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January 15th
207 Notable deaths
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born April 24th, 1906 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 94 years old in New York City.
Hovhannes Katchaznouni
Armenian politician (1867-1938).
Born February 14th, 1868 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died January 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Yerevan (political repression).
Leopold Infeld
Polish physicist.
Born August 20th, 1898 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ed Derwinski
American politician (1926–2012).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Oak Brook (skin cancer). [ref]
Yos Sudarso
Mid-20th-century indonesian naval officer.
Born November 24th, 1925 in Salatiga.
Died January 15th, 1962 at 36 years old in Arafura Sea.
Hein ter Poorten
Dutch general (1887–1968).
Born November 21st, 1887 in Bogor.
Died January 15th, 1968 at 80 years old in The Hague.
Shih Ming-teh
Taiwanese politician (1941–2024).
Born January 15th, 1941 in Takao City.
Died January 15th, 2024 at 83 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Indian actor (1899–1990).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Kozhikode.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 90 years old in Ottapalam.
Bradley Bolke
American actor.
Born October 1st, 1925 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 15th, 2019 at 93 years old in Dobbs Ferry (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Evgeny Shvarts
Russian writer (1896-1958).
Born October 21st, 1896 in Kazan.
Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran