- March 5
- Marguerite Kelsey, English painter/sculptor model (Haunting), dies at age 86. [1]
- Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at age 82. [1]
- Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at age 51 (born 1943). [1] [29]
- March 6
- David Beinhoff, mayor, dies at age 24. [1]
- Emile van Moerkerken, photographer (Ice Princess), dies at age 78. [1]
- Helene Weijel, author (In Two Worlds), dies at age 44. [1]
- March 7
- Don Cook, British foreign correspondent, dies at age 74. [1]
- Jaap van den Hurk, TV-director (NCRV), dies. [1]
- Jacques Lefebvre, Belgian air force general, commits suicide at age 64. [1]
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- Paul-Emile Victor, French pole explorer, dies at age 87. [1]
- Thijmen Kuijt, resistance fighter/co-found paper (Typhoon), dies at age 82. [1]
- Death of Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1946). [29]
- March 8
- Ota Adler, Czechoslovakian/British fur trader (Jewish Aid Fund), dies at age 83. [1]
- Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist, dies at age 91. [1]
- Death of Ingo Schwichtenberg, drummer (Helloween) (suicide) (born 1965). [29]
- March 9
- Ian Ballantine, publisher, dies of heart attack at age 79. [1]
- March 11
- Carel Birnie, founded Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at age 69. [1]
- Death of Ernest Kabushemeye, assassinated; Burundese Minister for Mines and Energy. [1]
- March 13
- Abdul Ali Mazari, Afghan shite leader, shot to death. [1]
- Leo Kaplan, lawyer (ASCAP), dies at age 89. [1]
- Death of Odette Sansom, French World War II heroine (born 1912). [29]
- Leon Day, baseball pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78 (born 1916). [1] [29]
- Lorraine Macleod, dancer ("Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), dies at age 65. [1]
- P C J van Lierde, Dutch vicar-general of Vatican (1951-91), dies at age 87. [1]
- March 14
- Johan W "Jo" van Marle, CEO (KNVB, 1980-93), dies at age 70. [1]
- William A Fowler, US nuclear/astro-physicist (Nobel Prize 1983), dies at age 83 (born 1911). [1] [29]
- March 15
- Carlos Menem Junior, son of Argentine President, dies at age 26. [1]
- March 16
- Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at age 95. [1]
- Clan Fraser of Lovat, soldier/landowner, dies at age 83. [1]
- Lord Lovat [Shimi], Scottish landowner, dies at age 83. [1]
- March 17
- Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iranian ayatollah Khomeini, dies at age 48. [1]
- Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist/director (Weevers' Duin), dies at age 56. [1]
- Rick Aviles, US comic/actor (Ghost), dies of AIDS (born 1952). [1] [29]
- Ronald Kray, English gangster (The Firm), dies at age 61 (born 1933). [1] [29]
- Death of Sunnyland Smart at age 87; jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues). [1]
- March 18
- Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Raskolnikov), dies at age 84. [1]
- March 19
- Fernand Lodewick, literature historian (Literature), dies at age 85. [1]
- March 20
- Merv Harvey, cricket player (scored 12 and 31 in Test Australia versus England 46-47), dies. [1]
- Rachida Hammadi, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at age 32. [1]
- Sidney Kingsley, US playwright (Pulitzer prize 1934), dies at age 88. [1]
- March 21
- Robert Urquhart, actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at age 72. [1]
- March 22
- Peter Woods, newsreader, dies at age 64. [1]
- March 23
- Death of Alan Barton in a bush crash; singer ("Smokie", "Black Lace"). [1]
- Robert Turner, winner of first All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at age 72. [1]
- March 24
- Trevor Oswald Ling, religious studies professor, dies at age 75. [1]
- March 25
- Warren E Burger, chief justice of US (1969-86), dies. [1]
- March 27
- Bernard Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds), dies at age 67. [1]
- March 28
- Hugh Edward R O'Connor, actor (In the Heat of the Night), dies of drug overdose at age 32. [1]
- March 29
- Death of Tony Lock, English cricket player (174 wickets for England) (born 1929). [29] (March 30 [1])
- March 31
- Carl M Story, fiddler, dies at age 78. [1]
- In Corpus Christi, Texas, Latin superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez is shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her own fan club. [1] [29]
- April 1
- Cheryl Waltz, author/film producer, dies at age 50. [1]
- Johnny Nichols, football player, dies at age 63. [1]
- Sampson DeBrier, actor (Inauguration of Pleasure Dome), dies at age 86. [1]
- April 2
- Hannes Alfven, Swedish physicist (Nobel Prize), dies at age 86 (born 1908). [1] [29]
- Harvey Penick, American premier golf instructor/author, dies at age 90 (born 1904). [1] [29]
- April 3
- Harvey Pennick, golfer/teacher, dies at age 89. [1]
- April 4
- Kenny Everett, British comedian/disc Jockey, dies at age 50 (born 1944). [1] [29]
- Peter Brinson, dance educationalist, dies at age 67. [1]
- Priscilla Lane, actress (Saboteur, Bodyguard), dies at age 77. [1]
- April 5
- Christian Pineau, French politician, dies. [1]
- April 6
- Vieno J Sukselainen, Prime Minister of Finland (1959-61), dies. [1]
- April 8
- Maurice Allom, cricket player (14 Test wickets-New Zealand debut hat-trick), dies. [1]
- April 10
- Chen Yun, Vice-Premier of China (1949-75, 1979-80), dies. [1]
- Death of Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards dies at age 44; singer/actor (Colorado Ranger). [1]
- Morarji Desai, Prime Minister of India (1977-79), dies (born 1896). [1] [29]
- April 14
- Death of Burl Ives at age 85 of mouth cancer in his home in Anacortes, Washington, USA; folk singer ("The Blue Tail Fly", "Little Bitty Tear", "Funny Way of Laughin'", "Holly, Jolly Christmas"), actor (The Big Country (Oscar award 1958), Big Daddy - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Alias Smith and Jones TV show). [29] [457]
- Michael Scott Montague Fordham, jungian analyst educator, dies at age 89. [1]
- April 16
- Cheyenne Brando, daughter of Marlon, commits suicide. [1]
- Cy[ril Raker] Endfield, film director (Universal Soldier), dies at age 80. [1]
- Stewart Myles MacPherson, broadcaster, dies at age 86. [1]
- April 17
- A R A (Anton) Murray, cricket player (289 runs and 11 wickets in 10 Tests), dies. [1]
- Nancy Mayhew Youngman, artist/educator, dies at age 88. [1]
- April 18
- Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (1958-62), dies (born 1908). [1] [29]
- April 19
- J[oseph] Peter Grace, CEO (W R Grace), dies at age 82. [1]
- April 20
- Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies. [1]
- R E S Wyatt, cricket player (England captain 16 times), dies. [1]
- Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), death by suicide. [1]
- April 21
- Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at age 61. [1]
- April 22
- Maggie Kuhn, activist (Gray Panthers), dies at age 89. [1]
- April 23
- Death of Howard Cosell at age 77 of a heart embolism; sportscaster (WABC Radio in New York, WABC-TV, Monday Night Football). [1] [29] [457] [457]
- John Stennis, American politician (Senator-Democrat-Mississippi), dies at age 93. [1]
- April 24
- Death of Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (Jeopardy), at age 74 (born 1924). [29] (April 25 [1])
- April 25
- Francis Henry Smith, librarian, dies at age 85. [1]
- Death of Ginger Rogers AKA Virginia Katherine McMath of congestive heart failure at age 83; actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), hostess (The Bell Telephone Hour). [1] [29] [457]
- Death of Alexander Knox at age 88 of bone cancer; actor (US President Woodrow Wilson - Wilson film (1944), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy TV series, Gorky Park, Accident). [457]
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