January 15th
186 Notable deaths
Gabriel-Marie Garrone
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 12th, 1901 in Aix-les-Bains. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1994 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Friedrich Leo
German classical philologist (1851-1914).
Born July 10th, 1851 in Resko.
Died January 15th, 1914 at 62 years old in Göttingen.
Maurice Chappaz
Swiss poet (1916-2009).
Born December 21st, 1916 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Martigny. [ref]
Karl-Heinz Kunde
German racing cyclist.
Born January 6th, 1938 in Cologne.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 80 years old in Cologne.
José María Sánchez-Silva
Spanish children's writer.
Born November 11th, 1911 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Erik Leonard Ekman
Swedish botanist (1883-1931).
Born October 14th, 1883 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1931 at 47 years old in Santiago de los Caballeros (influenza, malaria, pneumonia, blackwater fever). [ref]
Boris Tatushin
Russian footballer (1933-1998).
Born March 31st, 1933 in Moscow.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Jane Cederqvist
Swedish swimmer.
Born July 1st, 1945 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 2023 at 77 years old in Stockholm (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
František Douda
Czechoslovak shot putter.
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Planá nad Lužnicí.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Michael Wheeler
British athlete.
Born February 14th, 1935 in Watford.
Died January 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Poole. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 186
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld