Deaths in April 2014

The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2014.

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 2014

1 Bai Dongcai, 98, Chinese politician.白栋材同志逝世 Andreas Bjørkum, 82, Norwegian philologist.Andreas Bjørkum Anker Buch, 74, Danish violinist.Anker Buch, 'the Victor Borge of the violin', has died aged 74 Pierre Capretz, 89, French linguist and academic, creator of French in Action series.French in Action creator Pierre Capretz dies Melissa Minnich Coleman, 96, American architect.Mary Melissa Minnich Coleman Guillermo Delgado, 83, Peruvian footballer.Alianza Lima: Falleció Guillermo Delgado, ídolo blanquiazul King Fleming, 91, American jazz pianist, natural causes.Jazz pianist King Fleming dead at 91 Essie Garrett, 74, American ultramarathon runner.Ultrarunner Essie Garrett, who died April 1, raised $1 million for Colorado charities Rudolph Hargrave, 89, American judge, member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court (1978–2010), Chief Justice (1989–1990, 2001–2002).Former Oklahoma chief justice Rudolph Hargrave dies Jacques Le Goff, 90, French historian.Influential medieval historian Jacques Le Goff dies aged 90 Robert P. Madden, 86, American spectroscopist.In Memoriam: Robert P. Madden, 1928-2014, OSA Past President Andrew Joseph McDonald, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Little Rock (1972–2000).Former Arkansas bishop Andrew McDonald, who served for 28 years, dies at 90 Bill Mitchell, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), kidney failure.William "Red" Mitchell; 1930–2014: Toledo hockey pro was tool-die maker Carlos Oneto, 84, Peruvian actor and comic.Murió actor cómico Carlos Oneto 'Pantuflas' Merimeri Penfold, 93, New Zealand Māori language academic (University of Auckland), cancer.Te Ao Māori mourns the loss of a great leader Rolf Rendtorff, 88, German academic, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament (University of Heidelberg).Rolf Rendtorff (1925–2014) Harry Rowe, 89, Australian footballer and cricketer. Colin Scott, 80, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Hulme (1984–1998).Bishop Colin Scott John W. Shelton, 85, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1995–2004).John W. Shelton Alida van der Anker-Doedens, 91, Dutch Olympic silver-medalist sprint canoer (1948).Lida van den Anker-Doedens Keane Wallis-Bennett, 12, British student, crushed in wall collapse.Keane Wallis-Bennett death: Funeral held Norman Warner, 70, Canadian politician and insurance broker, cancer.

2 Taha Basry, 67, Egyptian football player and manager.Foot Egypte: L'ancien international et entraîneur Taha Basry n'est plus Ibrahim Bin Shakaran, 34, Moroccan militant, shot.Former Guantanamo detainee killed while leading jihadist group in Syria Richard Brick, 68, American film producer (Deconstructing Harry) and executive, New York City Film Commissioner (1992–1994), esophageal cancer.Richard Brick, Who Drew Films Back to New York, Dies at 68 Stephanie Camp, 46, American historian, cancer.UW Professor Stephanie Camp, 46, feminist historian, dies Robert Clodius, 93, American academic.ROBERT L. CLODIUS Death Notice Everett De Roche, 67, Australian screenwriter, cancer.Vale Everett De Roche Harris Goldsmith, 77, American pianist and critic.Remembering Harris Goldsmith Sandy Grossman, 78, American sports director (CBS Sports, Fox Sports), directed 10 Super Bowls, cancer.Sandy Grossman Dead: Sports TV Director Dies at 78 Lyndsie Holland, 75, English opera singer and actress.Sadness at acclaimed Stourbridge-born singer's death Lucy Hood, 56, American television executive (News Corporation), President of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (since 2013), cancer. Glyn Jones, 82, South African writer and actor. Mamoon Kazi, 78, Pakistani judge, member of the Supreme Court (1997–2000) and Sindh High Court (1985–1997).Last rites: Judge, who refused Musharraf's first PCO, dies at 78 Willi Kafel, 83, Austrian Olympic gymnast.Willi Kafel Michael Pearse Lacey, 97, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (1979–1993).Archdiocese of Toronto Mourns the Passing of Retired Auxiliary Bishop Pearse Lacey at the Age of 97 Allan Lindsay, 88, British Olympic athlete.Allan Lindsay Miloš Mikeln, 83, Slovene writer.Miloš Mikeln 1930–2014 Consuelo Moure, 67, Colombian actress, lung cancer.Murió la actriz Consuelo Moure a sus 67 años Carl Epting Mundy Jr., 78, American military officer, Commandant of the Marine Corps and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1991–1995), Merkel cell carcinoma.Gen. Carl Mundy, 30th commandant of the Marine Corps, dies Alfred Niepieklo, 86, German footballer.Zmarł legendarny piłkarz Borussii Dortmund polskiego pochodzenia Mary Lou Petty, 98, American Olympic swimmer (1936).Mary Lou Skok Obituary Unnikrishnan Puthur, 80, Indian novelist.Unnikrishnan Puthur is Dead Gustavo Rodríguez, 67, Venezuelan film, stage and television actor.Gustavo Rodríguez obituary Vern Rutsala, 80, American author and poet.Vern Rutsala, award-winning poet and longtime teacher at Lewis & Clark College, died April 2 Alieu Badara Saja Taal, 70, Gambian academic and newspaper executive, managing director of The Daily Observer, liver infection. Mahjoub Sharif, 66, Sudanese poet and activist.Sudan: 'Sudan's Poet of the People' Mahjoub Sharif Died David Werdyger, 94, Polish-born American Hasidic singer.Petira Of Famed Chazan David Werdyger Z"L, Father Of Mordechai Ben David Urs Widmer, 75, Swiss author.

