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April 15th
207 Notable deaths
Thomas Byles
Catholic priest who remained on board the rms titanic as it was sinking.
Born February 26th, 1870 in Leeds.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 42 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Charles Robert Knight
American artist (1874-1953).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Brooklyn.
Died April 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Estelle Taylor
American actress, singer, and animal rights activist.
Born May 20th, 1894 in Wilmington.
Died April 15th, 1958 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Damon Knight
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 79 years old in Eugene.
Spark Matsunaga
American politician (1916–1990).
Born October 8th, 1916 in Kauai County.
Died April 15th, 1990 at 73 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Joe Brown
British mountain climber (1930–2020).
Born September 26th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 89 years old in Llanberis. [ref]
Machito
Latin jazz musician (1912-1984).
Born February 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (stroke).
Duke Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Head of the house of württemberg (1939–1975).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Stuttgart.
Died April 15th, 1975 at 81 years old in Ravensburg.
Harvey Postlethwaite
British engineer and technical director.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Barnet.
Died April 15th, 1999 at 55 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid