25 notable people died on April 15, including Matthias Corvinus, Andrés Quintana Roo, Georg Tannstetter.
21st Century
2 deathsMM
Maria Alberta Menéres
children's writerjournalist
Author
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Liudmyla Zhogol
art historianpainter
Ukrainian textile artist (1930-2015)
20th Century
10 deaths
Nicolás Franco Bahamonde
diplomatengineer
Spanish politician (1891–1977)
James Maurice Wilson
Anglican priestastronomer
British theologian and astronomer (1836-1931)
Zdeněk Mlynář
juristpolitical scientist
Czech politic writer, political analyst and lawyer (1930-1997)
César Vallejo
essayistjournalist
Peruvian writer
William Thomas Stead
Esperantistjournal editor
English newspaper editor (1849–1912)
Jane Ada Fletcher
ornithologistteacher
(1870-1956) teacher, ornithologist and author
Paraire Tomoana
composersongwriter
Māori leader (1874–1946)
Eduard Caudella
composerconductor
Romanian composer (1841-1924)
Bistra Vinarova
painter
Bulgarian painter (1890-1977)
Manuel Roxas
autobiographerpolitician
President of the Philippines from 1946 to 1948
19th Century
5 deaths
Andrés Quintana Roo
journalistlawyer
Mexican politician (1787-1851)
Judit Dukai Takách
poetwriter
Hungarian poet (1795-1836)
Georgios Vizyinos
playwrightpoet
Greek short story writer and poet (1849-1896)
Amelia Edwards
anthropologistarchaeologist
English novelist, journalist, traveller and egyptologist (1831–1892)
Adelaide Eliza Ironside
painter
Australian artist (1831-1867)
18th Century
4 deaths
Jean-Paul Grandjean de Fouchy
astronomerscientist
French astronomer
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
astronomerbiologist
French natural historian (1707-1788)
Jacques Cassini
astronomergeographer
French astronomer
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Ignác Szentmártonyi
astronomerCatholic priest
Hungarian-Croatian Jesuit priest, scientist and explorer (1718-1793)
16th Century
1 death
Georg Tannstetter
astrologerastronomer
German mathematician
15th Century
3 deaths
Matthias Corvinus
monarchpolitician
King of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Austria (1443-1490)
Catherine de Pallanza
nunphilosopher
Italian philosopher (1437-1478)
Agostino Dati
historianlinguist
Orator, historian and philosopher
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