Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 15
Thursday, 18 December 2025
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 Frank Iredale, cricketer (14 Tests for Aust, 807 runs at 36 68), dies on this day in history. 

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

1929 On this day in history antonio Smareglia, composer, dies at 74 

1937 On this day in history nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 

1938 On this day in history caesar Vallejo, Peru/French poet (Trilce, Russia & 1931), dies at 46 

1942 On April - 15 robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61 

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

1947 Wolstenholme, rocker, dies on this day in history. 

1948 Death of Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. 1892) on this day in history. 

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

1954 Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history. 

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 Estelle Taylor, dies at 64 on April - 15. 

1962 On April - 15 death of clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80 

1963 On April - 15 death of edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian rules footballer (b. 1903) 

1965 Syd Chaplin, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1966 On April - 15 joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81 

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

1968 Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73 on April - 15. 

1969 On this day in history victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 

1970 On this day in history 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 On April - 15 otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 

1974 Death of Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (b. 1906) on April - 15. 

1975 Charles Marshall, dies on this day in history. 

1976 Gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1980 Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74 on April - 15. 

1981 On April - 15 french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 

1982 On this day in history death of 5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed 

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