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Events on Tuesday 27 April 1915 1
1872 – 1915Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)Died 27 April 1915, aged 43Russian composer and pianist Alexander Scriabin died in Moscow of blood poisoning from an infected lip sore. His late works, built on the mystical "Prometheus chord," pushed tonal harmony toward atonality and influenced generations of composers.