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Died On April 15th

Discover the most famous people who died on April 15. The list includes people like Abraham Lincoln, Pol Pot, Jean-Paul Sartre, Greta Garbo, John Jacob Astor IV. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, political leaders, actors and sailors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, France & Italy and many more countries.

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
American
American President.
Pol PotPol Pot
Cambodian
Former Prime Minister of Cambodia

Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre
French
Philosopher

Byron WhiteByron White
American
Attorney

Greta GarboGreta Garbo
Swedish, American
Film actress

Joey RamoneJoey Ramone
American
Lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones
John Jacob Astor IVJohn Jacob Astor IV
American
Businessman

Kenneth WilliamsKenneth Williams
British
Comedian

Hu YaobangHu Yaobang
Chinese
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of
Father DamienFather Damien
Belgian
Saint

Joe MasseriaJoe Masseria
Italian, American
Mafia Boss
Tommy CooperTommy Cooper
British
Comedian

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de MaintenonFrançoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
French
Louis XIV of France's Wife

Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi
Italian
Architect

Matthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold
British
Poet

Wallace BeeryWallace Beery
American
Actor
Emma MoranoEmma Morano
Italian
Supercentenarian

Thomas AndrewsThomas Andrews
British
Businessperson, Naval Architect

Isidor StrausIsidor Straus
American
Businessman

Edward GoreyEdward Gorey
American
 
Jean GenetJean Genet
French
Novelist

William McMaster MurdochWilliam McMaster Murdoch
Scottish
First Officer of RMS Titanic
Manuel RoxasManuel Roxas
Filipino
Former President of the Philippines

Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov
Russian
Scientist, Poet, Geologist, Astronomer

William Thomas SteadWilliam Thomas Stead
British
Journalism
Anna AncherAnna Ancher
Danish
Painter

Madame de PompadourMadame de Pompadour
French
Noblewomen
Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom
Writer, Autobiographer

Pedro InfantePedro Infante
Mexican
Actor, Singer, Film actor, Carpenter

Victoria Eugenie of BattenbergVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg
British
Queen
Allan HoldsworthAllan Holdsworth
British
Musician

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Arthur LoweArthur Lowe
British
Actor
Jonathan CrombieJonathan Crombie
Canadian
Actor

Richard ConteRichard Conte
American
Actor

Giovanni GentileGiovanni Gentile
Italian
Philosopher

Raymond BaileyRaymond Bailey
American
Actor
Fritz HaarmannFritz Haarmann
German
Serial killer
Clement FreudClement Freud
German, British
Writer

Jack HererJack Herer
American
Politician

Hazel CourtHazel Court
British
Actress

Godwin, Earl of WessexGodwin, Earl of Wessex
British
Earl of Wessex
George Calvert, Baron BaltimoreGeorge Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
British
Politician

Gaston LerouxGaston Leroux
French
Journalist, Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter

Michael HallidayMichael Halliday
Australian, British
Linguist

Robert MusilRobert Musil
Austrian
Writer, Librarian, Novelist, Playwright,

TotòTotò
Italian
Comedian
Leslie CharterisLeslie Charteris
Singaporean, British
Author

Henry Tingle WildeHenry Tingle Wilde
British
Chief mate
John CurryJohn Curry
British
Figure skater

Empress SuikoEmpress Suiko
Japanese
Monarch

Bruno BauerBruno Bauer
German
Philosopher, Theologian, Historian
Lee KonitzLee Konitz
American
American composer

Jacques FutrelleJacques Futrelle
American
American journalist
Viktor ChernovViktor Chernov
Russian
Political leader

César VallejoCésar Vallejo
Peruvian
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist

William EmpsonWilliam Empson
British
Literary Critic

Harry MeyenHarry Meyen
German
Actor

Oliver EvansOliver Evans
American
Inventor
Hubert RobertHubert Robert
French
Curator, Painter

David ElazarDavid Elazar
Israeli
Military Commander

Emma WillardEmma Willard
American
American activist

Khālid al-IslāmbūlīKhālid al-Islāmbūlī
Egyptian
Assassin
Fernand de BrinonFernand de Brinon
French
Journalist, Socialite, Lawyer

Yap Ah LoyYap Ah Loy
Chinese, Malaysian
Malaysian leader
Sidney Leslie GoodwinSidney Leslie Goodwin
British
Victim

RoxelanaRoxelana
Ukrainian
 

Charles BulfinchCharles Bulfinch
American
Architect
Rosalba CarrieraRosalba Carriera
Italian
Painter

Mitsuteru YokoyamaMitsuteru Yokoyama
Japanese
Artist
Murray RoseMurray Rose
Australian, British
Swimmer

John Tuzo WilsonJohn Tuzo Wilson
Canadian
Geophysicist

John Tradescant the ElderJohn Tradescant the Elder
British
Naturalist
Olga LengyelOlga Lengyel
Hungarian
Writer

Mohammad RabbaniMohammad Rabbani
Afghan
Political leader
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of ArgyllArchibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Scottish
Politician

Benjamin HooksBenjamin Hooks
American
Minister

Pope Benedict VIIIPope Benedict VIII
Italian
Pope

Andrei ZhelyabovAndrei Zhelyabov
Ukrainian
Russian revolutionary
Henry BestonHenry Beston
American
Writer, Children's writer
Nikolai Fyodorovich VatutinNikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Russian, Russian
Military commander

Jules DalouJules Dalou
French
Sculptor

Phil SokolofPhil Sokolof
American
Businessman

Simon DachSimon Dach
Prussian
Poet
Julia LathropJulia Lathrop
American
Social worker

Richard MulcasterRichard Mulcaster
British
Educator

Rubem FonsecaRubem Fonseca
Brazilian
Writer

Yamana SōzenYamana Sōzen
Japanese
Monk

Juan Manuel BlanesJuan Manuel Blanes
Uruguayan
Artist
Robert PersonsRobert Persons
British
Priest

Gyula IllyésGyula Illyés
Hungarian
Poet
Aristarkh LentulovAristarkh Lentulov
Russian
Artist

Lhendup DorjiLhendup Dorji
Bhutanese
Prime Minister
Justine SaundersJustine Saunders
Australian
Television actress
Ğabdulla TuqayĞabdulla Tuqay
Russian
Poet