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History Deaths on April 15

By  Kent Hickson  15 Apr   89 Views

History Deaths on April 15

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Totò, Italian comedian (b. 1898)

#Totò

In 1967

Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian painter and set designer (b. 1882)

#Aristarkh_Lentulov

In 1943

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Court of Session (b. 1682)

#Archibald_Campbell,_3rd_Duke_of_Argyll

In 1761

Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1928)

#Surya_Bahadur_Thapa

In 2015

Richard LeParmentier, American-English actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)

#Richard_LeParmentier

In 2013

John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geophysicist and geologist (b. 1908)

#John_Tuzo_Wilson

In 1993

Eliseo Verón, Argentinian sociologist and academic (b. 1935)

#Eliseo_Verón

In 2014

László Tisza, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (b. 1907)

#László_Tisza

In 2009

Robert Persons, English Jesuit priest, insurrectionist, and author (b. 1546)

#Robert_Persons

In 1610

R. Lee Ermey, American actor (b. 1944)

#R._Lee_Ermey

In 2018

Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, New Zealand commander and politician

#Te_Keepa_Te_Rangihiwinui

In 1898

Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (b. 1968)

#Dwayne_Schintzius

In 2012

César Vallejo, Peruvian journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1892)

#César_Vallejo

In 1938

Wallace Beery, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)

#Wallace_Beery

In 1949

Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (b. 1822)

#Matthew_Arnold

In 1888

John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (b. 1919)

#John_Houbolt

In 2014

David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1912)

#David_Brand

In 1979

Gaston Leroux, French journalist and author (b. 1868)

#Gaston_Leroux

In 1927

George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1580)

#George_Calvert,_1st_Baron_Baltimore

In 1632

Robert Musil, Austrian-Swiss author and playwright (b. 1880)

#Robert_Musil

In 1942

Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1679)

#Peder_Horrebow

In 1764

Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1930)

#Benjamin_Fain

In 2013

Byron White, American football player, lawyer, and jurist, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1917)

#Byron_White

In 2002

Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1676)

#Jacopo_Riccati

In 1754

Sylvester Jordan, Austrian-German lawyer and politician (b. 1792)

#Sylvester_Jordan

In 1861

Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek philosopher and translator (b. 1355)

#Manuel_Chrysoloras

In 1415

Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (b. 1886)

#Friedebert_Tuglas

In 1971

Jack Herer, American author and activist (b. 1939)

#Jack_Herer

In 2010

Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian priest, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1718)

#Ignacije_Szentmartony

In 1793

Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1377)

#Filippo_Brunelleschi

In 1446

Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (b. 1711)

#Giuseppe_Bonno

In 1788

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (b. 1809)

#Abraham_Lincoln

In 1865

Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Bengali politician, writer, journalist, first health minister of East Pakistan

#Habibullah_Bahar_Chowdhury

In 1966

Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (b. 1905)

#Greta_Garbo

In 1990

Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (b. 1928)

#Jean-François_Paillard

In 2013

Richard Poore, English ecclesiastic

#Richard_Poore

In 1237

Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1925)

#Pol_Pot

In 1998

Father Damien, Belgian priest and saint (b. 1840)

#Father_Damien

In 1889

Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian chemist and physicist (b. 1711)

#Mikhail_Lomonosov

In 1765

Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (b. 1951)

#Joey_Ramone

In 2001

Clara Blandick, American actress (b. 1880)

#Clara_Blandick

In 1962

Edward Gorey, American poet and illustrator (b. 1925)

#Edward_Gorey

In 2000

Suiko, emperor of Japan (b. 554)

#Empress_Suiko

In 628

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, French wife of Louis XIV of France (b. 1635)

#Françoise_d'Aubigné,_Marquise_de_Maintenon

In 1719

Radola Gajda, Montenegrin-Czech general and politician (b. 1892)

#Radola_Gajda

In 1948

Hu Yaobang, Chinese soldier and politician, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (b. 1915)

#Hu_Yaobang

In 1989

John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Prince of Orange (b. 1443)

#John_IV_of_Chalon-Arlay

In 1502

Patriarch Joseph of Moscow, Russian patriarch

#Patriarch_Joseph_of_Moscow

In 1652

Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (b. 1773)

#Arthur_Aikin

In 1854

William Oldys, English historian and author (b. 1696)

#William_Oldys

In 1761

Jean Genet, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1910)

#Jean_Genet

In 1986

Simon Dach, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1605)

#Simon_Dach

In 1659

Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese illustrator (b. 1934)

#Mitsuteru_Yokoyama

In 2004

Raymond Bailey, American actor and soldier (b. 1904)

#Raymond_Bailey

In 1980

Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, last person verified born in the 1800s (b. 1899)

#Emma_Morano

In 2017

Damon Knight, American author and critic (b. 1922)

#Damon_Knight

In 2002

Michael Pataki, American actor and director (b. 1938)

#Michael_Pataki

In 2010

Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)

#Jean-Paul_Sartre

In 1980

Vittorio Taviani, Italian film director and screenwriter (b. 1929)

In 2018

Clifton James, American actor (b. 1920)

In 2017

Jonathan Crombie, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1966)

In 2015

Paul Bogart, American director and producer (b. 1919)

In 2012

Vittorio Arrigoni, Italian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1975)

In 2011

Salih Neftçi, Turkish economist and author (b. 1947)

In 2009

Clement Freud, German-English journalist, academic, and politician (b. 1924)

In 2009

Krister Stendahl, Swedish bishop, theologian, and scholar (b. 1921)

In 2008

Brant Parker, American illustrator (b. 1920)

In 2007

Harvey Postlethwaite, English engineer (b. 1944)

In 1999

William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1912)

In 1998

Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (b. 1907)

In 1993

Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)

In 1988

Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedian and magician (b. 1921)

In 1984

Arthur Lowe, English actor (b. 1915)

In 1982

Gurgen Boryan, Armenian poet and playwright (b. 1915)

In 1971

Edward Greeves, Jr., Australian footballer (b. 1903)

In 1963

Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (b. 1912)

In 1962

Hermann Florstedt, German SS officer (b. 1895)

In 1945

Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Russian general (b. 1901)

In 1944

János Murkovics, Slovene author, poet, and educator (b. 1839)

In 1917

Victims of the Titanic disaster: Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder (b. 1873) John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864) Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865) Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875) Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865) Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866) Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878) James Paul Moody, English Sixth Officer (b. 1887) William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish First Officer (b. 1873) Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887) Edward Smith, English Captain (b. 1850) William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849) Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849) Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845) John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862) Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)

In 1912

Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent (b. c. 1500)

In 1558

Adolf of Altena, German archbishop (b. 1157)

In 1220

Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare (b. 1094)

In 1136

Godwin, Earl of Wessex (b. 1001)

In 1053

Lin Yanyu, Chinese court official and eunuch

In 956

Liu Bin, emperor of Southern Han (b. 920)

In 943

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