April 15 On This Day in History Timeline

Notable Figures on April 15 (15)

• Abraham Lincoln (Died: 1865-04-15) — 16th President of the United States; guided the nation through the Civil War.
• Adolphe Thiers (Born: 1797-04-15) — Influential French statesman, historian, and President of the Third Republic.
• Bessie Smith (Born: 1892-04-15) — The "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith dominated the blues scene during the Jazz Age.
• Elizabeth Catlett (Born: 1915-04-15) — Pioneering American sculptor known for depicting the Black-American female experience.
• Emma Thompson (Born: 1959-04-15) — Esteemed English actress and screenwriter celebrated for her versatile performances across stage and screen.
• Emma Watson (Born: 1990-04-15) — Acclaimed English actress and global advocate for gender equality and human rights.
• Filippo Brunelleschi (Died: 1446-04-15) — Founding father of Renaissance architecture, master of linear perspective.
• Greta Garbo (Died: 1990-04-15) — Iconic Swedish and American actress known for her melancholic screen persona.
• Guru Nanak (Born: 1469-04-15) — Founder of Sikhism, an Indian mystic and poet who taught the message of Ik Onkar.
• Hürrem Sultan (Died: 1558-04-15) — Powerful Haseki Sultan, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent, reshaping Ottoman history.
• Henry James (Born: 1843-04-15) — Master novelist bridging literary realism and modernism, known for psychological depth.
• Kim Il Sung (Born: 1912-04-15) — Founder of North Korea and long-serving communist leader (1912-1994)
• Leonardo da Vinci (Born: 1452-04-15) — Renaissance polymath, master painter, and visionary scientist whose genius defined the era.
• Émile Durkheim (Born: 1858-04-15) — Pioneering French sociologist who established modern academic discipline of sociology.
• Pol Pot (Died: 1998-04-15) — Brutal Cambodian dictator who led the Khmer Rouge and orchestrated the Cambodian genocide.