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April 15th
269 Notable deaths
August Aleksander Järnefelt
Finnish general (1833–1897).
Born April 2nd, 1833 in Tohmajärvi. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1897 at 64 years old in Helsinki.
Bernhard Germeshausen
East german bobsledder (1951–2022).
Born August 21st, 1951 in Heilbad Heiligenstadt.
Died April 15th, 2022 at 70 years old in Schwansee. [ref]
Aleksandr Sevidov
Russian footballer (1921-1992).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died April 15th, 1992 at 70 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Giovanni Bovio
Italian philosopher and politician (1837-1903).
Born February 6th, 1837 in Trani.
Died April 15th, 1903 at 66 years old in Naples.
Joaquim Alberto Silva
Angolan footballer (1974-2019).
Born March 4th, 1974 in Luanda.
Died April 15th, 2019 at 45 years old in Alverca do Ribatejo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hans Maass
German mathematician (1911-1992).
Born June 17th, 1911 in Altona.
Died April 15th, 1992 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.
Anita Hendrie
American actress (1863–1940).
Born November 9th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1940 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
Fernand Jaccard
Swiss footballer (1907-2008).
Born October 8th, 1907 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died April 15th, 2008 at 100 years old in Lutry.
Adolf Stern
German writer (1835–1907).
Born June 14th, 1835 in Leipzig.
Died April 15th, 1907 at 71 years old in Dresden.
Gunilla Wolde
Swedish writer and illustrator.
Born July 15th, 1939 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2015 at 75 years old
Max Seiffert
German musicologist (1868–1948).
Born February 9th, 1868 in Beeskow.
Died April 15th, 1948 at 80 years old in Schleswig.
Elena Venttsel
Soviet and russian mathematician and writer (1907-2002).
Born March 21st, 1907 in Tallinn.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 95 years old in Moscow.
Bruno Barilli
Italian writer, composer and music critic (1880–1952).
Born December 14th, 1880 in Fano.
Died April 15th, 1952 at 71 years old in Rome.
Juan López Fontana
Uruguayan football manager (1908–1983).
Born March 15th, 1908 in Montevideo.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Agostino Bausa
Italian cardinal (1821-1899).
Born February 23rd, 1821 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1899 at 78 years old in Florence.
Mouncif El Haddaoui
Moroccan footballer (1964–2024).
Born October 21st, 1964 in Morocco.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 59 years old [ref]
Alfred Cogniaux
Belgian botanist (1841–1916).
Born April 7th, 1841 in Robechies.
Died April 15th, 1916 at 75 years old in Genappe.
Luigi Gatti
Italian businessman and the titanic victim.
Born January 3rd, 1875 in Montalto Pavese.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 37 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Bert McCaffrey
Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1955).
Born April 11th, 1894 in Albion Township. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1955 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Ewald Ammende
Baltic german journalist, human rights activist and politician (1893-1936).
Born January 3rd, 1893 in Pärnu.
Died April 15th, 1936 at 43 years old in Beijing.
Georgios Vizyinos
Greek short story writer and poet (1849-1896).
Born March 8th, 1849 in Vize. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1896 at 47 years old in Athens, Attica Psychiatric Hospital "Dromokaiteio". [ref]
Gérard Mulumba Kalemba
Congolese catholic priest (1937-2020).
Born July 8th, 1937 in Kananga.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 82 years old in Kinshasa (COVID-19). [ref]
Anders Donner
Finnish astronomer (1854–1938).
Born November 5th, 1854 in Kokkola.
Died April 15th, 1938 at 83 years old in Helsinki.
Sipan Shiraz
Armenian poet (1967-1997).
Born June 25th, 1967 in Yerevan.
Died April 15th, 1997 at 29 years old in Yerevan.
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