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January 15th
268 Notable deaths
Dolores O'Riordan
Irish musician (1971–2018).
Born September 6th, 1971 in Ballybricken North. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2018 at 46 years old in London (falling). [ref]
Black Dahlia
American murder victim (1924-1947).
Born July 29th, 1924 in Hyde Park.
Died January 15th, 1947 at 22 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rocky Johnson
Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Amherst.
Died January 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Lutz (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Meyer Lansky
American gangster.
Born July 4th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Miami (lung cancer).
Harry Nilsson
American singer-songwriter (1941–1994).
Born June 15th, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 52 years old in Agoura Hills (heart failure).
Brad Renfro
American actor (1982–2008).
Born July 25th, 1982 in Knoxville.
Died January 15th, 2008 at 25 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Jimmy Snuka
Fijian professional wrestler (1943-2017).
Died January 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Pompano Beach (stomach cancer). [ref]
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-german marxist revolutionary (1871–1919).
Born March 5th, 1871 in Zamość. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1919 at 47 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound). [ref]
Carol Channing
American actress (1921–2019).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Seattle.
Died January 15th, 2019 at 97 years old in Rancho Mirage (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Ray Bolger
American actor (1904–1987).
Born January 10th, 1904 in Dorchester.
Died January 15th, 1987 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
Roger Lloyd-Pack
British actor (1944-2014).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Islington. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2014 at 69 years old in Kentish Town (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Dan Haggerty
American actor (1942–2016).
Born November 19th, 1942 in Wisconsin, Pound. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2016 at 73 years old in Burbank (Spinal cord cancer).
Susannah York
English film, stage and television actress (1939–2011).
Born January 9th, 1939 in Chelsea.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 72 years old in Chelsea (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Željko Ražnatović
Serbian military commandant and criminal.
Born April 17th, 1952 in Brežice.
Died January 15th, 2000 at 47 years old in Belgrade.
Gulzarilal Nanda
Indian politician (1898-1998).
Born July 4th, 1898 in Sialkot.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 99 years old in New Delhi.
Kim Fowley
American musician (1939–2015).
Born July 21st, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died January 15th, 2015 at 75 years old in West Hollywood (bladder cancer).
Gordon Jackson
Scottish actor (1923–1990).
Born December 19th, 1923 in Glasgow.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 66 years old in London (bone cancer).
Peter Wyngarde
British actor (1933–2018).
Born August 23rd, 1933 in Marseille.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 84 years old in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. [ref]
Mathew Benjamin Brady
American photographer (c. 1823 – 1896).
Born May 18th, 1822 in New York, Lake George, Warren County. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1896 at 73 years old in Manhattan (Bright's disease).
Henry H. Arnold
American general officer holding the ranks of general of the army and general of the air force (1886-1950).
Born June 25th, 1886 in Gladwyne.
Died January 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Sonoma.
Karl Liebknecht
German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the spartacus league (1871-1919).
Born November 13th, 1871 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1929 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Benjamin de Rothschild
Swiss banker, philanthropist (1963-2021).
Born July 30th, 1963 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 15th, 2021 at 57 years old in Pregny-Chambésy (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Dall
Actor (1920-1971).
Born May 26th, 1920 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1971 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Iraqi mukhabarat leader (1951-2007).
Born February 17th, 1951 in Tikrit.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 55 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Ahmadu Bello
Nigerian politician.
Born June 12th, 1910 in Rabbah.
Died January 15th, 1966 at 55 years old in Kaduna.
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