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April 15th
193 Notable deaths
John Houghton
Welsh physicist (1931-2020).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dyserth.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 88 years old in Dolgellau and Barmouth Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
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.
Anita Hendrie
American actress.
Born November 9th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1940 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
Gunilla Wolde
Swedish writer and illustrator.
Born July 15th, 1939 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2015 at 75 years old
Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa
Italian admiral.
Born February 6th, 1854 in Palazzo Chiablese.
Died April 15th, 1931 at 77 years old in Turin.
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]
Bert McCaffrey
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born April 11th, 1894 in Albion Township. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1955 at 61 years old in Toronto.
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.
Born November 5th, 1854 in Kokkola.
Died April 15th, 1938 at 83 years old in Helsinki.
Elena Venttsel
Russian mathematician (1907-2002).
Born March 21st, 1907 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2002 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 193
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