People who died on April 15 98
Empress Suiko
d. 628 (b. 554)
Suiko, emperor of Japan (b. 554)
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Liu Bin (Southern Han)
d. 943 (b. 920)
Liu Bin, emperor of Southern Han (b. 920)
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Lin Yanyu
d. 956
Lin Yanyu, Chinese court official and eunuch
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Godwin, Earl of Wessex
d. 1053 (b. 1001)
Godwin, Earl of Wessex (b. 1001)
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Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare
d. 1136 (b. 1094)
Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare (b. 1094)
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Adolf of Altena
d. 1220 (b. 1157)
Adolf of Altena, German archbishop (b. 1157)
Richard Poore
d. 1237
Richard Poore, English ecclesiastic
Manuel Chrysoloras
d. 1415 (b. 1355)
Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek philosopher and translator (b. 1355)
Filippo Brunelleschi
d. 1446 (b. 1377)
Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1377)
John IV of Chalon-Arlay
d. 1502 (b. 1443)
John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Prince of Orange (b. 1443)
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Roxelana
d. 1558
Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent (b. c. 1500)
Robert Persons
d. 1610 (b. 1546)
Robert Persons, English Jesuit priest, insurrectionist, and author (b. 1546)
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
d. 1632 (b. 1580)
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1580)
Patriarch Joseph of Moscow
d. 1652
Patriarch Joseph of Moscow, Russian patriarch
Simon Dach
d. 1659 (b. 1605)
Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (d. 1659)
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
d. 1719 (b. 1635)
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, French wife of Louis XIV of France (b. 1635)
Jacopo Riccati
d. 1754 (b. 1676)
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
d. 1761 (b. 1682)
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Court of Session (b. 1682)
William Oldys
d. 1761 (b. 1696)
William Oldys, English historian and author (d. 1761)
Peder Horrebow
d. 1764 (b. 1679)
Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1679)
Mikhail Lomonosov
d. 1765 (b. 1711)
Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian chemist and physicist (b. 1711)
Giuseppe Bonno
d. 1788 (b. 1711)
Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (b. 1711)
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Ignacije Szentmartony
d. 1793 (b. 1718)
Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian priest, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1718)
Arthur Aikin
d. 1854 (b. 1773)
Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
Sylvester Jordan
d. 1861 (b. 1792)
Sylvester Jordan, Austrian-German lawyer and politician (b. 1792)
Abraham Lincoln
d. 1865 (b. 1809)
Abraham Lincoln, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 16th President of the United States (b. 1809)
Matthew Arnold
d. 1888 (b. 1822)
Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (b. 1822)
Father Damien
d. 1889 (b. 1840)
Father Damien, Belgian priest and saint (b. 1840)
Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui
d. 1898
Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, New Zealand commander and politician
Sinking of the RMS Titanic
d. 1912 (b. 1873)
Victims of the RMS Titanic disaster
Thomas Andrews, Irish businessman and shipbuilder (b. 1873)
John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel, businessman, and author (b. 1864)
Archibald Butt, American general and journalist (b. 1865)
Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (b. 1875)
Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. 1865)
Henry B. Harris, American producer and manager (b. 1866)
Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (b. 1878)
James Paul Moody, English sailor and sixth officer (b. 1887)
William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor and first officer (b. 1873)
Jack Phillips, English telegraphist (b. 1887)
Edward Smith, English captain (b. 1850)
William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. 1849)
Ida Straus, German-American businesswoman (b. 1849)
Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (b. 1845)
John Thayer, American cricketer (b. 1862)
Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer (b. 1872)
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János Murkovics
d. 1917 (b. 1839)
János Murkovics, Slovene author, poet, and educator (b. 1839)
Gaston Leroux
d. 1927 (b. 1868)
Gaston Leroux, French journalist and author (d. 1927)
César Vallejo
d. 1938 (b. 1892)
César Vallejo, Peruvian journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1892)
Robert Musil
d. 1942 (b. 1880)
Robert Musil, Austrian-Swiss author and playwright (b. 1880)
Aristarkh Lentulov
d. 1943 (b. 1882)
Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian painter and set designer (b. 1882)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
d. 1944 (b. 1901)
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Russian general (b. 1901)
Hermann Florstedt
d. 1945 (b. 1895)
Hermann Florstedt, German SS officer (b. 1895)
Radola Gajda
d. 1948 (b. 1892)
Radola Gajda, Montenegrin-Czech general and politician (b. 1892)
Wallace Beery
d. 1949 (b. 1885)
Wallace Beery, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
Clara Blandick
d. 1962 (b. 1880)
Clara Blandick, American actress (d. 1962)
Arsenio Lacson
d. 1962 (b. 1912)
Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (b. 1912)
Edward Greeves, Jr.
