January 15th
186 Notable deaths
Rink Babka
Athletics competitor.
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Cheyenne.
Died January 15th, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]
Gaston Arman de Caillavet
French playwright.
Born March 15th, 1870 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1915 at 44 years old in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil.
Hans Alsér
Swedish table tennis player (1942-1977).
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Borås.
Died January 15th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stockholm (aviation accident).
Said Seyam
Palestinian politician (1959-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Al-Shati.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 49 years old in Jabalia (zionist Israeli targeted killings). [ref]
Maria Chekhova
Teacher, artist, founder of the chekhov memorial house museum in yalta, editor (1863-1957).
Born August 31st, 1863 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1957 at 93 years old in Yalta (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert John Braidwood
American anthropologist and archaeologist.
Born July 29th, 1907 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2003 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Agnar Mykle
Norwegian writer and puppeteer.
Born August 8th, 1915 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1994 at 78 years old in Asker.
Veronika Dudarova
Russian conductor (1916-2009).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baku.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Josef Smrkovský
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and czechoslovak politician (1911-1974).
Born February 26th, 1911 in Velenka. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1974 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 186
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi