April 15th
193 Notable deaths
John Tuzo Wilson
Canadian geologist (1908-1993).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Ottawa.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Toronto.
Hugh Samuel Johnson
American administrator.
Born August 5th, 1882 in Bourbon County. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1942 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Masatoshi Nakayama
Martial artist.
Born April 13th, 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died April 15th, 1987 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
John Houbolt
American aerospace engineer.
Born April 10th, 1919 in Altoona.
Died April 15th, 2014 at 95 years old in Scarborough (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Motobu Chōki
Okinawan karateka.
Born April 5th, 1870 in Shuri.
Died April 15th, 1944 at 74 years old in Shuri.
Josip Manolić
Croatian politician (1920–2024).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Kalinovac.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 104 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Zarifa Aliyeva
Azerbaijani ophthalmologist (1923-1985).
Born April 28th, 1923 in Sharur District.
Died April 15th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Vittorio Arrigoni
Italian activist.
Born February 4th, 1975 in Besana in Brianza.
Died April 15th, 2011 at 36 years old in Gaza Strip (hanging). [ref]
Hermann Florstedt
German nazi leader (1895-1945).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Bitche.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 50 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (ballistic trauma).
Robert Ritter
German psychologist.
Born May 14th, 1901 in Aachen.
Died April 15th, 1951 at 49 years old in Oberursel (Taunus).
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks