Deaths in April 2017

The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2017. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Previous months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.

  • Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.

April

Gösta Ekman
1939 2017
Samir Farid
1943 2017
Don Rickles
1926 2017
Glenn O'Brien
1947 2017
Georgy Grechko
1931 2017
Carme Chacón
1971 2017
J. Geils
1946 2017
Charlie Murphy
1959 2017
Dan Rooney
1932 2017
Emma Morano
1899 2017
Rosey
1970 2017
Aaron Hernandez
1989 2017
Cuba Gooding, Sr.
1944 2017
Ugo Ehiogu
1972 2017
Erin Moran
1960 2017
František Rajtoral
1986 2017
Robert M. Pirsig
1928 2017
Philippe Mestre
1927 2017
Jonathan Demme
1944 2017
Vinod Khanna
1946 2017
Vito Acconci
1940 2017
Lorna Gray
1917 2017

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  • Knut Borge, 67, Norwegian journalist (Dagens Næringsliv, Verdens Gang) and television presenter (Spellemannprisen, 20 spørsmål), heart failure.[42]
  • Carme Chacón, 46, Spanish politician, Minister of Housing (2007–2008) and Defence (2008–2011), heart disease.[43]
  • John Clarke, 68, New Zealand-born Australian novelist (The Tournament), actor (Never Say Die, Death in Brunswick), screenwriter (Lonely Hearts), comedian (A Current Affair) and satirist, heart attack.[44]
  • Peter Hansen, 95, American actor (When Worlds Collide, Port Charles, General Hospital).[45]
  • Harry Huskey, 101, American computer scientist (Standards Western Automatic Computer).[46]
  • Kim Young-ae, 65, South Korean actress (The Attorney), pancreatic cancer.[47]
  • Dieter Kottysch, 73, German middleweight boxer, Olympic gold medalist (1972).[48]
  • Jean Périmony, 86, French actor (Des grives aux loups) and theatre director (Cie du Villiers).[49]

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  • Henry Hillman, 98, American venture capitalist and philanthropist.[73]
  • Robert Taylor, 85, American computer scientist and internet pioneer, recipient of the National Medal of Technology and the Draper Prize, complications from Parkinson's disease.[74]

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References

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  3. Gösta Ekman är död (in Swedish)
  4. Civil rights activist Darcus Howe dies aged 74
  5. Muere Antonio Lamela, el arquitecto que se construyó su camino (in Spanish)
  6. Burton Watson, scholar and translator of classical Asian literature, has died
  7. Acclaimed Russian Poet Yevtushenko Dead At 84
  8. State senator dies after battling brain tumor
  9. Glenwood’s Leonard Litwin dies at 102
  10. Mort de l’écrivain et linguiste Michel Arrivé
  11. SVT-profilen John Chrispinsson är död(in Swedish)
  12. Muere el escritor mexicano Sergio González Rodríguez, que denunció los feminicidios (in Spanish)
  13. St Petersburg metro bombing suspect 'from Kyrgyzstan'
  14. Roy Sievers dies at 90; St. Louisan was AL Rookie of Year with Browns
  15. Stella Turk Obituary
  16. Renowned Egyptian film critic, writer and film historian Samir Farid dies
  17. Long-serving Hungarian minority MP dies, aged 77
  18. Muore il politologo Giovanni Sartori, inventò i termini Mattarellum e Porcellum (in Italian)
  19. Local activist Chittick dies at 69
  20. Former Wheeling Nailers coach found dead in Pittsburgh
  21. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Mastermind PAUL O'NEILL Passes - "The Entire TSO Family, Past And Present, Is Heartbroken"
  22. Actor-director Memé Perlini dies
  23. DOLIU în SPORT. A MURIT un dublu medaliat olimpic al ROMÂNIEI (in Romanian)
  24. Former Flyer Ilkka Sinisalo dies at 58 Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  25. Former Yankee Bob Cerv dies at 91
  26. Armand Gatti, miroir éclaté des utopies (in French)
  27. Anti-Establishment Icon David Peel Dies at 73
  28. Don Rickles, Legendary Comic With a Gift for the Insult, Dies at 90
  29. Zmarł profesor Jerzy Vetulani. Miał 81 lat (in Polish)
  30. Umro Relja Bašić, legendarni glumac preminuo u 87. godini (in Croatian)
  31. Murió Arturo García Bustos, alumno de Frida Kahlo (in Spanish)
  32. Doyenne of women’s rights in Switzerland dies
  33. Tributes flow for Australian publisher Peter Isaacson
  34. Actor Tim Pigott-Smith dies aged 70
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  36. Actor Tim Pigott-Smith dies aged 70
  37. Falleció el legendario luchador Fishman (in Spanish)
  38. Дочь космонавта Гречко назвала причину смерти отца (in Russian)
  39. Brian Matthew: BBC Radio 2 broadcaster dies at 88
  40. Donald E. Sarason
  41. NRK-Knut Borge er død (in Norwegian)
  42. Muere la socialista Carme Chacón (in Spanish)
  43. John Clarke, beloved Down Under for his satire, dies at 68
  44. Peter Hansen Obituary
  45. Computer History Museum Home Page
  46. 배우 김영애, 췌장암 투병 중 별세. 향년 66세 (in Korean)
  47. Box-Olympiasieger Dieter Kottysch gestorben (in German)
  48. Disparition du grand professeur d'art dramatique Jean Périmony Archived 2017-04-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  49. Skuespiller Bab Christensen er død (in Norwegian)
  50. Billionaire Motoring Tycoon Sir Arnold Clark Dies
  51. LINDA HOPKINS nous a quittés RIP
  52. Dennis Kinlaw, twice president of Asbury University, dies at 94
  53. Поэт Кирилл Ковальджи скончался на 88 году жизни Archived 2017-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  54. Larry 'Sharpe' Weil Passes Away
  55. Founding Molly Hatchet Bassist Banner Thomas Dies
  56. 'Goodfellas' Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus Dies at 81
  57. J Geils, 80s guitarist dead at 71
  58. Dorothy Mengering, David Letterman's Mom and 'Late Show' Personality, Dies at 95
  59. Olympic Champion Margit Schumann passes away
  60. Appeals court judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam found dead on Hudson River shore
  61. Congress leader Akhilesh Das Gupta passes away
  62. Muere en Miami el ex boxeador cubano y campeón mundial Ángel Espinosa Capó (in Spanish)
  63. Grover, Geoff
  64. "Wayne Hardin, former Temple, Navy football coach, dies at 91". Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  65. Comedian Charlie Murphy dies from leukemia at age 57
  66. Toby Smith, Jamiroquai keyboardist, dies
  67. Komaravolu Chandrasekharan (in German)
  68. Vale Fred Goldsmith: Brownlow winner dies at 84
  69. Former Finance minister David Mwiraria dies at Karen Hospital
  70. Pittsburg Steelers Dan Rooney Dies
  71. Pittsburgh Businessman, Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman Dies At 98
  72. Robert Taylor, Innovator Who Shaped Modern Computing, Dies at 85
  73. State Rep. David Brumbaugh dies
  74. "Clifton James, sheriff in James Bond films, dies at 96". Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  75. Morta Emma Morano, aveva 117 anni e 137 giorni
  76. Legendary Motown Records writer, producer Sylvia Moy dies
  77. È morto Gianni Boncompagni, fece la storia del piccolo schermo (in Italian)
  78. Prosecutor: Burlington Mall shooter killed himself in jail
  79. Cleveland: Search for suspect in Facebook homicide video widens
  80. Allan Holdsworth Dead At 70
  81. Former U.S. congressman and WALB anchor passes away at 76
  82. 9th Circuit Judge John Noonan Dies at 90
