Deaths in April 2019
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The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2019.
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April 2019
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Dixie Allen, 84, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1998–2006).
Enrique Álvarez Conde, 67, Spanish academic (King Juan Carlos University), lung cancer.
Giacomo Battaglia, 54, Italian comedian, complications from a stroke.
Thomas N. Burnette, 74, American lieutenant general.
Bill Butchart, 85, Australian Olympic middle-distance runner.
Sardar Fateh Buzdar, 79–80, Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1985–1988, 2002–2013).
Caravelli, 88, French conductor and composer (And Satan Calls the Turns).
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