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January 15th
268 Notable deaths
Gustav Cassel
Swedish economist (1866–1945).
Born October 20th, 1866 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Jönköping.
Delia Scala
Italian actress, dancer and singer (1929–2004).
Born September 25th, 1929 in Bracciano.
Died January 15th, 2004 at 74 years old in Livorno (breast cancer).
Ivan Petrovsky
Russian mathematician (1901-1973).
Born January 18th, 1901 in Sevsk. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1973 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Hu Feng
Chinese marxist writer, poet and literary theorist (1902–1985).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Qizhou.
Died January 15th, 1986 at 83 years old in Beijing.
Lou Tseng-Tsiang
Chinese diplomat (1871-1949).
Born June 12th, 1871 in Shanghai.
Died January 15th, 1949 at 77 years old in Saint-Andrew Abbey.
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
British politician and cricketer (1866-1936).
Born January 31st, 1866 in Kent.
Died January 15th, 1936 at 69 years old in London.
Johannes Baader
German architect, writer (1875–1955).
Born June 21st, 1876 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1955 at 78 years old in Adldorf.
Jean-Baptiste André Godin
French industrialist, writer and political theorist (1817-1888).
Born January 26th, 1817 in Esquéhéries.
Died January 15th, 1888 at 70 years old in Guise.
Gerhard Munthe
Norwegian painter (1849-1929).
Born July 19th, 1849 in Heradsbygd.
Died January 15th, 1929 at 79 years old in Lysaker.
James Ryder Randall
American journalist (1839–1908).
Born January 1st, 1839 in Baltimore.
Died January 15th, 1908 at 69 years old in Augusta.
John Thomas
American high jumper (1941–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 2013 at 71 years old in Brockton.
Mario Monje
Bolivian politician (1929-2019).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Irupana.
Died January 15th, 2019 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nina Makarova
Soviet russian composer.
Born August 12th, 1906 in Yurino.
Died January 15th, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Velázquez
Spanish footballer (1943-2016).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Madrid.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Fuengirola. [ref]
Olivier Clément
French historian and orthodox theologian (1921–2009).
Born November 17th, 1921 in Aniane.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Doug Livingstone
Scottish footballer and manager (1898-1981).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Alexandria.
Died January 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Marlow.
Geoff Barnett
English footballer (born 1946).
Born October 16th, 1946 in Northwich.
Died January 15th, 2021 at 74 years old in Fort Myers (COVID-19). [ref]
Edward Matthew Ward
British painter (1816–1879).
Born July 14th, 1816 in London.
Died January 15th, 1879 at 62 years old in Windsor.
Nikolay Umov
Russian mathematician and physicist.
Born February 4th, 1846 in Ulyanovsk.
Died January 15th, 1915 at 68 years old in Moscow (peptic ulcer disease).
Isak Samokovlija
Bosnian writer (1889–1955).
Born September 3rd, 1889 in Goražde.
Died January 15th, 1955 at 65 years old in Sarajevo.
Josef Kemr
Czech actor (1922-1995).
Born June 20th, 1922 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1995 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Maria Chekhova
Russian 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 (1907–2003).
Born July 29th, 1907 in Detroit.
Died January 15th, 2003 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Alpheus Hyatt
American zoologist, paleontologist (1838-1902).
Born April 5th, 1838 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 15th, 1902 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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