April 15th
207 Notable deaths
Jack Herer
American cannabis/hemp and freedom activist (1939-2010).
Born June 18th, 1939 in New York City.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 70 years old in Eugene (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack Phillips
Titanic's wireless operator.
Born April 11th, 1887 in Farncombe.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 25 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
Whitey Herzog
American hall of fame baseball player and manager.
Born November 9th, 1931 in New Athens.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 92 years old in St. Louis.
Hazel Court
English actress.
Born February 10th, 1926 in Sutton Coldfield. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2008 at 82 years old in Alpine Meadows (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wallace Hartley
Band leader on the rms titanic.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 33 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Michael Halliday
Australian linguist (1925-2018).
Born April 13th, 1925 in Leeds.
Died April 15th, 2018 at 93 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Henry Tingle Wilde
Chief officer of rms titanic (1872-1912).
Born September 21st, 1872 in Walton.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Totò
Italian comedian, actor, and musician (1898-1967).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Naples.
Died April 15th, 1967 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Robert Musil
Austrian philosophical writer (1880–1942).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1942 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Michael Pataki
American actor (1938-2010).
Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde