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April 15th
193 Notable deaths
Aleksei Gastev
Russian trade unionist (1882-1939).
Born October 8th, 1882 in Suzdal.
Died April 15th, 1939 at 56 years old in Kommunarka (ballistic trauma).
Pierre Batcheff
French actor.
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Harbin. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1932 at 30 years old in Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Edwin R. Thiele
American archaeologist.
Born September 10th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died April 15th, 1986 at 90 years old in St. Helena.
Bernard-Marie Koltès
French writer.
Born April 9th, 1948 in Metz. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1989 at 41 years old in Paris (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
John Thayer
American sportsman and businessman (1862-1912).
Born April 21st, 1862 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 49 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Rubem Fonseca
Brazilian writer and screenwriter.
Born May 11th, 1925 in Juiz de Fora.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 94 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gunther Burstyn
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born July 6th, 1879 in Bad Aussee.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 65 years old in Korneuburg (unnatural death).
Jean-François Paillard
French conductor.
Born April 12th, 1928 in Vitry-le-François. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2013 at 85 years old in Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze. [ref]
Aristarkh Lentulov
Russian artist (1882-1943).
Born January 16th, 1882 in Nizhny Lomov. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1943 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 193
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