Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1971

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1971. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

April 1 Kathleen Lonsdale
Kathleen Lonsdale was a pioneering British crystallographer who made groundbreaking contributions to understanding molecular structures, particularly benzene. She was the first woman to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the physical sciences. Her scientific work significantly advanced the field of X-ray crystallography.
April 3 Joseph Valachi
Joseph Valachi was a prominent American mobster who became famous for being the first member of the Mafia to publicly acknowledge the existence of the organized crime syndicate known as La Cosa Nostra.
April 3 Manfred Bonnington Lee [Ellery Queen]
Detective writer, who dies at 65
April 5 José Cubiles
Spanish pianist and conductor (b. 1894)
April 6 Igor Stravinsky
Russian-american pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1882)
April 7 Charles F Pahud de Mortanges
(1928, 32 olympics-gold medalist), died at 74
April 12 Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm
Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect
April 12 Ed Lafitte
American soldier and baseball player (d. 1971).
April 13 Michel Briere
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1949).
April 14 Armand Spitz
Developer of small educational planetariums, dies.
April 15 Gurgen Boryan
Armenian playwright and poet (born 1915).
April 15 Friedebert Tuglas
Estonian critic and author (d. 1971).
April 17 Roberto Lupi
Composer dies at 62
April 18 Masao Oki
Composer dies at 69
April 20 Cecil Parker
Actor (court jester operation snafu), died at 73
April 21 François Duvalier
Haitian physician and politician, 40th president of haiti (d. 1971)
April 21 Francois ''Papa Doc'' Duvalier
Haitian dictator (born 1907)
April 21 Edmund Lowe
Actor (front page detective), died at 81
April 21 Francois "Doc" Duvalier
At 64, the dictator of haiti dies
April 23 William Tubman
Liberian politician and lawyer 19th president of liberia (d.71)
April 25 Max Drischner
Composer dies at age 80
April 30 Elmo Roper
Pioneering American pollster and market researcher who revolutionized public opinion polling in the mid-20th century, establishing the Roper Poll and significantly influencing survey methodology.