January 15th
268 Notable deaths
Leopold Infeld
Polish physicist (1898–1968).
Born August 20th, 1898 in Kraków.
Died January 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Warsaw.
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 military officer (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 9th, 1896 in Kazan.
Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich von Amerling
Austro-hungarian painter (1803–1887).
Born April 14th, 1803 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 1887 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Sylvain Salnave
President of haiti (1826-1870).
Born February 7th, 1826 in Cap-Haïtien. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1870 at 43 years old in Port-au-Prince (gunshot wound). [ref]
Viktor Anpilov
Russian hardline communist politician/trade unionist (1945-2018).
Born October 2nd, 1945 in Belaya Glina.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Bruno Nettl
American ethnomusicologist (1930–2020).
Born March 14th, 1930 in Prague.
Died January 15th, 2020 at 89 years old in Champaign. [ref]
Gennady Kolbin
Soviet politician (1927-1998).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Ernest Dunlop Swinton
British army general and author (1868–1951).
Born October 21st, 1868 in Bengaluru.
Died January 15th, 1951 at 82 years old in Oxford.
Sarah Bagley
American labor leader.
Born April 19th, 1806 in Rockingham County.
Died January 15th, 1889 at 82 years old in Brooklyn.
Paul Conrath
German general der fallschirmtruppe during world war ii (1896–1979).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Rudow.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
John Kirk
Scottish physician, naturalist, companion to david livingstone and administrator in zanzibar (1832-1922).
Born December 19th, 1832 in Angus.
Died January 15th, 1922 at 89 years old in Kent.
Babette Cole
English children's writer and illustrator (1950–2017).
Born September 10th, 1950 in Jersey.
Died January 15th, 2017 at 66 years old in Devon.
Gáspár Miklós Tamás
Hungarian philosopher (1948–2023).
Born November 28th, 1948 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died January 15th, 2023 at 74 years old in Budapest (chronic condition). [ref]
Enrico Toselli
Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926).
Born March 13th, 1883 in Florence.
Died January 15th, 1926 at 42 years old in Florence.
Alma Karlin
Slovenian academic and poet (1889–1950).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Celje.
Died January 15th, 1950 at 58 years old in Pečovnik (cancer).
Hermann Bahr
Austrian dramatic, publicist and writer (1863–1934).
Died January 15th, 1934 at 70 years old in Munich.
Gustav Cassel
Swedish economist (1866–1945).
Born October 20th, 1866 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Jönköping.
Said Siam
Palestinian politician (1959-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Al-Shati refugee camp.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 49 years old in Jabalia (targeted killing by Israel). [ref]
Dawid Janowski
Polish-french chess player.
Born June 6th, 1868 in Vawkavysk.
Died January 15th, 1927 at 58 years old in Hyères (tuberculosis).
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