d. 1963 (b. 1903)
Edward Greeves, Jr., Australian footballer (b. 1903)
Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury
d. 1966
Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Bengali politician, writer, journalist, first health minister of East Pakistan
Totò
d. 1967 (b. 1898)
Totò, Italian comedian (b. 1898)
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Gurgen Boryan
d. 1971 (b. 1915)
Gurgen Boryan, Armenian poet and playwright (b. 1915)
Friedebert Tuglas
d. 1971 (b. 1886)
Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (b. 1886)
Raymond Bailey
d. 1980 (b. 1904)
Raymond Bailey, American actor and soldier (b. 1904)
Jean-Paul Sartre
d. 1980 (b. 1905)
Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author (d. 1980)
Tommy Cooper
d. 1984 (b. 1921)
Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedian and magician (b. 1921)
Jean Genet
d. 1986 (b. 1910)
Jean Genet, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1910)
Kenneth Williams
d. 1988 (b. 1926)
Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Hu Yaobang
d. 1989 (b. 1915)
Hu Yaobang, Chinese soldier and politician (b. 1915)
Greta Garbo
d. 1990 (b. 1905)
Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (d. 1990)
Leslie Charteris
d. 1993 (b. 1907)
Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (d. 1993)
John Tuzo Wilson
d. 1993 (b. 1908)
John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geophysicist and geologist (b. 1908)
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William Congdon
d. 1998 (b. 1912)
William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
Pol Pot
d. 1998 (b. 1925)
Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 1998)
Harvey Postlethwaite
d. 1999 (b. 1944)
Harvey Postlethwaite, English engineer (b. 1944)
Edward Gorey
d. 2000 (b. 1925)
Edward Gorey, American poet and illustrator (b. 1925)
Joey Ramone
d. 2001 (b. 1951)
Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
Damon Knight
d. 2002 (b. 1922)
Damon Knight, American author and critic (d. 2002)
Byron White
d. 2002 (b. 1917)
Byron White, American football player and judge (d. 2002)
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Mitsuteru Yokoyama
d. 2004 (b. 1934)
Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2004)
Brant Parker
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
Brant Parker, American illustrator (d. 2007)
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Krister Stendahl
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Krister Stendahl, Swedish bishop, theologian, and scholar (b. 1921)
Clement Freud
d. 2009 (b. 1924)
Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009)
László Tisza
d. 2009 (b. 1907)
László Tisza, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (b. 1907)
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Salih Neftçi
d. 2009 (b. 1947)
Salih Neftçi, Turkish economist and author (d. 2009)
Jack Herer
d. 2010 (b. 1939)
Jack Herer, American author and activist (b. 1939)
Michael Pataki
d. 2010 (b. 1938)
Michael Pataki, American actor and director (b. 1938)
Vittorio Arrigoni
d. 2011 (b. 1975)
Vittorio Arrigoni, Italian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1975)
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Paul Bogart
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Paul Bogart, American director and producer (b. 1919)
Dwayne Schintzius
d. 2012 (b. 1968)
Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (b. 1968)
Benjamin Fain
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1930)
Richard LeParmentier
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Richard LeParmentier, American-English actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
Jean-François Paillard
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (b. 1928)
John Houbolt
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (b. 1919)
Eliseo Verón
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Eliseo Verón, Argentinian sociologist and academic (b. 1935)
Jonathan Crombie
d. 2015 (b. 1966)
Jonathan Crombie, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1966)
Surya Bahadur Thapa
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1928)
Clifton James
d. 2017 (b. 1920)
Clifton James, American actor (d. 2017)
Emma Morano
d. 2017 (b. 1899)
Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, last person verified born in the 19th century (b. 1899)
Thomas Andrews (shipbuilder)
d. ? (b. 1873)
John Jacob Astor IV
d. 1912 (b. 1864)
John Jacob Astor IV, American colonel and businessman (d. 1912)
Archibald Butt
d. ?
Jacques Futrelle
d. ? (b. 1875)
Benjamin Guggenheim
d. ?
Henry B. Harris
d. ?
Wallace Hartley
d. 1912 (b. 1878)
Wallace Hartley, English violinist and bandleader (d. 1912)
James Paul Moody
d. 1912 (b. 1887)
James Paul Moody, English sailor (d. 1912)
William McMaster Murdoch
d. ? (b. 1873)
Jack Phillips (wireless officer)
d. ?
Edward Smith (sea captain)
d. ? (b. 1850)
William Thomas Stead
d. 1912 (b. 1849)
William Thomas Stead, English journalist (d. 1912)
Ida Straus
d. ?
Isidor Straus
d. ? (b. 1845)
John Thayer (cricketer)
d. ?
Henry Tingle Wilde
d. 1912 (b. 1872)
Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)