The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2018.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
April 2018 1 Amsale Aberra, 64, Ethiopian-born American fashion designer, uterine cancer.Bridal Designer and Amsale Group Founder Amsale Aberra, 64, Dies Françoise Adret, 97, French ballerina and choreographer.Mort de Françoise Adret, directrice historique du Ballet de l'Opéra Bob Beattie, 85, American skiing coach (national team) and sports commentator (ABC Sports, ESPN).Bob Beattie, pioneer of Alpine World Cup circuit, dies in Colorado Steven Bochco, 74, American television producer and writer (Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue), 10-time Emmy winner, leukemia.Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind 'Hill Street Blues,' 'L.A. Law' and 'NYPD Blue,' Dies at 74 Gil Brealey, 85, Australian film director and producer (Sunday Too Far Away, Annie's Coming Out).SA Film Corp founder Gil Brealey dies Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, 79, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Leopoldina (1990–1996) and Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (1996–2014).Archbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. Foster Diebold, 85, American academic, President of the University of Alaska system (1977–1979) and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1979–1996).Former Edinboro U president Diebold dies Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby, 93, British peer and Army officer. Gabriel Dover, 80, British geneticist, chest infection.Gabriel Dover obituary Robert F. Gatje, 90, American architect, stroke.Obituary: Robert F. Gatje, 1927-2018 Kazimierz Gierżod, 81, Polish pianist.Zmarł prof. Kazimierz Gierżod. Pianista i pedagog muzyczny Michiko Hirayama, 94, Japanese singer.Michiko Hirayama Almerindo Jaka Jamba, 69, Angolan politician and rebel leader (UNITA), stroke.Angolan politician Jaka Jamba dies Etelka Keserű, 92, Hungarian politician, Minister of Light Industry (1971–1980).Elhunyt Keserű Jánosné Audrey Morris, 89, American jazz singer and pianist.Chicago Cabaret and Jazz Legend Audrey Morris Dies at 89 Brian Moynahan, 77, British journalist and historian.Brian Moynahan obituary Vladimir Nakoryakov, 82, Russian physicist, absorptive heat pump theorist.Ушел из жизни бывший ректор НГУ Владимир Накоряков Jocelyn Newman, 80, Australian politician, Senator for Tasmania (1986–2002), Minister for Social Security (1996–1998) and Family and Community Services (1998–2001), Alzheimer's disease.Ex-minister Newman dies after long illness Aimo Nieminen, 77, Finnish Olympic weightlifter.In memoriam: Aimo Nieminen John Pretlove, 85, English cricketer (Kent).Former President and player John Pretlove dies C. V. Rajendran, 81, Indian film director.Film director C.V. Rajendran passes away Wilfrid Rall, 95, American neuroscientist.Wilfrid Rall Efraín Ríos Montt, 91, Guatemalan military officer and politician, President (1982–1983), heart attack.Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemalan Dictator Convicted of Genocide, Dies at 91 Avichai Rontzki, 66, Israeli general, Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defence Forces (2006–2010), colorectal cancer.Former IDF Chief Rabbi Avichai Rontzki Dead at 66 Michel Sénéchal, 91, French tenor.Décès de Michel Sénéchal Ruth Sonntag Nussenzweig, 89, Austrian-Brazilian immunologist.Ruth Nussenzweig, precursora no estudo da vacina contra a malária, morre aos 89 Scott Sowers, 54, American actor (Cracker, Erin Brockovich, Money Train), heart attack.Our Man in Arlington Efraín Trelles, 64, Peruvian historian of Spanish colonialism and sports commentator, heart attack.Luto en el periodismo deportivo peruano : falleció el reconocido Efraín Trelles Aréstegui Julia Vargas-Weise, 76, Bolivian photographer, screenwriter, and film director (Sealed Cargo).Julia Vargas-Weise, el adiós a un símbolo boliviano de la fotografía