3 Joseph Archibald, 80, Kittitian-born British Virgin Islander jurist, member of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.Son Of The Soil Dr. Joseph S. Archibald, QC Dies Andrei Bodiu, 48, Romanian poet.IN MEMORIAM ANDREI BODIU (1965–2014) Máximo Cajal López, 79, Spanish diplomat.Fallece el diplomático Máximo Cajal Régine Deforges, 78, French author, editor, director and playwright.Régine Marie Deforges: Erotic writer who fell foul of the authorities and became the first woman to own a publishing house in France Akira Endo, 75, Japanese-born American conductor.Obituary: Akira Endo / Music director for Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Pedro Fré, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Corumbá (1985–1989) and Barretos (1989–2000).Bishop Pedro Fré Edvard Grimstad, 81, Norwegian politician, MP for Østfold (1989–1997), Governor of Østfold (1998–2003).Edvard Grimstad er død Norval Horner, 83, Canadian politician, MP for Battleford—Kindersley (1972–1974).Former MP Norval Horner dead at age 83 Fred Kida, 93, American cartoonist.Fred Kida Obituary Virginie Korte-van Hemel, 84, Dutch politician, Deputy Minister of Justice (1982–1989).Ex-staatssecretaris Virginie Korte-van Hemel overleden Paul Lüönd, 63, Swiss musician and politician.Zum Tod von Paul Lüönd (1950–2014) Jovan Pavlović, 77, Serbian Orthodox prelate, Metropolitan Bishop of Zagreb, Ljubljana and Italy.Zagreb Metropolitan Jovan Pavlovic dies at 78 Prince Michael of Prussia, 74, German author. Heribert Reitböck, 80, Austrian neuroscientist.Nachruf Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Dr. techn. Heribert J. P. Reitböck John Ryan, 86, Irish politician, Leas-Cheann Comhairle (1982–1987).RYAN, John Joseph : Death notice Paul Salamunovich, 86, American choral director (Los Angeles Master Chorale) and film conductor (Dracula), complications from West Nile virus.Paul Salamunovich dies at 86; led L.A. Master Chorale for 10 years Tommy Lynn Sells, 49, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.Serial killer executed with Texas' new drug supply Arthur Smith, 93, American musician and songwriter ("Guitar Boogie", "Dueling Banjos"). Ed Spencer, 85, American race car driver.PEdgar Robert Spencer Sr. Dame Dorothy Winstone, 95, New Zealand educationalist and academic.Advocate for young women dies

4 José Aguilar, 55, Cuban Olympic bronze-medalist light-welterweight boxer (1980), cerebral infarction.Cuba: Famous boxer Jose Aguilar Pulsano dies at 55 Len Ardill, 83, Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Salisbury (1986–1992) and Archerfield (1992–1998).Ardill, Leonard Arthur (Len) İsmet Atlı, 83, Turkish Olympic champion light heavyweight freestyle wrestler (1960).Condolences to the sword on horseback Minister Ismet Post James Bates, 61, American conductor.BATES, Dr. James Dave Blakey, 84, English footballer (Chesterfield). William W. Blanton, 90, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1976–1988), pneumonia.Bill Blanton: Former legislator, school board member from Carrollton Archie Boyd, 95, English Royal Air Force officer.Wing Commander Archie Boyd - obituary Eleanor de Freitas, 23, English suspect in criminal proceedings, suicide by hanging. Willie Duggan, 88, Irish Olympic boxer.Willie Duggan Kumba Ialá, 61, Bissau-Guinean politician, President (2000–2003), cardiopulmonary arrest.Former Guinea-Bissau president Kumba Yala dies aged 61 Charles Jordan, 76, American politician.Former City Commissioner Charles Jordan Dies at 77 Peter Liechti, 63, Swiss filmmaker.Konfrontationen mit dem innern Dämon Margo MacDonald, 70, Scottish politician, MP for Glasgow Govan (1973–1974), MSP for Lothian (since 1999), Parkinson's disease.Margo MacDonald MSP dies at 70 Klaus Meyer, 76, German footballer.Eintracht Braunschweig trauert um Klaus Meyer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, German photojournalist (Associated Press), Pulitzer Prize winner for Breaking News Photography (2005), shot.Anja Niedringhaus, Pulitzer Winner, Dies at 48 in Afghan Attack Curtis Bill Pepper, 96, American journalist (Newsweek) and author.Curtis Bill Pepper, Author, Reporter and Traveler, Is Dead at 96 Muhammad Qutb, 95, Egyptian Islamist author and academic.Muhammad Qutb, brother of Sayyid Qutb, passes away Emma Reed, 88, American Olympic athlete.Emma Reed Alberta Jones Seaton, 89, American zoologist.Alberta Seaton Richard Small, 68, American racehorse trainer (Concern), cancer. Gyula Szabó, 83, Hungarian actor.Elhunyt Szabó Gyula, a nemzet színésze Lois Wallace, 73, American literary agent, lung cancer.Obituary: Literary Agent Lois Wallace, 73

5 Azamour, 13, Irish racehorse and sire, euthanised.Gilltown Stud sire Azamour dies Óscar Avilés, 90, Peruvian guitarist and singer.Peru mourns loss of 'First Guitarist' Óscar Avilés Poul Erik Bech, 76, Danish football manager.Legendary coach passes Willis Blair, 90, Canadian politician, Mayor of East York (1973–1975).Former East York mayor Willis L. Blair dead at age 90 Andy Davidson, 81, Scottish footballer (Hull City).Obituary: Andrew 'Jock' Davidson, footballer Alan Davie, 93, Scottish painter and musician.Alan Davie, Scottish artist, has died aged 93 Mariano Díaz, 74, Spanish Olympic racing cyclist.Fallece Mariano Díaz Antonio Díaz Gil, 79, Spanish footballer.Fallece Liz II, uno de los últimos de Helenio Herrera Rolv Enge, 92, Norwegian resistance member and architect.Death announcement Stuart Fullerton, 74, American entomologist (University of Central Florida). Leif Haanes, 81, Norwegian ship-owner and Christian leader.Leif M. Haanes (1932 - 2014) til minne Wayne Henderson, 74, American jazz trombonist (The Jazz Crusaders) and record producer, heart failure.Wayne Henderson, Jazz Crusaders Co-Founder, Dies Rhondda Alder Kelly, 87, Australian model, Miss Australia (1946). Peter Matthiessen, 86, American author (At Play in the Fields of the Lord, The Snow Leopard), leukemia.Peter Matthiessen, Author and Naturalist, Is Dead at 86 L. B. McGinnis, 72, American novelist.Bruce McGinnis Stanislaus Okurut, 84, Ugandan politician, Minister of Labour, Sports and Transport, heart failure.Former Transport minister, Stanislaus Okurut is dead John Pinette, 50, American comedian and actor (Parker Lewis Can't Lose, The Punisher, Junior), pulmonary embolism.Comedian John Pinette, 50, dies in Pittsburgh