Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Apr-24

Died on This Day (Apr-24)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Mike Pinder Mike Pinder Michael Thomas Pinder is an English rock musician, and is a founding member and original keyboard player of the British rock group the Moody Blues. English rock musician 82 1
Basil Markesinis Basil Markesinis Sir Basil Markesinis KC, LLD, DCL, FBA is a Greek-British barrister and legal scholar currently holding the position of Jamail Regents Professor at the University of Texas, Austin. Greek-British barrister and legal scholar 78 2
Kaushalya Madushani Kaushalya Madushani Kaushalya Madushani , also known as Kawshalya Madushani Edirippulilage or Kaushalya Madhushani, was a Sri Lankan track and field athlete who mainly competed in the hurdles event. Sri Lankan hurdler 26 3
  Ashwin Yadav Ashwin Yadav was an Indian cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Hyderabad between 2007 and 2009. Indian cricketer 33 4
  Hamilton Bohannon Hamilton Frederick Bohannon , often credited and known professionally simply as Bohannon, was an American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music. American percussionist 78 5
Chris Albertson Chris Albertson Christiern Gunnar Albertson was a New York City-based jazz journalist, writer and record producer. New York City-based jazz journalist 87 6
Robert M. Pirsig Robert M. Pirsig Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. American writer and philosopher 88 8
Papa Wemba Papa Wemba Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba , known professionally as Papa Wemba , was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Congolese singer and musician 66 9
Bo Hansson Bo Hansson Bo Hansson was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental progressive rock studio albums released throughout the 1970s. Swedish musician 67 15
Bo Leuf Bo Leuf Bo Arne Leuf was co-author of the book The Wiki Way , written in collaboration with wiki inventor Ward Cunningham. Swedish politician and writer 56 16
Robert M. Warner Robert M. Warner Robert M. Warner was an American historian who served as the Sixth Archivist of the United States at the National Archives, from July 24, 1980 to April 15, 1985. American historian 79 18
Erik Bergman Erik Bergman Erik Valdemar Bergman was a composer of classical music from Finland. Finnish composer 94 19
Ezer Weizman Ezer Weizman Ezer Weizman was the seventh President of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Israeli politician 80 20
George Volkoff George Volkoff George Michael Volkoff, OC MBE FRSC was a Russian-Canadian physicist and academic who helped, with J. Canadian physicist 86 25
Lou Ambers Lou Ambers Luigi Giuseppe d'Ambrosio , a.k.a. Lou Ambers, was an American World Lightweight boxing champion who fought from 1932 to 1941. American boxer 81 30
Sergei Yutkevich Sergei Yutkevich Sergei Iosifovich Yutkevich was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. Film director, screenwriter 80 40
Dink Mothell Dink Mothell Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell was a catcher and utility player who played for 15 years in the Negro leagues. American Negro League player 82 45
Pete Ham Pete Ham Peter William Ham was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue". British musician 27 50
George Campbell George Campbell George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE , was a Scottish polymath and Liberal statesman. Liberal politician, friend of Gladstone 76 125
Samuel Prideaux Tregelles Samuel Prideaux Tregelles Samuel Prideaux Tregelles was an English biblical scholar, lexicographer, Christian Hebraist, textual critic, and theologian. British theologian 62 150