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United States 8/15/1935 Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die in Plane Crash Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in a plane crash in the northern reaches of Alaska while seeking a mail route to Russia. Will Rogers was a performer and a newspaper columnist. Wiley Post was the first person to fly solo around the world. American President Franklin D Roosevelt (3/4/1933-4/12/1945) Argentine President Agustín Pedro Justo (2/20/1932-2/20/1938) Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons (1/6/1932-4/7/1939) Austrian President Wilhelm Miklas (12/10/1928-3/13/1938) Belgian Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland (3/25/1935-6/13/1936) Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945) Brazilian General of the Army Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945) Brazilian Admiral of the Navy Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945) Brazilian Divisional General of the Army Getúlio Vargas (11/3/1930-10/29/1945) British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin (6/7/1935-5/28/1937) Canadian Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett (8/7/1930-10/23/1935) German President Adolf Hitler (8/2/1934-4/30/1945) Japanese Prime Minister Keisuke Okada (7/8/1934-3/9/1936)