April 15th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on April 15th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2011Italian peace activist (Born 1975)
American author and activist in cannabis (Born 1939).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009American baseball player (Born in 1925).
British broadcaster, writer, and politician (Born in 1924)
Hungarian-born American physicist (Born in 1907)
Swedish bishop and theologian (Born 1921)
American singer-songwriter/guitarist (d. 2008).
Belgian movie director (Born 1945)
American singer-songwriter (d. 2005).
Japanese illustrator and author (d. 2004).
Actor and dancer, English drag queen (d. 2003).
Canadian actress (Born in 1941)
American critic and author (d. 2002).
American football player, United States Supreme Court Justice (Born 1917).
American illustrator and writer who created more than 100 small volumes of morbid literature since 1953. His drawings were often accompanied by sombre, whimsically sadistic text.
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999British engineer and race car designer (Born 1944).
San Francisco fandom historian dies at the age of 76.
The Czechoslovakian Communist Central Committee Secretary (1968) dies.
Pianist dies at 91
Soldier, dies at 79
British figure skater (Olympics-gold-1976), dies of AIDS at age 44 (born 1949).
English/US detective writer (Enter The Saint)
At the age of 111, he dies.
Canadian geologist (Born 1908)
Leukemia in the Dead at 84
American actor and diver, the bathysphere was designed by the American diver engineer.
Dies at 88
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Swedish-American actress, one the most famous and magical stars of the silverscreen. She was born in Stockholm to a close-knit family in a cold water flat. In 1920, her father died. In her teens, she was a model with her flawless apricot skin and honey-colored hair. She was 19 when she was cast in "Gosta Berling." She was noticed internationally …
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989France Actor
General Secretary of Chinese Commnist Party, Dies (born 1915).
Russian composer and pianist (d. 1988).
Dutch poet Zandloper dies at the age of 81.
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French novelist, playwright, and poet. He was abandoned by his mother, a Parisian prostitute. His foster parents tolerated him because of the fee they received from the state. He was thrown out at the age of ten for being accused of theft. He spent five years in a rehabilitation facility. After escaping, Genet joined the Foreign Legion. Genet was 20 …
Actor Bob Younger-Legend Of Jesse James, dies at 42
Cosmonaut dies at the age of 76.
Welsh comedy magician (Born 1921)
At age 80, Az Ismertlen Ilyes, a Hungarian poet/writer, dies.
Actor Luis-Viva Valdez, dies at 68
Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (Born in 1892)
American journalist and photographer (d. 1983).
At 70, a French foreign minister (1976-1978) commits suicide.
Dutch leader in rights of the states, dies at 67
American actor of character; producer on films. On April 15, 1980, he died of a massive hemorhage in Los Angeles, CA.
Actor (Leslie Peyton Place), died at 76
Actor (Mr Drysdale -Beverly Hillbillies), passes away at 75
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1976American priest and political organizer. He was a leader in the Share Our Wealth movement during Great Depression, and later the Christian Nationalist Crusade. In 1944, he founded the America First Party. He was also a presidential candidate that year. Smith succumbed to pneumonia on April 15, 1976.
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Actor (Four Just Men Jean Arthur Show), died at 65
US test pilot (X-15), dies.
Italian songwriter (Born 1906)
German trade union leader dies at the age of 64.
Armenian playwright and poet (Born 1915).
American baseball player and coach (d. 70)
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969Queen of Spain (Born 1887).
At 69, Comedian dies from a heart attack
Deaths of a stroke at the 81
At the age of 80, he dies.
Australian rules footballer (Born in 1903)
![Esther Minciotti]()
Dies at 74
Actress from Hong Kong (d. 1962).
Filipino politician and journalist Mayor of Manila (d. 1962).
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1958Dies at 64
![Pedro Infante]()
Mexican singer and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important actors of the Golden Age Mexican cinema. Along with Jorge Negrete (the Three Mexican Roosters), he is an idol to Latin Americans. His film career began with more than 60 movies in 1939. He recorded approximately 350 songs starting in 1943. He was honored with the Silver …
German Painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88
Composer dies at 54
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949![Wallace Beery]()
American film actor. He is best known for playing Bill in "Min and Bill", opposite Marie Dressler. Also, Long John Silver in the "Treasure Island" movie, Pancho Villa in "Viva Villa!," and his title role in "The Champ," which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Czech politician and military commander (Born 1892)
Rocker
Nazi leader (Born 1895).
Soviet general (Born 1901)
Composer dies at 62
Russian painter and set designer (d. 43).
Austrian novelist. Most famous for his three-volume "The Man Without Qualities" (1923-1940). Musil was considered by critics to be the greatest European writer of the 20th century, alongside Franz Kafka and James Joyce. Musil was a scientist with an imaginative and scientific mind. He was an expert in experimental psychology, theoretical physics and mechanical engineering. He studied philosophy and psychology …
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938Peruvian poet (Born 1892)
Composer dies at 79
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929Composer dies at 74
French journalist and author detective fiction.
Italian poet (Di Giacomo) dies at 47
US portrait painter, dies at 69
Composer dies at 82
At the age of 74, he dies.
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on April 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1916At 75 years old, the victim dies.
Captain of the RMS Titanic (Born in 1850)Henry Tingle Wilde Chief Officer (b. 1872)\William McMaster Murdoch, First Officer (b. 1873)William McMaster Murdoch, First Officer (b. 1887)\Jack Phillips, British wireless telegraphist. (b. 1887)\John Jacob Astor IV, billionaire (b. 1864)Thomas Andrews (Irish-born shipbuilder and businessman) (b. 1873)William T. Stead, American journalist and author (b. 1849)