2 Susan Anspach, 75, American actress (Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again, Sam, Blume in Love), heart failure.Susan Anspach, 75, Dies; Daring Actress in Maverick Films Clyde Billington Jr., 83, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1971–1979).Clyde Billington Jr. P. L. Thibaut Brian, 87, American chemical engineer.P.L. Thibaut Brian, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, dies at 87 Wes Buller, 89, American football coach.Wesley Buller Alton Ford, 36, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets), lymphoma.Alton Ford, former player for Milby, UH, Rockets, dies at 36 Anthony Freeman, 29, American Roman Catholic religious brother and author, dilated cardiomyopathy.U.S. seminarian who carried cross at pope's Easter Mass dies in Rome Sara Ginaite, 94, Lithuanian-born Canadian author and resistance fighter.Sara Ginaite Morris Halle, 94, Latvian-born American linguist.Morris Halle, 23 July 1923 - 2 April 2018 Claus Heß, 84, German Olympic rower (1956).Zum Tod von Dr. Claus Heß Michael M. T. Henderson, 75-76, American linguist.Michael Magnus Thyne Henderson Evert Kroon, 71, Dutch water polo player, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).Legendarische waterpolokeeper Evert Kroon (71) overleden Tuiloma Pule Lameko, 83, Samoan politician.Member of Council of Deputies mourned Connie Lawn, 73, American journalist, longest-serving White House correspondent, Parkinson's disease.Veteran White House reporter Connie Lawn dies aged 73 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 81, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, MP (since 2009), complications of diabetes.Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81 Ahmed Janka Nabay, 54, Sierra Leonean Bubu musician."Bubu Music" Pioneer Janka Nabay Has Died Elie Onana, 66, Cameroonian footballer (Canon Yaoundé, national team).Cameroun: L'ancien Lion Indomptable Onana Eloundou Elie est mort Bill Rademacher, 75, American football player (New York Jets, New England Patriots, Northern Michigan Wildcats).Former Northern Michigan University football coach Bill Rademacher dies at 75 Bo Rather, 67, American football player (Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins).David Elmer 'Bo' Rather Laura Roslof, 69, American illustrator (Dungeons & Dragons). Bill Royer, 88, American politician.Bill Royer 1929-2018 Fufi Santori, 85, Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player (1960) and writer.Puerto Rico lamenta la partida de José "Fufi" Santori Paul Sinibaldi, 96, French footballer (Reims).Paul Sinibaldi, ancienne star du Stade de Reims, est mort Burton Smith, 77, American computer scientist, complications from heart disease.Honoring Burton Smith, a creative visionary in computing Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, 55, Egyptian novelist.Renowned Egyptian Author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Dies at 55 Wilbur Ternyik, 92, American civic leader and politician.Founding Father of Coastal Planning Dies at Age 92 Minoru Uchida, 91, Japanese actor (Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise).俳優・内田稔さんが死去 91歳 NHK大河や「暴れん坊将軍」に出演 Bhai Vaidya, 89, Indian politician.Spotlight: Obituary - Bhai Vaidya Velga Vīlipa, 78, Latvian actress.Renowned actress Velga Vīlipa dies at the age of 78
3 Bujari Ahmed, 65, Sahrawi diplomat and independentism leader, Permanent Representative of Polisario to the UN (since 1992).Muere Ahmed Bujari, el alma de la diplomacia saharaui Ogilvy Berlouis, 67, Seychellois politician, Minister of Home Affairs (1977–1979), Minister of Defence (1979–1986).Seychelles' first Defence Minister, Ogilvy Berlouis, passes away Ron Dunbar, 78, American songwriter ("Give Me Just a Little More Time", "Band of Gold", "Patches"), Grammy winner (1971).Ronald Dunbar, 78, Producer and Grammy-Winning Songwriter, Dies David Edgerton, 90, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Burger King, complications from surgery.David R. Edgerton Jr. David J. Foulis, 87, American mathematician.Obituary: David Foulis, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics Seymour Glanzer, 91, American lawyer.Seymour Glanzer Pam Golding, 89, South African real estate developer.Property icon Pam Golding dies Eugene M. Grant, 99, American real estate mogul.Eugene Grant, mogul and longtime owner of St. John's Terminal, dies at 99 Mary Hatcher, 88, American actress (The Big Wheel), bile duct cancer.Mary Hatcher, Mickey Rooney's Co-Star in 'The Big Wheel,' Dies at 88 Dale Haupt, 88, American football coach (Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles). Kelly Lai Chen, 84, Hong Kong actor.