April 15th
269 Notable deaths
Vasily Stepanovich Petrov
Twice hero of the soviet union (1922–2003).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Dmytrivka.
Died April 15th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Rafael Ávalos
Mexican footballer (1926-1993).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Mexico.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 66 years old [ref]
Alfred Schläppi
Bobsledder (1898-1981).
Born January 30th, 1898 in Leysin.
Died April 15th, 1981 at 83 years old in Leysin.
Peter Pietras
American soccer player (1908-1993).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Trenton.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in New Jersey.
Donald Ryder Dickey
American ornithologist.
Born March 31st, 1887 in Dubuque.
Died April 15th, 1932 at 45 years old in Pasadena.
Auguste Barth
French orientalist (1834–1916).
Born May 22nd, 1834 in Strasbourg.
Died April 15th, 1916 at 81 years old in Paris.
Fredrik Rosencrantz
Equestrian (1879-1957).
Born October 26th, 1879 in Benestads parish. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1957 at 77 years old in Slottsstadens församling.
Alex Homberger
Swiss rower (1912-2007).
Born October 26th, 1912 in Schaffhausen.
Died April 15th, 2007 at 94 years old in Muskegon.
Erich Zander
German hockey player (1905-1991).
Born April 11th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died April 15th, 1991 at 86 years old in Eutin. [ref]
Ğabdulla Tuqay
Tatar poet.
Born April 26th, 1886 in Koshlauch.
Died April 15th, 1913 at 26 years old in Klyachkin clinics (tuberculosis).
Teresa Rebull
Spanish singer, civil servant and nurse (1919–2015).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Sabadell.
Died April 15th, 2015 at 95 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Tadahiko Ueda
Japanese association football player (1947-2015).
Born August 3rd, 1947 in Ukyō Ward.
Died April 15th, 2015 at 67 years old in Higashiōmi-shi (lung cancer). [ref]
Josef Růžička
Czechoslovak wrestler (1925–1986).
Born March 17th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 61 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alfredo Viejo Sánchez
Mexican footballer.
Born June 8th, 1908 in Orizaba.
Died April 15th, 1991 at 82 years old
Ronald Maitland
Sailor (1887-1937).
Born January 6th, 1887 in Grimsby.
Died April 15th, 1937 at 50 years old in Vancouver.
Federico Gay
Italian road bicycle racer (1896–1989).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Turin.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 92 years old in Turin.
Jakob Gartner
Austrian architect (1861–1921).
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Přerov. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1921 at 59 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Choe Je-u
Korean religious leader (1824-1864).
Born December 18th, 1824 in Gyeongju.
Died April 15th, 1864 at 39 years old (decapitation).
Leonard Peterson
Swedish gymnast (1885–1956).
Born October 30th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died April 15th, 1956 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi