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January 15th
268 Notable deaths
Josef Steinbach
Olympic weightlifter (1879–1937).
Born March 21st, 1879 in Horšov. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1937 at 57 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Kornél Havasi
Hungarian chess player (1892-1945).
Born January 10th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 53 years old in extermination camp.
Lucjan Malinowski
Polish linguist (1839-1898).
Born May 27th, 1839 in Jaroszewice.
Died January 15th, 1898 at 58 years old in Kraków.
Viking Palm
Olympic wrestler (1923–2009).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Broby.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Täby. [ref]
Robin Fletcher
Field hockey player (1922-2016).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Guildford.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 93 years old [ref]
Karl-Heinz Kunde
German racing cyclist (1938–2018).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Cologne.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 80 years old in Cologne.
Joseph Maria von Radowitz
German diplomat (1839–1912).
Born May 19th, 1839 in Frankfurt.
Died January 15th, 1912 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Tit Liviu Chinezu
Romanian greek-catholic bishop and blessed (1904–1955).
Born June 22nd, 1904 in Maiorești.
Died January 15th, 1955 at 50 years old in Sighetu Marmației (hypothermia).
Lale Oraloğlu
Turkish actor and director (1924–2007).
Born August 15th, 1924 in İzmir.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 82 years old in Istanbul.
Hella Moja
German screenwriter, film producer and actress (1892–1937).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Königsberg.
Died January 15th, 1937 at 44 years old in Berlin.
Michael Wheeler
British athlete (1935–2020).
Born February 14th, 1935 in Watford.
Died January 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Poole. [ref]
Fritz Kraatz
Swiss ice hockey player (1906-1992).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Davos.
Died January 15th, 1992 at 85 years old in Zurich.
Gildardo García
Colombian chess player (1954-2021).
Born March 9th, 1954 in Medellín.
Died January 15th, 2021 at 66 years old in Medellín (COVID-19). [ref]
Adelfo Magallanes
Peruvian footballer (1913–1988).
Born August 29th, 1910 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1988 at 77 years old in Lima. [ref]
Karl Giesser
Austrian footballer (1928-2010).
Born October 29th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 2010 at 81 years old
Uno Palu
Estonian athletics competitor (1933–2024).
Born February 8th, 1933 in Sindi.
Died January 15th, 2024 at 90 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Andrzej Kotkowski
Polish film director, screenwriter (1940–2016).
Born February 17th, 1940 in Lviv.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Félix Balyu
Belgian footballer (1891-1971).
Born August 5th, 1891 in Heist-aan-Zee.
Died January 15th, 1971 at 79 years old in Tourcoing.
Eduard Ivanov
Ice hockey player (1938–2012).
Born April 25th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hubert Parot
Equestrian (1933-2015).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Athis-Mons.
Died January 15th, 2015 at 81 years old in Fontainebleau.
Roderick Rijnders
Dutch rower (1941-2018).
Born March 1st, 1941 in Balikpapan.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 76 years old in Amersfoort. [ref]
Vincent Grimm
Hungarian chess player (1800-1872).
Born March 15th, 1801 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1872 at 70 years old in Pest.
Polina Raiko
Ukrainian naïve painter.
Born May 15th, 1928 in Oleshky.
Died January 15th, 2004 at 75 years old in Oleshky.
Miguel Flores
Chilean footballer (1920-2002).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Taltal. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 81 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Maxwell Eley
British rower (1902-1983).
Born September 16th, 1902 in Samford Hundred.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in East Bergholt.
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