births
April 15, 1917
Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and bomber pilot (died 1944)
Elmer Gedeon
Elmer John Gedeon was an American professional baseball player, appearing in several games for the Washington Senators in 1939. Gedeon and Harry O'Neill were the only two Major League Baseball players killed during World War II. Gedeon flew several missions in the European Theater of Operations as an officer of the United States Army Air Forces before being shot down over France.
April 15
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 260 days remain until the end of the year.