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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

Joey RamoneJoey Ramone
American
Lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones

Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre
French
Philosopher

Greta GarboGreta Garbo
Swedish, American
Film actress

John Jacob Astor IVJohn Jacob Astor IV
American
Businessman
Tommy CooperTommy Cooper
British
Comedian

Kenneth WilliamsKenneth Williams
British
Comedian

Manuel RoxasManuel Roxas
Filipino
Former President of the Philippines
Hu YaobangHu Yaobang
Chinese
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of

Emma MoranoEmma Morano
Italian
Supercentenarian
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de MaintenonFrançoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
French
Louis XIV of France's Wife

Joe MasseriaJoe Masseria
Italian, American
Mafia Boss

Isidor StrausIsidor Straus
American
Businessman

Wallace BeeryWallace Beery
American
Actor

Thomas AndrewsThomas Andrews
British
Businessperson, Naval Architect
Matthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold
British
Poet

Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi
Italian
Architect

William McMaster MurdochWilliam McMaster Murdoch
Scottish
First Officer of RMS Titanic

Father DamienFather Damien
Belgian
Saint
Byron WhiteByron White
American
Attorney

Jean GenetJean Genet
French
Novelist
Edward GoreyEdward Gorey
American
 

Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov
Russian
Scientist, Poet, Geologist, Astronomer

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

RoxelanaRoxelana
Ukrainian
 
Edward SmithEdward Smith
British
Naval officer

Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom
Writer, Autobiographer

Madame de PompadourMadame de Pompadour
French
Noblewomen
Pedro InfantePedro Infante
Mexican
Actor, Singer, Film actor, Carpenter

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Victoria Eugenie of BattenbergVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg
British
Queen
Arthur LoweArthur Lowe
British
Actor

Richard ConteRichard Conte
American
Actor

Allan HoldsworthAllan Holdsworth
British
Musician

Jonathan CrombieJonathan Crombie
Canadian
Actor
Raymond BaileyRaymond Bailey
American
Actor
Clement FreudClement Freud
German, British
Writer

Giovanni GentileGiovanni Gentile
Italian
Philosopher

Fritz HaarmannFritz Haarmann
German
Serial killer

John CurryJohn Curry
British
Figure skater
Hazel CourtHazel Court
British
Actress

Godwin, Earl of WessexGodwin, Earl of Wessex
British
Earl of Wessex

Jack PhillipsJack Phillips
British
radiotelegraphist

Rupert Cambridge, Viscount TrematonRupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon
British
Queen Victoria's great grand son

Jack HererJack Herer
American
Politician
TotòTotò
Italian
Comedian

Gaston LerouxGaston Leroux
French
Journalist, Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter
Henry Tingle WildeHenry Tingle Wilde
British
Chief mate

Leslie CharterisLeslie Charteris
Singaporean, British
Author

Empress SuikoEmpress Suiko
Japanese
Monarch
Robert MusilRobert Musil
Austrian
Writer, Librarian, Novelist, Playwright,

Michael HallidayMichael Halliday
Australian, British
Linguist
George Calvert, Baron BaltimoreGeorge Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
British
Politician

Princess Irene, Duchess of AostaPrincess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Greek
Princess

Bruno BauerBruno Bauer
German
Philosopher, Theologian, Historian

Lee KonitzLee Konitz
American
American composer

César VallejoCésar Vallejo
Peruvian
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Translator, Journalist
Viktor ChernovViktor Chernov
Russian
Political leader

Major Archibald ButtArchibald Butt
American
Military Leader

Nikolai Fyodorovich VatutinNikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Russian
Military commander

Jacques FutrelleJacques Futrelle
American
American journalist
Harry MeyenHarry Meyen
German
Actor

Frank Hyneman KnightFrank Hyneman Knight
American
Economist
Prince Achille MuratPrince Achille Murat
French, American
Prince

David ElazarDavid Elazar
Israeli
Military Commander

William EmpsonWilliam Empson
British
Literary Critic
Hubert RobertHubert Robert
French
Curator, Painter

Sidney Leslie GoodwinSidney Leslie Goodwin
British
Victim
Damon Francis KnightDamon Francis Knight
American
Author

Fernand de BrinonFernand de Brinon
French
Journalist, Socialite, Lawyer

Khālid al-IslāmbūlīKhālid al-Islāmbūlī
Egyptian
Assassin
Charles BulfinchCharles Bulfinch
American
Architect

Yap Ah LoyYap Ah Loy
Chinese, Malaysian
Malaysian leader
Emma WillardEmma Willard
American
American activist

Oliver EvansOliver Evans
American
Inventor

Rosalba CarrieraRosalba Carriera
Italian
Painter

Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrincess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
German
Princess
Mitsuteru YokoyamaMitsuteru Yokoyama
Japanese
Artist
Elizabeth of PomeraniaElizabeth of Pomerania
Czech
Empress

Charles VanelCharles Vanel
French
Actor

Benjamin HooksBenjamin Hooks
American
Minister

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

Mohammad RabbaniMohammad Rabbani
Afghan
Political leader

Zarifa AliyevaZarifa Aliyeva
Azerbaijani
Ophthalmologist

Murray RoseMurray Rose
Australian, British
Swimmer

Karl Alois, Prince LichnowskyKarl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky
Austrian
Composer
John Tuzo WilsonJohn Tuzo Wilson
Canadian
Geophysicist

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of ArgyllArchibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Scottish
Politician
Andrei ZhelyabovAndrei Zhelyabov
Ukrainian
Russian revolutionary

Ch'oe Che-uCh'oe Che-u
South Korean
Korean religious leader
Yamana SōzenYamana Sōzen
Japanese
Monk
Ludvig NordströmLudvig Nordström
Swedish
Author