五六十年代"忧郁小生" 85岁雷震逝世 Lill-Babs, 80, Swedish singer ("En tuff brud i lyxförpackning", "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?") and actress, cancer and heart failure.Lill-Babs är död efter kort tids sjukdom – blev 80 år gammal Hashem Mahameed, 73, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1990–2003). Stuart Matchett, 67, Australian broadcaster, cancer.Stuart Matchett, played a pivotal role in public broadcasting Charles McDew, 79, American civil rights activist. Howard T. Owens Jr., 83, American politician and judge.Judge Howard T. Owens Jr. Arrigo Petacco, 88, Italian journalist and writer.È morto Arrigo Petacco. Giornalista e saggista, con la tv portò la Storia nelle case degli italiani Irma Rapuzzi, 107, French politician."Mademoiselle" Irma Rapuzzi s'en est allée à 108 ans Jacques Tixier, 93, French archaeologist and prehistorian.Mort de l'archéologue Jacques Tixier Zollie Toth, 94, American football player (New York Yanks, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts).Zollie Toth Tomas Villa, 34, Mexican boxer, traffic collision.Former featherweight contender Tomas Villa passes Leonard Gilchrist Wilson, 89, Canadian-born American science historian.Leonard Gilchrist Wilson Noela Young, 88, Australian illustrator (The Muddle-Headed Wombat, Finders Keepers).In Memoriam
4 Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad, 87, Syrian Syriac Catholic hierarch, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East (2001–2008).Patriarch Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad Andres Ammas, 56, Estonian politician.MP Andres Ammas dies at 56 David Bonetti, 71, American art critic.David Bonetti, former SF Examiner art critic, dies Burt Boyar, 90, American voice actor (Archie Andrews) and author.Burt Boyar Don Cherry, 94, American singer ("Band of Gold") and golfer.Dean Martin Fan Center News Elton Georges, 74, British Virgin Islands politician, Deputy Governor (1983–2003, 2007–2008).Tributes Pour In For Elton Georges Gertrude Jeannette, 103, American actress (Shaft).Celebrating The Life Of Harlem's Gertrude Hadley Jeannette Li Zhengyou, 82, Chinese agronomist and politician, Vice-Governor of Yunnan Province.李铮友同志逝世 John Lynch, 91, British historian of Latin America.Professor John Lynch C. Shannon Mallory, 81, American Anglican prelate, Bishop of Botswana (1972–1978) and El Camino Real (1980–1990), leukemia.Pioneer missionary bishop Shannon Mallory dies after Leukaemia illness Tom Morrow, 79, American football player (Oakland Raiders).Raiders Safety Morrow was Great, and Then He Was Gone Jim Nielsen, 79, Canadian politician, MLA (1975–1986).B.C.'s first environment minister, Jim Nielsen, dead at 79 Soon-Tek Oh, 85, South Korean-American actor (The Man with the Golden Gun, Mulan, M*A*S*H), Alzheimer's disease.Soon-Tek Oh, 'Mulan' and 'Man With the Golden Gun' Actor, Dies at 85 Jonathan Pitre, 17, Canadian advocate for raising awareness of epidermolysis bullosa, complications from septic shock.'I can't imagine my life without him,' says Tina Boileau after the death of son Jonathan Pitre Stuart Pottasch, 86, American astronomer.Obituary Stuart Pottasch Raobail, 80, Indian cartoonist.Prabhakar Raobail passes away Joaquín del Real, 76, Spanish Olympic rower. Leonid Sokov, 76, Russian artist and sculptor.Умер скульптор Леонид Соков Johnny Valiant, 71, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (The Valiant Brothers) and manager (WWF, AWA), traffic collision.Former pro wrestler Johnny Valiant hit, killed by truck on McKnight Road Clément Vincent, 86, Canadian politician, MP (1962–1966).L'ancien ministre Clément Vincent rend l'âme