April 15th
193 Notable deaths
Owen K. Garriott
American electrical engineer and astronaut (1930-2019).
Born November 22nd, 1930 in Enid.
Died April 15th, 2019 at 88 years old in Huntsville. [ref]
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician (1927-2020).
Born October 13th, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2020 at 92 years old in Greenwich Village (COVID-19). [ref]
Leslie Charteris
Author.
Born May 9th, 1907 in Singapore. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1993 at 85 years old in Windsor. [ref]
César Vallejo
Peruvian writer.
Born March 16th, 1892 in Santiago de Chuco. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
Willie Davis
American football player (1934-2020).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Lisbon.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure). [ref]
Jacques Futrelle
American journalist and mystery writer (1875-1912).
Born April 9th, 1875 in Pike County. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1912 at 37 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning). [ref]
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Greek princess, queen consort of croatia, duchess of aosta (1904-1974).
Born February 13th, 1904 in Athens.
Died April 15th, 1974 at 70 years old in Fiesole (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Paul Bogart
Tv and film director.
Born November 13th, 1919 in New York City, Harlem. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Nikolai Vatutin
Soviet military officer.
Born December 16th, 1901 in Kursk.
Died April 15th, 1944 at 42 years old in Rivne (sepsis).
Frank Knight
American economist (1885-1972).
Born November 7th, 1885 in McLean County. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1972 at 86 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 193
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson