January 15th
186 Notable deaths
Nino Cerruti
Couturier.
Born September 25th, 1930 in Biella.
Died January 15th, 2022 at 91 years old in Vercelli. [ref]
Bo Yibo
Chinese politician (1908-2007).
Born February 17th, 1908 in Dingxiang County.
Died January 15th, 2007 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Nagisa Ōshima
Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born March 31st, 1932 in Kyoto, Tamano. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Fujisawa (pneumonia). [ref]
Chikao Ōtsuka
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1929-2015).
Born July 5th, 1929 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Shinjuku (heart failure).
Melba Montgomery
American musician.
Born October 14th, 1938 in Iron City.
Died January 15th, 2025 at 86 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Victoria de los Ángeles
Catalan/spanish opera singer.
Born November 1st, 1923 in Barcelona.
Died January 15th, 2005 at 81 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction).
György Cziffra
Hungarian-french virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1994 at 72 years old in Longpont-sur-Orge (lung cancer). [ref]
John Wellborn Root
American architect.
Born January 10th, 1850 in Georgia. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1891 at 41 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]
Óscar Alberto Pérez
Venezuelan police investigator, actor, and rebel leader.
Born April 7th, 1981 in Caracas.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 36 years old in Caracas (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 186
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling