13 – Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and skysurfing pioneer (b. 1960) April 15 – Pol Pot, 30th Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea and Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader (b. 1925) April 16 Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician (b. 1920) Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913) Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian supercentenarian (b. 1880) April 17 – Linda McCartney, American photographer and musician (b. 1941) April 18 – Terry Sanford, American politician (b. 1917) April 19 – Octavio Paz, Mexican diplomat and writer (b. 1914) April 21 – Jean-François Lyotard, French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist (b. 1924) April 23 Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek politician (b. 1907) James Earl Ray, American assassin (b. 1928) April 25 – Christian Mortensen, Danish supercentenarian (b. 1882) April 27 Carlos Castaneda, American anthropologist and author (b. 1925) Anne Desclos, French writer (b. 1907) April 30 – Nizar Qabbani, Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (b. 1923) May May 1 – Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist and writer (b. 1935) May 2 Justin Fashanu, British footballer (b. 1961) Hide, Japanese musician (b. 1964) Maidie Norman, American actress (b. 1912) May 3 Gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908) Gojko Šušak, Croatian politician (b. 1945) May 5 – Frithjof Schuon, Swiss author, poet and painter (b. 1907) May 6 Chatichai Choonhavan, 17th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1920) Erich Mende, German politician (b. 1916) May 7 Allan McLeod Cormack, South African–born physicist (b. 1924) Eddie Rabbitt, American musician (b. 1941) May 8 – Johannes Kotkas, Estonian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler (b. 1915) May 9 – Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915) May 10 – Clara Rockmore, American musician (b. 1911) May 14 Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist and writer (b. 1890) Frank Sinatra, American actor and singer (b. 1915) May 15 Naim Talu, 15th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1919) Gunter D’Alquen, German journalist, propagandist, and SS unit commander (b. 1910) May 19 – Sōsuke Uno, 47th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1922) May 21 – Douglas Fowley, American actor (b. 1911) May 22 – John Derek, American actor and film director (b. 1926) May 28 – Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, writer, and comedian (b. 1948) May 29 Orlando Anderson, American criminal and gangster (b. 1974) Barry Goldwater, American politician (b. 1909) June June 2 – Junkyard Dog, American pro wrestler (b. 1952) June 5 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911) June 8 – Sani Abacha, 10th President of Nigeria