Famous people died in April

Cesar Chavez was an American union leader and labor organizer

Rubin Carter (Hurricane) was a Canadian middleweight boxer

Carlos Castaneda was an American author who penned ‘The Teachings of Dan Juan’

Richard Trevithick was a British inventor who was the pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport

Nina Simone was one of the most iconic American musical icons of the 20th century

Bram Stoker was a master diction writer who created the popular character Dracula, with his masterpiece of the same name

Georges Danton was a French revolutionary

Lisa Lopes was an American hip-hop singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician

Benny Hill was an English comedian and actor.Read this biography to learn more about his childhood, profile, life and timeline.