April 2002
- 5 Layne Staley, 34, former Alice in Chains frontman, died after injecting a mixture of heroin and cocaine known as a "speedball".
- 6 Nobu McCarthy, 67, Canadian actress.
- 6 Margaret Wingfield, 90, British political activist.
- 7 John Agar, 82, American actor (as well as the first husband of actress/politician Shirley Temple Black).
- 8 María Félix, 88, Mexican film star.
- 10 Géza Hofi, 75 Hungarian humorist.
- 14 Sir Michael Kerr, 81, British justice.
- 15 Will Reed, 91, British composer.
- 15 Byron White, 84, United States Supreme Court justice.
- 16 Franz Krienbühl, 73, Swiss speed skater.
- 16 Robert Urich, 55, American TV actor.
- 17 Richard Green, 21, Canadian soldier.
- 18 Thor Heyerdahl, 87, Norwegian anthropologist.
- 18 Cy Laurie, 75, British musician.
- 19 (Body discovered), Layne Staley, singer (Alice in Chains).
- 23 Linda Boreman, formerly known as Linda Lovelace, 53, former porn star turned political activist; killed in a car crash.
- 25 Lisa Lopes, 30, American singer; killed in car crash in Honduras.
- 25 Indra Devi (aged 102; "Yoga teacher to the stars").
- 26 Alton Coleman, 46, convicted spree killer, executed by lethal injection in Ohio.
- 27 Ruth Handler, inventor of the Barbie doll.
- 27 Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, German Industrialist and art collector.
- 28 Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician.
- 28 Sir Peter Parker, 77, British businessman.
- 28 Lou Thesz, professional wrestler.
- 29 Liam O'Sullivan, Scottish footballer, drugs overdose.
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