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Birthdays occurring on April, 15
| 1858 |
Emile Durkheim was born on April 15, 1858
French sociologist; tudied anomie & social cohesion; wrote "The Division of Labor in Society" 1893, "Suicide" 1897 (also "Le Suicide"), 1858-1917One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one's inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist. More quotations from Emile Durkheim |
| 1889 |
A. Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess. More quotations from A. Philip Randolph | 
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| 1889 |
Thomas Hart Benton was born on April 15, 1889
Modern French painting is all right; it has produced many beautiful and interesting things, fully worthy of admiration, but it has also set up response habits among our artistic authorities which have worked against a free approach to other artistic forms. More quotations from Thomas Hart Benton |
Deaths occurring on April, 15
| 2001 |
Joey Ramone died on April 15, 2001
Hang in there. If you believe what you're doing is unique. Otherwise give up or sound like Nirvana or Pearl Jam. More quotations from Joey Ramone |
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