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April 15th
189 Notable deaths
Stavros Niarchos
Greek businessman and art collector.
Born July 3rd, 1909 in Athens. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1996 at 86 years old in Zürich (pneumonia).
Thomas Andrews
Irish businessman and shipbuilder.
Born February 7th, 1873 in Comber.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Benjamin Guggenheim
Businessman.
Born October 26th, 1865 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 46 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Wallace Beery
American actor (1885-1949).
Born April 1st, 1885 in Clay County. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1949 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Conte
American actor (1910-1975).
Born March 24th, 1910 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1975 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jonathan Crombie
Canadian actor.
Born October 12th, 1966 in Toronto.
Died April 15th, 2015 at 48 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor.
Born February 28th, 1873 in Dalbeattie.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Liz Sheridan
American actress.
Born April 10th, 1929 in Rye.
Died April 15th, 2022 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jean Genet
French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 75 years old in Paris (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Mike Bossy
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born January 22nd, 1957 in Montreal.
Died April 15th, 2022 at 65 years old in Rosemère (lung cancer). [ref]
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