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April 15th
198 Notable deaths
George Saling
Athletics competitor.
Born July 24th, 1909 in Memphis. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1933 at 23 years old in St. Charles (traffic collision).
Antonio Smareglia
Austro-hungarian opera composer (1854-1929).
Born May 5th, 1854 in Pula. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1929 at 74 years old in Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. [ref]
Vera Faddeeva
Russian mathematician (1906–1983).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Tambov.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Benoît Lamy
Belgian film director, producer and screenwriter (1945–2008).
Born September 19th, 1945 in Arlon.
Died April 15th, 2008 at 62 years old in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]
Aleksandar Kostov
Bulgarian footballer (1938-2019).
Born March 2nd, 1938 in Sofia.
Died April 15th, 2019 at 81 years old in Sofia.
Borys Liatoshynsky
Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher.
Born January 3rd, 1895 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Ernst Klodwig
Racecar driver.
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Aschersleben.
Died April 15th, 1973 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Giovanni D'Anzi
Italian singer and composer.
Born January 1st, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1974 at 68 years old in Santa Margherita Ligure. [ref]
Bernhard Germeshausen
East german bobsledder.
Born August 21st, 1951 in Heilbad Heiligenstadt.
Died April 15th, 2022 at 70 years old [ref]
Uwe Beyer
Athletics competitor.
Born April 14th, 1945 in Kiel.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 48 years old in Belek.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 198
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