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April 15th
189 Notable deaths
Pol Pot
Former general secretary of the communist party of kampuchea.
Born May 19th, 1928 in Prek Sbauv. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1998 at 69 years old in Anlong Veng District. [ref]
R. Lee Ermey
American actor and soldier (1944-2018).
Born March 24th, 1944 in Emporia.
Died April 15th, 2018 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Brian Dennehy
American actor (1938-2020).
Born July 9th, 1938 in Bridgeport.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 81 years old in New Haven (sepsis). [ref]
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980).
Born June 21st, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (edema). [ref]
Greta Garbo
Swedish-american actress (1905-1990).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1990 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
John Jacob Astor IV
American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864-1912).
Born July 13th, 1864 in Rhinebeck.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 47 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Joey Ramone
American musician and singer-songwriter.
Born May 19th, 1951 in Forest Hills.
Died April 15th, 2001 at 49 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Edward Smith
Captain of the rms titanic.
Born January 27th, 1850 in Hanley.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 62 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Tommy Cooper
British prop comedian and magician (1921-1984).
Born March 19th, 1921 in Caerphilly.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 63 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Kenneth Williams
English actor and comedian (1926-1988).
Born February 22nd, 1926 in Islington. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in London Borough of Camden (drug overdose).
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