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 April - 15.   

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

1927  On April - 15 francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (Di Giacomo), dies at 47   

1929  Antonio Smareglia, composer, dies at 74 on April - 15.   

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  On this day in history raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62   

1947  Wolstenholme, rocker, dies on April - 15.   

1948  On this day in history 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  On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54   

1956  On this day in history emile Nolde [Hansen], German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88   

1957  On this day in history death of pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (b. 1917)   

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

1968  Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1971  Death of Dan Reeves, American football team owner (b. 1912) on April - 15.   

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  Charles Marshall, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1982  Death of 5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed on April - 15.   

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1452  Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary was born on this day in history.   

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  Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) was born on April - 15.   

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

1637  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on April - 15.