Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

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

1925  John Singer Sargent, US portrait painter, dies at 69 on April - 15.   

1926  On April - 15 frank Iredale, cricketer (14 Tests for Aust, 807 runs at 36 68), dies   

1927  Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Di Giacomo), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1929  Antonio Smareglia, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1937  On April - 15 nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79   

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  On April - 15 death of radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892)   

1949  Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1954  Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on April - 15.   

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

1957  Death of Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

1958  Estelle Taylor, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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  Syd Chaplin, dies at 80 on April - 15.   

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

1967  Antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69 on April - 15.   

1968  On this day in history boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73   

1969  Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1970  Death of Ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. 1904) on April - 15.   

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 April - 15.   

1974  On April - 15 death of giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (b. 1906)   

1975  On this day in history 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 April - 15.   

1981  French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history 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  On April - 15 birth of nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs   

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

1552  On April - 15 birth of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)   

1588  On April - 15 birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist   

1637  On this day in history birth of valentin Molitor, composer   

1641  On April - 15 birth of robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)   

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.