January 15th
207 Notable deaths
Louis Fischer
American journalist (1896-1970).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Philadelphia.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 73 years old in Princeton.
Petre Dumitrescu
Romanian general (1882-1950).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Dobridor.
Died January 15th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bucharest.
Fannie Farmer
American chef.
Born March 23rd, 1857 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 1915 at 57 years old in Boston.
Melba Montgomery
American musician.
Born October 14th, 1938 in Iron City.
Died January 15th, 2025 at 86 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Bo Yibo
Chinese politician (1908-2007).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Dingxiang County. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2007 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010).
Born April 10th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2010 at 82 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Nino Cerruti
Couturier (1930–2022).
Born September 25th, 1930 in Biella.
Died January 15th, 2022 at 91 years old in Vercelli. [ref]
Chikao Ōtsuka
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1929-2015).
Born July 5th, 1929 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Shinjuku (heart failure).
Óscar Alberto Pérez
Venezuelan police investigator, actor, and rebel leader.
Born April 7th, 1981 in Caracas.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 36 years old in Caracas (ballistic trauma).
Shepperd Strudwick
American actor (1907-1983).
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Orange County.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 75 years old in New York City (cancer).
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold