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April 15th
211 Notable deaths
Donald Ryder Dickey
American ornithologist.
Born March 31st, 1887 in Dubuque.
Died April 15th, 1932 at 45 years old in Pasadena.
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]
Teresa Rebull
Spanish singer, civil servant and nurse (1919–2015).
Born September 24th, 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-ku.
Died April 15th, 2015 at 67 years old in Higashiōmi (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]
Ronald Maitland
Sailor (1887-1937).
Born January 6th, 1887 in Grimsby.
Died April 15th, 1937 at 50 years old in Vancouver.
Federico Gay
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 November 21st, 1861 in Přerov. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1921 at 59 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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