January 15th
195 Notable deaths
Patrick Flynn
Athletics competitor.
Born December 17th, 1894 in Bandon.
Died January 15th, 1969 at 74 years old in Queens. [ref]
Nikolay Skvortsov
Soviet politician (1899–1974).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Tsvetnoye.
Died January 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Otto Rippert
German film director and actor (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Offenbach am Main.
Died January 15th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Albert Szirmai
Hungarian composer (1880-1967).
Born July 2nd, 1880 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1967 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Albert Oldman
British super heavyweight boxer (1883-1961).
Born November 18th, 1883 in Mile End.
Died January 15th, 1961 at 77 years old in London Borough of Havering.
Alex Blignaut
South african racing driver.
Born November 30th, 1932 in Johannesburg.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Gabriel-Marie Garrone
Catholic cardinal (1901–1994).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 92 years old in Rome.
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.
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