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January 15th
186 Notable deaths
Gus Williams
American basketball player.
Born October 10th, 1953 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 15th, 2025 at 71 years old [ref]
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician.
Born August 20th, 1905 in Vernon.
Died January 15th, 1964 at 58 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenneth Grant
British occult writer.
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Ilford.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 86 years old [ref]
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
King of lesotho (1938-1996).
Died January 15th, 1996 at 57 years old in Drakensberg (traffic collision).
Josephus Daniels
American ewspaper owner and politician.
Born May 18th, 1862 in Washington. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Raleigh. [ref]
Petre Dumitrescu
Romanian general (1882-1950).
Born February 18th, 1882 in Dobridor.
Died January 15th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bucharest.
Louis Fischer
American journalist (1896-1970).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1970 at 73 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Fannie Farmer
American chef.
Born March 23rd, 1857 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 1915 at 57 years old in Boston.
Gino Odjick
Canadian ice hockey player (1970–2023).
Born September 7th, 1970 in Maniwaki.
Died January 15th, 2023 at 52 years old
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010).
Born April 10th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2010 at 82 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
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