Famous Deaths In April - 15

1916  Alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanist, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1920  Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 on April - 15.   

1924  Eduardo Caudella, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1925  John Singer Sargent, US portrait painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history frank Iredale, cricketer (14 Tests for Aust, 807 runs at 36 68), dies   

1927  On this day in history francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Di Giacomo), dies at 47   

1929  On April - 15 antonio Smareglia, composer, dies at 74   

1937  Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 on April - 15.   

1938  Caesar Vallejo, Peru/French poet (Trilce, Russia & 1931), dies at 46 on April - 15.   

1942  Robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61 on April - 15.   

1943  Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62 on April - 15.   

1947  On this day in history wolstenholme, rocker, dies   

1948  Death of Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892) on April - 15.   

1949  On April - 15 wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64   

1954  On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54   

1956  Emile Nolde [Hansen], German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88 on April - 15.   

1957  On April - 15 death of pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (b. 1917)   

1958  On this day in history estelle Taylor, dies at 64   

1962  Death of Clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80 on this day in history.   

1963  Death of Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian rules footballer (b. 1903) on April - 15.   

1965  On April - 15 syd Chaplin, dies at 80   

1966  Joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81 on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 15 antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69   

1968  On April - 15 boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73   

1969  Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 on April - 15.   

1970  On April - 15 death of ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. 1904)   

1971  Death of Dan Reeves, American football team owner (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

1972  Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history death of giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (b. 1906)   

1975  On April - 15 charles Marshall, dies   

1976  On April - 15 gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78   

1980  Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74 on this day in history.   

1981  French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 on April - 15.   

1982  On April - 15 death of 5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed   

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1452  On April - 15 birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary   

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs was born on this day in history.   

1489  On this day in history birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)   

1552  On this day in history birth of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)   

1588  Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born on this day in history.   

1637  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on April - 15.   

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on April - 15.   

1646  On this day in history birth of king Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)