  83. Rosey passes away
  84. Conservative English scholar Shoichi Watanabe dies at 86
  85. Zemřel legendární hokejista Augustin Bubník, "tragický" mistr světa z roku 1949 (in Czech)
  86. In Memoriam (in French)
  87. Rat-tickling neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp dies at 73
  88. Cleveland Facebook Killer: Steve Stephens Dead in Car After Pursuit by Pa. Police
  89. Delbert Lee "Cigar" Daisey
  90. Aaron Hernandez kills himself in prison
  91. Former Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas dies at 80
  92. Former Arkansas Congressman Passes Away At 77
  93. Dolor en Independiente: falleció Roberto "Pipo" Ferreiro Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  94. Soul Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. Found Dead in His Car
  95. Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., Md. Republican who called for Nixon's impeachment, dies at 88
  96. Germaine Mason dead: Great Britain Olympic medalist killed in motorbike crash
  97. Pioneering Journalist Cecilia Alvear Pushed For More Latinos in Newsrooms
  98. In memoriam Longtime Johns Hopkins economist Carl F. Christ dies at 93
  99. Ugo Ehiogu, former Aston Villa and England defender and Tottenham coach, dies aged 44
  100. Hubert Dreyfus (1929-2017)
  101. Local writer William ‘Gatz’ Hjortsberg dies at 76
  102. "Peninsula icon, former NBA referee Jess Kersey remembered for 'magnetic personality'". Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  103. Erin Moran 'Happy Days' Star Dead At 56
  104. Lutto. Morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora, pastore e insigne giurista (in Italian)
  105. Witold Pyrkosz nie żyje. Wybitny aktor miał 90 lat (in Polish)
  106. Muere el actor Gustavo Rojo Archived 2017-05-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  107. Michele Scarponi killed in training
  108. Mor Pere Tapias als 70 anys (in Catalan)
  109. Senator Isiaka Adeleke Is Dead
  110. Jerry Adriano morre aos 70 anos no Rio (in Portuguese)
  111. Chris Bearde, Writer on 'Laugh-In' and Creator of 'The Gong Show,' Dies at 80
  112. Bash Street Kids creator Leo Baxendale dies
  113. Obituary for Kathleen Crowley
  114. Meghalt Földi Imre, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)
  115. Gaziantepspor’s Czech striker Rajtoral commits suicide by hanging
  116. Sterrenkundige Chriet Titulaer (73) overleden (in Dutch)
  117. Former UN Lebanon coordinator dies at 67
  118. Dr Benjamin Barber – August 2 1939 – April 24 2017
  119. Muere Agustín Edwards Eastman, empresario y propietario de El Mercurio
  120. Deutsche Sopranistin Agnes Giebel gestorben (in German)
  121. Don Gordon, Top-Notch Character Actor and Pal of Steve McQueen, Dies at 90
  122. Robert Pirsig, author of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," dies at 88
  123. Nicholas Sand has Passed Away
  124. Former Santa Clara, NBA forward Ken Sears dies at 83
  125. Sasha Lakovic, "Pit Bull" Lakovic Dead at age 45
  126. Nachruf auf „mac“ Erik Martin (in German)
  127. Vendée. Le décès de Philippe Mestre, ancien ministre (in French)
  128. Former minister Munyua Waiyaki dies at 91
  129. Jonathan Demme, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘Silence of the Lambs,’ Dies At 73 — Exclusive
  130. Musical Family Bios 5
  131. "Vinu Chakravarthy leaves Kollywood in tears". Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  132. "Mac's longest-serving president 'bled maroon and grey'". Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  133. Actor-politician Vinod Khanna passes away at 70
  134. Obituary: Julius Youngner | Last surviving member of Salk vaccine team
  135. "Vito Acconci, Performance Art Progenitor, Dies at 77". artnet.com. 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  136. La lucha libre está de luto; falleció el Brazo de Oro (in Spanish)
  137. Jane Ellen "Janelle" (Kirtley) Godfrey (1943 - 2017)
  138. MP-ledamoten blev terroristens femte offer (in Swedish)
  139. John Shifflett, popular San Jose jazz musician and teacher, dies at age 64
  140. American rider Chad Young, 21, dies of crash injuries
  141. "Report: Former Michigan football captain George Genyk dead at 78". Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  142. "Vidyasagar Rao passes away in Hyderabad". Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  143. Cantor Belchior morre aos 70 anos no Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese)
  144. "'Oldest Human' Dies in Indonesia At 146". Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  145. Adrian Booth (1917 - 2017)
  146. "archiduc Joseph-Arpad de Habsbourg-Lorraine, chef de la Maison palatine de Hongrie (1933-2017)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  147. "Former U.S. congressman and Ray Kogovsek dies at 75". Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  148. Пішов з життя видатний український поет Борис Олійник (in Ukrainian)
  149. 'Swiss Machine’ Ueli Steck killed in Mt Everest accident
  150. Jean Stein, Author of 'Edie' and 'West of Eden,' Dies at 83

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