January 15th
268 Notable deaths
Walter Ernsting
German writer (1920–2005).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Koblenz.
Died January 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in Salzburg.
Jean-Noël Rey
Swiss politician (1949-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1949 in Sierre. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2016 at 66 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Francesco Carrara
Italian jurist and liberal politician. (1805-1888).
Born September 18th, 1805 in Lucca.
Died January 15th, 1888 at 82 years old in Lucca.
Lillian Elliott
Actress.
Born April 24th, 1874 in Canada.
Died January 15th, 1959 at 84 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Stephen F. Chadwick
American politician (1825-1895).
Born December 25th, 1825 in Middletown.
Died January 15th, 1895 at 69 years old in Salem.
Martin Dzúr
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak parliament, general, minister of national defence and slovak nation politician (1919–1985).
Born July 12th, 1919 in Ploštín.
Died January 15th, 1985 at 65 years old in Prague.
Rosny Smarth
Haitian politician.
Born October 19th, 1940 in Cavaellon.
Died January 15th, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Vytautas Bacevičius
Lithuanian pianist and composer (1905–1970).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Łódź.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 64 years old in New York City.
Rimma Markova
Russian actress (1925–2015).
Born March 3rd, 1925 in Soviet Union.
Died January 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Moscow (disease).
Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner
German educational theorist (1854-1932).
Born July 29th, 1854 in Munich.
Died January 15th, 1932 at 77 years old in Munich.
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann
German zoologist (1802-1841).
Born June 2nd, 1802 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1841 at 38 years old in Berlin, Brunswick (tuberculosis).
Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
French astronomer (1853-1948).
Born July 24th, 1853 in Paris.
Died January 15th, 1948 at 94 years old in Paris.
Annie Palmen
Dutch actress and singer (1926-2000).
Born August 19th, 1926 in IJmuiden.
Died January 15th, 2000 at 73 years old in Beverwijk.
Carlo Fruttero
Italian writer (1926–2012).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Turin.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Roccamare. [ref]
Vivi-Anne Hildegard Hulten
Swedish figure skater (1911-2003).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Antwerp.
Died January 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Corona del Mar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ruslan Otverčenko
Ukrainian basketball player (1990–2023).
Born January 6th, 1990 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died January 15th, 2023 at 33 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Ernst von Wildenbruch
German poet (1845–1909).
Born February 3rd, 1845 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 1909 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Eugeniusz Zak
Polish artist (1884-1926).
Born December 15th, 1884 in Mahiĺna.
Died January 15th, 1926 at 41 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Jan Szczepański
Polish boxer (1939–2017).
Born November 20th, 1939 in Małecz.
Died January 15th, 2017 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Patrick Flynn
Athletics competitor (1894–1969).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Bandon.
Died January 15th, 1969 at 74 years old in Queens. [ref]
Rostislav Zakharov
Ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, ballet and opera director (1907–1984).
Born September 7th, 1907 in Astrakhan.
Died January 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Eduard Lassen
Composer, conductor (1830-1904).
Born April 13th, 1830 in Copenhagen.
Died January 15th, 1904 at 73 years old in Weimar.
Lucido Parocchi
Catholic cardinal (1833–1903).
Born August 13th, 1833 in Mantua.
Died January 15th, 1903 at 69 years old in Rome.
Jeannette Campbell
Argentine swimmer (1916–2003).
Born March 8th, 1916 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died January 15th, 2003 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jane Cederqvist
Swedish swimmer (1945–2023).
Born July 1st, 1945 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 2023 at 77 years old in Stockholm (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy