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April 15th
207 Notable deaths
Leslie Charteris
Author.
Born May 9th, 1907 in Singapore. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1993 at 85 years old in Windsor. [ref]
Paul Bogart
Tv and film director (1919–2012).
Born November 21st, 1919 in Harlem. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [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]
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]
Nikolai Vatutin
Soviet general.
Born December 16th, 1901 in Vatunino.
Died April 15th, 1944 at 42 years old in Kyiv (sepsis).
Archibald Butt
Military aide to theodore roosevelt and william howard taft (1865–1912).
Born September 26th, 1865 in Augusta.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 46 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
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).
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]
Vittorio Arrigoni
Italian activist (1975–2011).
Born February 4th, 1975 in Besana in Brianza.
Died April 15th, 2011 at 36 years old in Gaza Strip (hanging to death). [ref]
James Paul Moody
Sailor.
Born August 21st, 1887 in Scarborough.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 24 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare