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Who died on April 15

113 figures who shaped history died on April 15.

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Empress Suiko — Empress of Japan from 592 to 628, who died on April 15 628.

Richard Poore — 13th-century Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Durham, and Bishop of Salisbury, who died on April 15 1237.

Manuel Chrysoloras — Byzantine Greek scholar, diplomat, and professor (c. 1350–1415), who died on April 15 1415.

Filippo Brunelleschi — Italian Renaissance architect, who died on April 15 1446.

John IV of Chalon-Arlay — Prince of Orange, who died on April 15 1502.

Hürrem Sultan — Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who died on April 15 1558.

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Who died on April 15?

113 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 15, including Empress Suiko, Richard Poore, Manuel Chrysoloras. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on April 15?

44 documented historical events happened on April 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The final session of the Lateran Council, convened to rectify abuses in the papal electoral process that had led to the elevation of the antipopes Constantine II and Philip, was held in Rome. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine–Norman wars: After a siege of almost three years, Italo-Norman forces conquered the city of Bari, the capital of the Catepanate of Italy, ending more than five centuries of Byzantine presence in the region. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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