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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

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
Hu YaobangHu Yaobang
Chinese
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of

Tommy CooperTommy Cooper
British
Comedian

Kenneth WilliamsKenneth Williams
British
Comedian
Joe MasseriaJoe Masseria
Italian, American
Mafia Boss

Father DamienFather Damien
Belgian
Saint
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de MaintenonFrançoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
French
Louis XIV of France's Wife

Byron WhiteByron White
American
Attorney

Emma MoranoEmma Morano
Italian
Supercentenarian

Wallace BeeryWallace Beery
American
Actor

Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi
Italian
Architect
Isidor StrausIsidor Straus
American
Businessman

Matthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold
British
Poet

Thomas AndrewsThomas Andrews
British
Businessperson, Naval Architect

William McMaster MurdochWilliam McMaster Murdoch
Scottish
First Officer of RMS Titanic
Jean GenetJean Genet
French
Novelist

Edward GoreyEdward Gorey
American
 
Manuel RoxasManuel Roxas
Filipino
Former President of the Philippines

Mikhail LomonosovMikhail Lomonosov
Russian
Scientist, Poet, Geologist, Astronomer

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

Madame de PompadourMadame de Pompadour
French
Chief mistress
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
Richard ConteRichard Conte
American
Actor

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Allan HoldsworthAllan Holdsworth
British
Musician
Clement FreudClement Freud
German, British
Writer

Jonathan CrombieJonathan Crombie
Canadian
Actor

Arthur LoweArthur Lowe
British
Actor

Raymond BaileyRaymond Bailey
American
Actor
Giovanni GentileGiovanni Gentile
Italian
Philosopher
Fritz HaarmannFritz Haarmann
German
Serial killer

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

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

TotòTotò
Italian
Comedian

Gaston LerouxGaston Leroux
French
Journalist, Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter

John CurryJohn Curry
British
Figure skater
Leslie CharterisLeslie Charteris
Singaporean, British
Author

Lee KonitzLee Konitz
American
American composer
Henry Tingle WildeHenry Tingle Wilde
British
Chief mate

Empress SuikoEmpress Suiko
Japanese
Monarch

Bruno BauerBruno Bauer
German
Philosopher, Theologian, Historian
Viktor ChernovViktor Chernov
Russian
Political leader

Jacques FutrelleJacques Futrelle
American
American journalist
William EmpsonWilliam Empson
British
Literary Critic

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

Hubert RobertHubert Robert
French
Curator, Painter

RoxelanaRoxelana
Ukrainian
 

Oliver EvansOliver Evans
American
Inventor
David ElazarDavid Elazar
Israeli
Military Commander

Murray RoseMurray Rose
Australian, British
Swimmer

Fernand de BrinonFernand de Brinon
French
Journalist, Socialite, Lawyer

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

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

Benjamin HooksBenjamin Hooks
American
Minister

Mitsuteru YokoyamaMitsuteru Yokoyama
Japanese
Artist
John Tradescant the ElderJohn Tradescant the Elder
British
Naturalist

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of ArgyllArchibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
Scottish
Politician
Rosalba CarrieraRosalba Carriera
Italian
Painter

Olga LengyelOlga Lengyel
Hungarian
Writer

Mohammad RabbaniMohammad Rabbani
Afghan
Political leader
Pope Benedict VIIIPope Benedict VIII
Italian
Pope

John Tuzo WilsonJohn Tuzo Wilson
Canadian
Geophysicist
Nikolai Fyodorovich VatutinNikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Russian, Russian
Military commander

Henry BestonHenry Beston
American
Writer, Children's writer

Andrei ZhelyabovAndrei Zhelyabov
Ukrainian
Russian revolutionary

Jules DalouJules Dalou
French
Sculptor
Phil SokolofPhil Sokolof
American
Businessman
Simon DachSimon Dach
Prussian
Poet

Richard MulcasterRichard Mulcaster
British
Educator

Yamana SōzenYamana Sōzen
Japanese
Monk

Robert PersonsRobert Persons
British
Priest
Julia LathropJulia Lathrop
American
Social worker

Anne Henrietta MartinAnne Henrietta Martin
American
Author

Juan Manuel BlanesJuan Manuel Blanes
Uruguayan
Artist

Justine SaundersJustine Saunders
Australian
Television actress

Gyula IllyésGyula Illyés
Hungarian
Poet
Lhendup DorjiLhendup Dorji
Bhutanese
Prime Minister

Aristarkh LentulovAristarkh Lentulov
Russian
Artist
Jack PhillipsJack Phillips
British
radiotelegraphist

Richard SmithRichard Smith
British
Painter
Zdeněk MlynářZdeněk Mlynář
Czech
Politician
Ğabdulla TuqayĞabdulla Tuqay
Russian
Poet