Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor and politician. He was one of the most well known Croatian actors with a career which lasted for more than half a century. He was best remembered role is Mr. Fulir in 1970 cult musical comedy "Tko pjeva zlo ne misli".
Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 in Zagreb, at the time of Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was born to a Jewish mother Elly (née Lerch) Bašić.
During 1992 parliamentary elections he appeared as that party's candidate in one of Zagreb constituencies.
In 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska. Bašić also acted as a UNESCO Artist for Peace.
Bašić suffered from a femur fracture years before his death. Bašić died on 7 April 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia, aged 87.
Peter Isaacson
Peter Stuart Isaacson, AM, DFC, AFC, DFM (31 July 1920 – 7 April 2017) was an Australian publisher and decorated military pilot.
Isaacson was owner of Peter Isaacson Publications, the publisher of various trade publications and suburban newspapers including the "Southern Cross" and the "Sunday Observer" in Melbourne.
During World War II, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot with RAF Bomber Command and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Force Cross and the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Issaacson died on 7 April 2017 at the age of 96, following a short illness in Melbourne, Australia. He was survived by his sons; Anne had died the year before.
Christopher Morahan
Christopher Thomas Morahan CBE (9 July 1929 – 7 April 2017) was an English stage and television director and production executive.
From 1972 to 1976, he was the Head of Plays for BBC Television, a department responsible for such series as "Play for Today". Morahan joined the National Theatre in 1977 as Deputy Director and was appointed Co-Director of the Olivier Theatre.
He was involved in creating the 14-part television drama "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984), of which he was co-director and producer. The series won a Primetime Emmy Award and a BAFTA TV Award in 1985.
Morahan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
Morahan died on 7 April 2017 in London at the age of 87. He died on the same day as Tim Pigott-Smith, one of the leads in "The Jewel in the Crown".
Fishman (wrestler)
José Ángel Nájera Sánchez (January 6, 1951 – April 8, 2017) was a Mexican "luchador" or professional wrestler best known under the ring name "Fishman".
Fishman was one of the top wrestlers in the mid-1970s and 1980s and has worked for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the Universal Wrestling Association, the World Wrestling Association and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico as well as frequent trips to Japan and the United States.
Nájera was unmasked after losing a match in 2000 and retired shortly afterwards. Three of his sons are all "luchadors enmascarados" (masked wrestlers) known by their ring names Black Fish, El Hijo del Fishman and El Único de Ciudad Juárez.
Nájera died on April 8, 2017 of a heart attack.
Water bottle
A water bottle is a container that is used to hold water, liquids or other beverages for drinking. Using a water bottle allows people to transport, and drink, a beverage from one place to another.
Water bottles can be either disposable or reusable. Some water bottles are reusable and can help save the environment by reducing waste.
Georgy Grechko
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (; 25 May 1931 – 8 April 2017) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights including Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14.
He was twice awarded the medal of Hero of the Soviet Union.
He resigned from the space programme in 1992 to lecture on atmospheric physics at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Grechko has written his memoirs as "Космонавт No. 34: От лучины до пришельцев," (Cosmonaut No. 34 From Splinter to Aliens) Olma Media Grupp, Moscow, 2013.
Grechko died aged 85 from heart failure. He was survived by wife Lyudmila and daughter Olga.
Knut Borge
Knut Conrad Borge (2 September 1949 – 9 April 2017) was a Norwegian journalist and television presenter. Borge was born in Bærum.
Borge became a freelancer for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1973. Among his shows were "Borgulfsen" from 1984 to 1997, and "Swing&Sweet" from 1986 to 1999.
Borge has hosted the "Spellemannprisen" show several times. From 2004 he hosted the classical quiz show "20 spørsmål". He worked as a jazz columnist and journalist for "Verdens Gang" from 1979 to 1989, and for "Dagens Næringsliv" from 1990 to 1995. His books include "Det største siden Svartedauen" from 1986, and "Kjære Skrythals" from 1994 (with Tore Skoglund).
Borge died in Oslo on 9 April 2017 from heart failure, aged 67.
Mark Goldring
Mark Ian Goldring CBE (born 8 March 1957) is chief executive of Oxfam, the leading development charity. He started in May 2013.
Goldring has a bachelor's degree in law from Keble College, Oxford, and a master's degree in Social Policy in Developing Countries from the London School of Economics.
Before joining Oxfam, Goldring was chief executive of Mencap for five years.
Georges Prêtre
Georges Prêtre (; 14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017) was a French orchestral and opera conductor.
His Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, debut came in 1965, with first appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, and La Scala, Milan, also coming in the same decade. He worked with Maria Callas on a number of occasions, and made recordings of "Carmen" and "Tosca" with her.
Prêtre conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert twice, in 2008 and in 2010, the only French conductor to have been appointed for this role.
Prêtre died in his home in Navès (Tarn), near Castres on 4 January 2017, aged 92.
Barbara Helsingius
Barbara Christina Elisabeth Helsingius-Koski (née Helsingius; 27 September 1937 – 9 March 2017) was a Finnish singer, poet, and Olympic fencer. She participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She was born in Helsinki.
Helsingius became well-known internationally, and was a member of Visens venner in Norway. She was a member of the joint Nordic cultural organisation NordVisa.
Helsingius died from a long illness on 9 March 2017 in Espoo, Finland. She was 79 years old.
Carme Chacón
Carme María Chacón Piqueras (; 13 March 1971 – 9 April 2017) was a Spanish Socialist politician.
Chacón was Minister of Defense from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. She also served as Minister of Housing from 2007 through 2008.
With the landslide defeat of Zapatero in the November 2011 selections, Chacón resigned the Defense Minister's post to Pedro Morenés in December 2011.
She filed to be Spanish Socialist Workers' Party General Secretary. On 4 February 2012 she lost to Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba 487 to 465 votes in the 38th congress of the party.
Chacón died on April 9, 2017 in Madrid from a rare form of heart disease, aged 46.
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield; April 8, 1926) is an American comedian. He is known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, where he became a headliner in the 1950s.
Greene has appeared in several movies, including "Tony Rome", "History of the World, Part I" and "Splash", and has guest starred on such television shows as "Mad About You", "Laverne & Shirley", "Love, American Style", and "Combat!".
Bill Page
Bill Page (September 11, 1925 – April 26, 2017) was an American reed player, band leader, and entrepreneur. He was best known for his work in the Lawrence Welk Band.
Page was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at Wilbur Wright College.
Page left the Lawrence Welk Show in 1965 and went on to perform with Barry Manilow, Ted Mack, Frank Gorshin, Judy Garland, and on "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson.
Page died on April 26, 2017 in Studio City, Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Chuck Nergard