richie Benaud dead
210. Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro dies at 98 Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
211. State Representative David Dank Dies At 76
212. Peter de Giles
213. Bottersnikes and Gumbles illustrator Desmond Digby dies age 82
214. Waltraud Falk, Geb. Ruwir (in German)
215. Murder of Two Political Elites Shakes Honduras
216. Legendary UF coach Graves dies
217. Veteran writer Ronald Hambleton dies at 97
218. Crítica teatral Barbara Heliodora morre aos 91 anos no Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)
219. Lauren Hill (1995–2015) Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
220. "Dorothy Jelicich passes away". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
221. 末代皇帝溥仪弟弟溥任去世 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
222. RIP Former Diocese of Eastern Oregon Bishop Rustin R. Kimsey
223. Judith Malina, Founder of the Living Theater, Dies at 88
224. Plainview hit-maker Keith McCormack dies at 74
225. Baseball Almanac
226. Jim Mutscheller, Colts tight end who made key plays in 1958 championship, dies at 85
227. NC historian William S. Powell dies at 95
228. Rocco Quattrocchi
229. "Gabon: Francine Rogombe, the first woman senator died". Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
230. Former Irish international Ray Treacy dies aged 68
231. Former WA Labor senator Peter Walsh dies
232. Charles P. Beasley (1945–2015) Obituary
233. Martin Tore Bjørndal (in Norwegian)
234. Nico Frijda (1927–2015) (in Dutch)
235. Jimmy Gunn, standout defensive end at USC, dies at 66
236. Captain Guy Hannen, soldier – obituary
237. Krishnan, Manisha (April 13, 2015). "Star's Helen Henderson, a 'champion for the disabled,' dies at 68". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
238. Colonel Peter Jones – obituary
239. Bangladesh Islamist politician Kamaruzzaman hanged
240. Sheila Kitzinger, natural childbirth expert, dies aged 86
241. Janusz Kurczab nie żyje Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
242. François Maspero est mort (in French)
243. 'Spend, spend, spend' Pools winner Viv Nicholson dies
244. KOOVEE-legenda Heino Pulli on poissa (in Finnish)
245. Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation
246. Tamuno, ex-UI VC, dies Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
247. Former Knoxville mayor Kyle Testerman dies at 80
248. Levi Watkins, 70, Pioneering Heart Surgeon, Is Dead
249. Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad al-Rubaish: Religious leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed in Yemen drone strike
250. Aleksey Bochkov
251. Nota de pesar pelo falecimento do ministro aposentado Paulo Brossard (in Portuguese)
252. Painter Jože Ciuha Dies
253. Mort de Patrice Dominguez, ancien joueur et voix du tennis français (in French)
254. Alfred Eick (in German)
255. Bill Etches – obituary
256. Doug Gregory, pilot – obituary
257. Remembering Claude Lanthier
258. Walter Lee Sr.
259. Violence in Gabon after death of Andre Mba Obame
260. Mario Wallenda died hoping to perform yet again
261. Bruce Alger, firebrand Republican congressman from Texas, dies at 96
262. Professor Brice Bosnich FRS
263. N.J.'s longest serving mayor Gerry Calabrese dies at 91
264. Ronnie Carroll: Former Eurovision singer and election candidate dies
265. Noël De Pauw
266. Tony 'Lofty' Eldridge, 'human torpedo' – obituary
267. Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan Voice of Anti-Capitalism, Is Dead at 74
268. Claire Godnrdon, actress – obituary
269. Renowned German author Günter Grass dies, aged 87
270. Meghalt a 1968-as olimpia ezüstérmes vívója (in Hungarian)
271. Anti-Abortion Extremist Neal Horsley Has Died
272. Tributes pouring in for late Fermanagh boss Pat King
273. Thelma Long
274. Hallan descuartizada en una hielera a 'La Flaca', sicaria del Cártel del Golfo (in Spanish)
275. Berrien County Commissioner Neal Nitz Has Died Archived 2015-04-15 at Archive.today
276. Anna-Lisa Ohlsson (Nilsson) Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
277. Milwaukee bowling legend Bob Pinkalla dies at age 86
278. Victim of Grove Avenue crash identified as author, historian Elizabeth Pryor
279. Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende
280. Rex Robinson 1926–2015
281. Actress Anjana dies at age of 29
282. Journalist Serhiy Sukhobok killed
283. Herb Trimpe, Co-Creator of 'Wolverine,' Dies at 75
284. Former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter dies at 82
285. ARD-Journalist: Klaus Bednarz ist tot (in German)
286. Chef Homaro Cantu dies at 38
287. Skate Canada mourns the loss of Hall of Fame Coach Sheldon Galbraith
288. Aref Gholizadeh, former Team Melli player passes away
289. BIFF founder Kato dies of heart attack Archived 2015-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
290. Obituary / Ko Kojima / Cartoonist
291. Longtime former Randolph state rep M. Joseph Manning dies at 90
292. Leslie PETERSON Obituary
293. Vale Gordon Preston
294. Disparition de Majid Rahnema (in French)
295. Ottawa Senators' Mark Reeds dies at 55
296. Meir Rosenne, former top diplomat, dies at 84
297. UFC 1 Veteran Kevin Rosier Dead At 53
298. The incomparable silence of Vilas Sarang
299. "Eskimos Mourn the Passing of Howie Schumm". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
300. Bremen mourns Nordderby legend Arnold Schütz Archived April 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
301. Percy Sledge, Who Sang ‘When a Man Loves a Woman,’ Dies at 74
302. Obituary: DARK SHADOWS stuntman Alex Stevens
303. Arthur 'Buddy' Temple, III
304. E' deceduto oggi a Roma il cardinale italiano Roberto Tucci (in Italian)
305. Kathrine Sorley Walker, dance critic – obituary
306. Jacobs professor David Ward-Steinman dies at 78
307. Longtime lesbian-feminist activist Sidney Abbott dies
308. Actor, TV personality Kinya Aikawa dies at 80 Archived 2015-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
309. Ушел из жизни Заур Джотович Ардзынба Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
310. TV star Julie Graham’s husband found hanged in Richmond Park
311. RIP Paul "Eskimo" Clark: 1947 To 2015
312. Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48
313. Margaret Harrison, peace protester
314. Christian music pioneer Billy Ray Hearn dies at 85
315. In Memoriam John N. Howard, 1921–1915
316. Ousted Ukraine president's ally found shot dead in Kiev home
317. Bishop Felice Leonardo
318. Father Alexander Nadson dies in London.
319. Luis Ortega, un magistrado que creía en los derechos de los ciudadanos (in Spanish)
320. Gujarati film maker Govindbhai Patel passes away
321. Phoenix jazz legend Margo Reed dies at 73
322. МИКОЛА АНДРІЙОВИЧ СТОРОЖЕНКО — художник-живописець і графік, педагог (in Ukrainian)
323. Barbara Strauch, 63, Science and Health Editor at The New York Times, Dies
324. Grand salute to Nepal political veteran SB Thapa, dies at 88 in Delhi
325. Folkkära författaren Gunilla Wolde är död (in Swedish)
326. Ronald Leslie BAILEY
327. Driss Bamous, Former Morocco’s Soccer Squad Captain, Dies
328. RIP Valery Belousov
329. Ollie 'Downtown' Brown, baseball's 'Original Padre,' dies at 71
330. Noted football coach Attaphol 'Tak' dies at 52
331. Pro-Russia journalist shot and killed in Kiev
332. In Memoriam: Dr. Bhola Nath Chalise (1952–2015)
333. Alden Glenwood GLAUCH
334. Former Czech PM Stanislav Gross Dies at Age 45
335. Report: Singer Johnny Kemp (‘Just Got Paid’) Dies after Fall
336. Hansa-Nationalspieler Heino Kleiminger ist tot Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
337. Extrembergsteiger Edi Koblmüller in Georgien tödlich verunglückt (in German)
338. Veteran musician Nimal Mendis passed away
339. Former Hibs’ star Tommy Preston dies aged 82
340. Longtime Green Bay Packers PR director Lee Remmel dies at 90
341. Champion Smuggler dies at age 12
342. Marjorie de Oduber, viuda del expresidente Daniel Oduber, falleció este jueves a los 89 años (in Spanish)
343. Muore a 91 anni Giuseppe Zigaina, grande pittore del '900 (in Italian)
344. Roma, morto Renato Altissimo: l'ex segretario del Pli si è spento dopo una lunga malattia (in Italian)
345. Former York City chairman Steve Beck has died at the age of 58
346. Brian Couzens Businessman who founded the Chandos record label and led the way for independents in the classical music market
347. In memory of Jose Mariano Gago
348. Cardinal Francis George Dies at 78
349. Tribute to Bradford League legend Peter Graham
350. Ex-US Sen. Griffin, who hastened Nixon resignation, dies
351. Odešla hokejová legenda. V 72 letech zemřel Jaroslav Holík (in Czech)
352. Скончался народный артист СССР Виктор Коршунов (in Russian)
353. Tore Bernitz Pedersen (in Norwegian)
354. Hannes Lindemann gestorben (in German)
355. Phil Lundgren
356. In Memoriam: Ray Nemec
357. Scotty Probasco, Chattanooga philanthropist, dies
358. NPR Founder Don Quayle Dies
359. Cinéma : les disparitions d’avril 2015(in French)
360. Archdiocesan Priest, Jeremiah J. Rodell, Dies
361. SHACKLETON
362. SK Sharma
363. Ann Stepan
364. Real estate developer A. Alfred Taubman dies at 91 Archived 2015-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
365. Sir Christopher Bayly obituary
366. Walter Charles Conahan
367. Francesco Dapiran non è più "in barca" (in Italian)
368. Tidligere ordfører i Bærum er død Archived 2015-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
369. Former state legislator Joe Hutter, 77, dies.
370. Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the DSL Internet Technology, Dies at 82
371. Obituary: Sir Roger Lobo, Hong Kong lawmaker who sought transparency on pre-handover talks
372. Addio a Mario Pirani, giornalista e scrittore (in Italian)
373. William Schultz obituary
374. LaVerne Torczon
375. Скончался иллюстратор "Буратино" Леонид Владимирский (in Russian)
376. Erwin Waldner ist tot (in German)
377. Richard Anthony
378. Sir Raymond Carr, historian – obituary
379. Former prep coach Haney Catchings dies
380. Sen. Chukwumerije dies at 75
381. The Dowager Marchioness of Reading – obituary
382. Author, USC professor, humorist Fox dies at 89
383. Lothar Friedrich
384. Sandy Springs "founding mother," first mayor Eva Galambos dies
385. Baltimore Officers Suspended Over Death of Freddie Gray Are Identified
386. Russian troops kill leader of Islamic Caucasus Emirate
387. Famed Middle East writer Sandra Mackey dies
388. Meghalt Marton István (in Hungarian)
389. Death of Lord Mason of Barnsley at 91
390. Longtime KROQ Host, CBS Radio West Coast Dir. Of Engineering Scott Mason Dies
391. Former Labour MSP Tom McCabe dies
392. UBCP/ACTRA Member Tony Morelli died unexpectedly on Sunday April 19, 2015
393. Moomin's Snufkin Voice Actor Hiroyuki Nishimoto Passes Away
394. Theodosia Okoh dies at age 92 Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
395. Professor Michael James David Powell FRS
396. Repål, Else (1930–2015) (in Norwegian)
397. "'Turkish Einstein' Oktay Sinanoglu dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
398. Bernard Stollman, Founder of ESP-Disk Label, Dies at 85
399. Elio Toaff: Chief rabbi of Rome who stood with Pope John Paul II in the Vatican's drive to reach out to other religions
400. Betty Willis, designer of 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign, dies
401. Casimir Leo Witucki of Temple Hills, May 26, 1928 – April 19, 2015
402. Falleció el pintor Gilbero Almeida Egas (in Spanish)
403. Gary Brain Remembered
404. Former Bear Doug Buffone found dead at home
405. Morre em Porto Alegre o ator Claudio Cunha (in Portuguese)
406. Egyptian league all-time scorer Hassan El-Shazly dies at 71
407. morre o ex-deputado federal Pedro Eugênio (PT-PE) (in Portuguese)
408. Farewell to 'larger than life' Tommy as long serving MP dies in hospital
409. 21 April 2015: Peter Howell (1919–2015) Archived May 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
410. Nobuo Kaiho
411. Décès de M. Albert Kalonji Ditunga Mulopwe Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
412. Elhunyt Kucsera Gábor
413. Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, modern Orthodox visionary, dies at 81
414. French secret agent Bob Maloubier dies aged 92
415. Frederic Morton dies at 90; U.S. writer known for books on Austria
416. Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair dies at 84
417. Egyptian actor Ibrahim Yusri sadly (and ironically) dies on his birthday
418. M.H. Abrams, Professor Who Shaped the Study of Romanticism, Dies at 102
419. Умер первый секретарь Крымского обкома КПСС Николай Багров (in Russian)
420. Family announcement: Steve Byrnes passes away at age 56
421. Former Palmach Commander Gideon Eilat Passes Away at 91
422. Betsy von Furstenberg, Baroness and Versatile Actress, Dies at 83
423. Edan Hughes
424. Well-Known Russian Film Director Of Tajik Origin Dies In Berlin
425. Elhunyt Konrád Ferenc, Montréal olimpiai bajnoka (in Hungarian)
426. Munster legend Jim McCarthy dies aged 90: A great character and an even greater player
427. Russian Hockey Coach Killed in Car Crash After Fellow Coach's Funeral
428. 'Shoes' loses battle with cancer
429. Former Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik dies
430. Southern District Judge Robert Patterson Dies at Age 91
431. Preminuo Borislav Pisić, jedan od najuspešnijih jugoslovenskih atletičara! (in Croatian)
432. Tank Ace began stellar career at Normandy
433. BREAKING: Famous Egyptian poet Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi dies at age 76
434. Remembering Derek Vonberg: An Early Pioneer of Radio Astronomy
435. David Walker: 1941–2015
436. Former Supreme Court justice Weaver dies
437. Model, entertainer Peng Hsin-yi kills self, cites bullying
438. In Memory of Hugh Alan Anderson
439. Renowned conservationist Dick Balharry dies after receiving award
440. Remembering Prof Peter Best, whale and dolphin expert
441. Dorothy Custer, 'Idaho's Grandma,' Dies at 103
442. Japanese adventure novel writer Funado dies at 71 Archived 2015-04-23 at Archive.today
443. Belgische ex-olympiër overleden (in Dutch)
444. Former Nova Scotia senator Alasdair Graham dies at age of 85
445. Motorcycle accident claims actor, TV star Nagare Hagiwara, 62
446. Remembering Imtiaz Alam Hanfi
447. RIP Ronny Lee
448. Audree Norton, Pioneering Deaf Actress, Dies at 88
449. PENFOLD
450. Aideen O'Kelly
451. Décès du Professeur Páll Skúlason Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
452. Актер Геннадий Венгеров умер от рака (in Russian)
453. RDH magazine's first editor, Irene Woodall, passes away
454. Ex-international umpire Afzaal Ahmed passes away
455. Former Iran, Persepolis Goalkeeper Dies
456. Dick Barone
457. Desmond Boal, barrister – obituary
458. Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies
459. Live: Former Everton chairman Philip Carter dies – latest tributes and reaction
460. Richard Corliss, 71, Longtime Film Critic for Time, Dies
461. Alexander Eliot
462. Marie Herbst, former Vernon mayor, state senator, dies at 86
463. George J. Horner, 91, physician
464. Wiradjuri social justice warrior passes away – the soul rolls over
465. The Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin Speaker of the Senate
466. Obituary: Frank Porretta
467. Paul Ryan Dies: Actor, TV Host & ‘ET’ Correspondent Was 69
468. Jim Steffen Obituary
469. Ghatam exponent dead
470. Everybody Loves Raymond Star Sawyer Sweeten Dies of Suspected Suicide at 19
471. Artist Francis Tsai passes away
472. Fallece Sixto Valencia, el creador artístico de 'Memín Pinguín' (in Spanish)
473. Fallece Guillermo Zúñiga, rector de la UPAV y ex alcalde de Xalapa (in Spanish)
474. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski: Polish resistance hero and Auschwitz survivor who joined Solidarity and twice served as foreign minister
475. In Memoriam Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
476. Former Baker bishop dies at 92
477. Powerful former Syrian army general dies in hospital
478. Former Congress MP Ismail Hussain dies
479. Horst-Peter Kretschmer
480. Valentine Lamb, editor – obituary
481. Jones, Frankie Lee
482. Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87
483. Pakistani activist Sabeen Mehmud shot dead in Karachi
484. Death of the Rt Hon Lord Mustill Archived 2015-04-28 at Archive.today
485. Ein Australier aus Voitsberg (in German)
486. A los 95 años fallece la actriz Claudia Paz, protagonista de recordados comerciales (in Spanish)
487. Fallece el poeta mexicano Max Rojas (in Spanish)
488. Archbishop Raymond O. Roussin, S.M.
489. "Australian sire Success Express dies aged 30". Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
490. Sid Tepper, who wrote more than 50 songs for Elvis Presley, dies at 96
491. George Young, Orlando's first federal judge, dies at age 98
492. Colin Bloomfield: BBC Radio Derby presenter dies after cancer battle
493. Sujit Bose
494. Arthur Brittenden
495. Wilfred Brown
496. The Life of 7th Earl of Leicester
497. Jim Fanning, longtime Expos GM, dies at 87
498. Il nuoto piange Paolo Galletti, olimpionico e talento degli anni ’60 Archived 2015-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
499. Zemřel člen mistrovského týmu 1960 Jiří Hledík Archived 2015-04-28 at Archive.today (in Czech)
500. Otakar Kramsky, legendary hillclimb racer, died in accident
501. Don Mankiewicz, novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter, dies at 93
502. A los 99 años, murió el autor y compositor Ben Molar (in Spanish)
503. Former UK center Mike Phillips dies
504. Zmarł Alfred Schreyer, uczeń Brunona Schulza, ostatni Żyd Drohobycza. Jeździł do niego cały świat (in Polish)
505. Former MP for Northumberland Christine Stewart dies
506. Richard West, writer – obituary
507. Nepal Earthquake: Dan Fredinburg, Google Engineer, Killed in Everest Avalanche
508. Göttinger Geograf stirbt im Epizentrum (in German)
509. Double amputee swimmer Baidya, who had Sachin among his admirers, dies
510. JWP leader Talal Bugti passes away in Quetta
511. Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85
512. Former Iran’s Wrestling Federation president Khatib dies
513. В Душанбе скончался экс-председатель Совета министров Таджикистана Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
514. Legendary Actress Jayne Meadows Allen Dies at 95
515. Jozef Paczynski, Inmate Barber to Auschwitz Commandant, Dies at 95
516. Hockey Hall of Fame member Pronovost dies at 84
517. Ex-Arkansas Travelers general manager Bill Valentine dies
518. Wang Guozhen poet died at the age of 59 years
519. APPLETON
520. Canadian swim coach Bennett dies of cancer
521. Suzanne Crough, Youngest Partridge Family Star, Dies at 52
522. DAVID FLETCHER (1924–2015) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
523. Former middleweight world champion boxer Gene Fullmer dead at 83
524. Wrestling legend, Observer first year Hall of Famer Verne Gagne passes away at 89
525. Former Rep. Frank Henderson dies at age 92
526. Guy Leblanc – Camel Star Guy Leblanc Loses Cancer Battle
527. Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has died from a heart attack
528. Harvey Miller, Bankruptcy Law Pioneer, Dies
529. Marty Napoleon
530. Komets icon dies; Lionel Repka had champion's heart
531. Alexander Rich Dies at 90; Confirmed DNA’s Double Helix
532. Brazilian torture survivor Romeu dies
533. Abraham Rotstein, economist who battled free trade, dead at 86
534. Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig, known for 'beautiful sound,' dies at home
535. Former Peterborough United player and manager Chris Turner dies, aged 64, in a Wisbech nursing home
536. OBITUARY JOHN WIMPENNY
537. Ator e diretor Antônio Abujamra morre em São Paulo (in Portuguese)
538. Marcia Brown, 96, Dies; Book Illustrator Won Three Caldecott Medals
539. Duri Camichel tödlich verunglückt (in German)
540. Glenn Dennis, Roswell Undertaker, Obituary, Roswell Daily Record, May 5, 2015
541. ‘Louie Louie’ singer Jack Ely of The Kingsmen dies
542. Le cinéaste René Féret est mort (in French)
543. 阿修羅原さん死去　ラグビー日本代表からプロレスへ　天龍同盟で活躍 Archived April 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
544. Ventriloquist Keith Harris dies aged 67
545. In Memory of Major General Michael J. Ingelido U.S. Air Force (Retired)
546. Japanese Olympic Medallist Yoshihiko Osaki Passes Away
547. Gathering of eagles
548. Architectural Mad Scientist Einar Thorsteinn Passes Away at 73
549. James Watson obituary
550. 中国稀土之父徐光宪院士逝世 曾获国家最高科学技术奖 (in Chinese)
551. Charles Benton Dies
552. Fallece escritor peruano Carlos Calderón Fajardo (in Spanish)
553. E' morto a Roma il cardinale Canestri (in Italian)
554. Daniel During
555. Cartoonist Gopulu dies
556. "Father Nicholas Gruner, RIP". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
557. Judge who struck down gay marriage in Ky. dies
558. In memoriam: Paul Hudak, computer scientist and Saybrook College master
559. Justice Milap Chand Jain dies
560. Former Grimsby Town player Garry Liddell passes away Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
561. Técnico campeão da Copa do Brasil pelo Juventude, Valmir Louruz morre em Porto Alegre (in Portuguese)
562. François Michelin
563. Մահացել է օլիմպիական փոխչեմպիոն Վարդան Միլիտոսյանը (in Armenian)
564. Jean Nidetch obituary
565. Players champion Peete passes away at age 71
566. "OBITUARY Joseph Adam Pikula, May 5, 1944 – April 26, 2015". Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
567. 29 April 2015: RIP Dr Barbara Reynolds
568. Brian Sedgemore obituary
569. Breaking News: Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker dies of heart failure
570. Indonesia executes eight prisoners for drugs offences
571. Lennart Bodström död Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
572. Sharon Callahan
573. Efsane at Bold Pilot öldü (in Turkish)
574. Halina Daniec
575. New Haven preservationist killed in wrong-way crash on I-95 in Branford
576. Former Bze. City Mayor David Fonseca Takes His Own Life
577. Condolences: Adrian Gibson
578. LifeNotes Film, Video Director Steven Goldmann Dies
579. "Abba bassist Rutger Gunnarsson dies". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
580. Stand By Me Singer Ben E King Dead At 76
581. Belgian player Gregory Mertens, 24, dies three days after suffering heart attack
582. Patachou, chanteuse – obituary
583. William Pfaff, Critic of American Foreign Policy, Dies at 86
584. Famed Composer, Wife Killed In Yonkers House Fire
585. Sky Classic Dies Peacefully in Paddock
586. Nigel Terry obituary