Famous Deaths In April - 15

1916  On this day in history alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanist, dies at 75   

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

1924  Eduardo Caudella, composer, dies at 82 on April - 15.   

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

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

1937  Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1942  On this day in history robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61   

1943  On this day in history raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62   

1947  On April - 15 wolstenholme, rocker, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history death of clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80   

1963  Death of Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian rules footballer (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history syd Chaplin, dies at 80   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 15.   

1970  Death of Ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. 1904) on this day in history.   

1971  On April - 15 death of dan Reeves, American football team owner (b. 1912)   

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

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

1975  Charles Marshall, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On April - 15 birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary   

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs was born on April - 15.   

1489  Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

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

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

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