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 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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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 April - 15 birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)   

1552  Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1641  On this day in history birth of robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)   

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