April 15

Events

 * - : Toward the end of the, the attack and nearly annihilate  forces, ending  domination in.
 * - ; under  defeat the  during the.
 * - triggers the start of the  in.
 * - Premiere in of, an   by.
 * - 's  published in.
 * - Preliminary articles of peace ending ratified.
 * - and his sister,  see a "long belt" of s, inspiring the former to pen .
 * - dies after being shot the previous evening by.
 * 1865  -  becomes the 17th.
 * - The forms.
 * - The establishing of the Armenian organization,
 * - The passenger liner  sinks after hitting an iceberg in the, causing the deaths of about 1,503 people.
 * -  allegedly murder two security guards while robbing a shoe store.
 * - first became generally available for use by.
 * - publishes its first.
 * -, and  and  become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at  in.
 * - The start their attack on the  town of  which was occupied by.
 * - Two-hundred bombers of the  (Luftwaffe) attacked, . Killing one thousand people.
 * - awarded to "to the island fortress of  - its people and defenders" by.
 * - An bomber attack misses the  factory and hits the  town of  instead, killing 936 civilians.
 * - The  is liberated.
 * - debuts for the   team, breaking that sport's color line.
 * - Ray Kroc opens his first franchise of restaurant in.
 * - officially separates from  and is  as a new city.
 * - defeat rivals  3-2 at Wembley stadium, causing the scots fans to jokingly claim their side as "Unofficial world Champions", creating the phenomenon of the.
 * - British comedian suffers a massive heart attack while live on TV.
 * - The launch  against.
 * - : A human crush occurs at, a football stadium in , resulting in 96 deaths.
 * 1989  - Upon 's death, the  begin in the.
 * - adopts the 1992.
 * - Representatives of 124 countries and the sign the s revising the  and initiating the  (effective  ).
 * - Fire sweeps through a campsite of s making the ; the official death toll is 343.
 * - An -200,  crashes into hillside during heavy rain and fog near, , killing 128.

Births

 * -, Italian Renaissance Roman Catholic polymath (d. )
 * -, Founder of (d. )
 * -, Ottoman architect (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, French classical scholar (d. )
 * -, Scottish physician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * 1646  -, French mystic (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Swiss mathematician (d. )
 * -, Scottish physician (d. )
 * -, English military leader (d. )
 * -, American painter, soldier and naturalist (d. )
 * -, French naturalist (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, French physiologist (d. )
 * -, English explorer (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Canadian distillery founder (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, French sociologist (d. )
 * -, Canadian poet (d. )
 * -, American plant geneticist (d. )
 * 1874  -, German physicist,   (d. )
 * -, American heavyweight boxer (d. )
 * -, Swiss writer (d. )
 * -, American lawyer (d. )
 * -, eighth (d. )
 * -, Polish general (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, American muralist (d. )
 * 1889  -, American activist (d. )
 * -, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. )
 * -, American blues singer (d. )
 * -, New Zealand billiards player (d. )
 * -, Russian chemist, (d. )
 * -, English snooker player (d. )
 * -, Portuguese journalist (d. )
 * -, Artist (d. )
 * -, Dutch , (d. )
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1917  -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Soviet cosmonaut (d. )
 * -, Syrian-American actor
 * 1922  -, American politician (d. )
 * - Sir, English conductor
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1933  -, American actress (d. )
 * 1933  -, Russian author
 * -, French cyclist
 * -, American country singer (d. )
 * -, Burmese politician
 * -, Tunisian-born actress
 * 1939  -, British singer
 * -, British author
 * 1940  -, American baseball player
 * 1940  -, American baseball player
 * 1940  -, French Canadian professor of economics
 * 1940  -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * -, American Catholic prelate
 * 1942  -, American basketball player
 * 1942  -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, Chechen leader (d. )
 * 1944  -, Welsh musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, Swedish politician
 * 1947  -, British songwriter
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1949  -, Russian singer
 * -, French actress, director and screenwriter
 * 1950  -, American actress
 * -, American newspaper columnist
 * -, Swedish swimmer
 * 1952  -, Australian comedian
 * 1952  -, American actor
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * -, Egyptian businessman (d. )
 * -, American athlete
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
 * 1958  -, British writer
 * -, Hong Kong film director
 * 1959  -, English actress
 * 1959  -, American actor
 * 1959  -, Canadian ice hockey player and general manager
 * -, English snooker player
 * 1960  -, Spanish cyclist
 * 1960  -, heir to the Belgian throne
 * -, Punjabi Bhangra singer
 * -, Morrocan hurdler
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American musician
 * -, English singer
 * -, British musician
 * 1967  -, American swimmer
 * 1967  -, Brazilian comic creator
 * -, British musician
 * 1968  -, American model
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1969  -, American baseball player
 * 1969  -, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * -, American actor
 * -, British television presenter
 * 1971  -, British pornographic actress
 * 1971  -, American football player
 * -, American voice actor
 * 1972  -, Canadian boxer
 * -, American football player
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * 1974  -, American musician
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, American actress
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American wrestler
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * -, British actress
 * 1980  -, English cricketer
 * 1980  -, Spanish basketball player
 * 1980  -, Costa Rican footballer
 * 1980  -, Luxembourgish cyclist
 * -, Argentine football player
 * 1981  -, American artist
 * -, American musician
 * 1982  -, Canadian actor and writer
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1983  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, NBA athlete
 * 1984  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1985  -, American baseball player
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1986  -, English footballer
 * -, English actress
 * -, Swedish singer
 * 1992  -, Ukrainian bodybuilder, martial artist, dancer and actor
 * -, Filipino actress
 * 1992  -, Ukrainian bodybuilder, martial artist, dancer and actor
 * -, Filipino actress

Deaths

 * -, Archbishop of Cologne
 * -, Greek humanist and grammarian
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, English Jesuit priest (b. )
 * -, first governor of Plymouth Colony
 * -, Proprietor of the Avalon (Maryland) Colony (b. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, head of the Russian Orthodox Church
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, Dutch mathematician (b. )
 * -, second wife of (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Scottish politician (b. )
 * 1761  -, English antiquarian and bibliographer (b. )
 * -, mistress of King (b. )
 * 1764  -, Danish astronomer (b. )
 * -, Russian scientist and writer (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, Croatian Jesuit missionary and geographer (b. )
 * -, French general (strangled in prison) (b. )
 * -, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. )
 * -, 16th President of the United States (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Belgian missionary (b. )
 * -, Maori military leader
 * - Victims of the
 * 1912  -, captain of the  (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Peruvian poet (b. )
 * -, Austrian novelist (b. )
 * -, Russian artist (d. )
 * -, Nazi leader (b. )
 * -, Czech military commander and politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Mexican actor and singer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Australian rules footballer (b. )
 * -, Queen of Spain (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American football team owner (b. )
 * -, Italian songwriter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1980  -, French philosopher and writer,  (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Dutch author and survivor (b. )
 * -, Welsh comedy magician (b. )
 * 1984  -, Scottish writer (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, English actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, American record executive (b. )
 * 1989  -, Chinese politician (b. )
 * -, Swedish actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian geologist (b. )
 * 1993  -, Singapore-born author (b. )
 * -, English figure skater (b. )
 * -, American painter, serigrapher (b. )
 * -, Cambodian dictator (b. )
 * -, British engineer and racing car designer (b. )
 * -, American illustrator (b. )
 * -, American musician and singer (b. )
 * 2001  -, father of  (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 2002  -, American football player and U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * 2003  -, British performer (b. )
 * -, Canadian musician (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Ancient &mdash;  was observed.
 * - &mdash; celebrated annually.
 * - held to commemorate 's birth.
 * &mdash; the was celebrated in honor of.
 * - is the official deadline for filing a  in most areas of the country (see ).
 * - is the official deadline for filing a  in most areas of the country (see ).

Liturgical s

 * translation of relics of