January 15th
195 Notable deaths
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 (killed in action).
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]
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born April 24th, 1906 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 94 years old in New York City.
Hein ter Poorten
Dutch general.
Born November 21st, 1887 in Bogor. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1968 at 80 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Mani Madhava Chakyar
Indian actor (1899–1990).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Kozhikode.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 90 years old in Ottapalam.
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.
Enrico Toselli
Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926).
Born March 13th, 1883 in Florence. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1926 at 42 years old in Florence. [ref]
Shih Ming-teh
Taiwanese politician.
Born January 15th, 1941 in Takao City.
Died January 15th, 2024 at 83 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Gennady Kolbin
Soviet politician (1927-1998).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Evgeny Shvarts
Russian writer (1896-1958).
Born October 21st, 1896 in Kazan.
Died January 15th, 1958 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach