January 15th
268 Notable deaths
Alex Blignaut
South african racing driver.
Born November 30th, 1932 in Johannesburg.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.
Joseph Mukasa Zuza
Roman catholic bishop (1955–2015).
Born October 2nd, 1955 in Malawi.
Died January 15th, 2015 at 59 years old in Malawi (traffic collision).
Nikolay Skvortsov
Soviet politician (1899–1974).
Born October 26th, 1899 in Tsvetnoye.
Died January 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Serafino Dubois
Italian chess player (1817–1899).
Born October 10th, 1817 in Rome.
Died January 15th, 1899 at 81 years old in Rome.
Otto Rippert
German film director and actor (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Offenbach am Main.
Died January 15th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Kaija Siren
Finnish architect (1920–2001).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Kotka. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2001 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Gabriel-Marie Garrone
Catholic cardinal (1901–1994).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 92 years old in Rome.
Albert Oldman
British super heavyweight boxer (1883-1961).
Born November 18th, 1883 in Mile End.
Died January 15th, 1961 at 77 years old in London Borough of Havering.
José María Sánchez-Silva
Spanish children's writer (1911–2002).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2002 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Albert Szirmai
Hungarian composer (1880-1967).
Born July 2nd, 1880 in Budapest.
Died January 15th, 1967 at 86 years old in New York City.
Antoni Edward Odyniec
Polish romantic-era poet (1804–1885).
Born January 25th, 1804 in Hiejstuny.
Died January 15th, 1885 at 80 years old in Warsaw.
Nikolai Vekshin
Estonian sailor (1887-1951).
Born May 10th, 1887 in Haapsalu.
Died January 15th, 1951 at 63 years old in Norilsk.
Yves Mariot
French professional football striker (1948-2000).
Died January 15th, 2000 at 51 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon (aneurysm).
Erik Leonard Ekman
Swedish botanist (1883-1931).
Born October 14th, 1883 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1931 at 47 years old in Santiago de los Caballeros (influenza, malaria, pneumonia, blackwater fever). [ref]
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
German botanist (1834-1878).
Born May 5th, 1834 in Augsburg.
Died January 15th, 1878 at 43 years old in Penang.
Friedrich Leo
German classical philologist (1851-1914).
Born July 10th, 1851 in Resko.
Died January 15th, 1914 at 62 years old in Göttingen.
Maurice Chappaz
Swiss poet (1916-2009).
Born December 21st, 1916 in Lausanne.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Martigny. [ref]
Boris Tatushin
Russian footballer (1933-1998).
Born March 31st, 1933 in Moscow.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Anissa Rawda Najjar
Lebanese feminist activist.
Born June 26th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 15th, 2016 at 102 years old
Aníbal Muñoz Duque
Catholic cardinal (1908–1987).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Santa Rosa de Osos.
Died January 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Bogotá.
Henry Mower Rice
American politician, minnesota (1816-1894).
Born November 29th, 1816 in Waitsfield.
Died January 15th, 1894 at 77 years old in San Antonio.
Jérôme Eugène Coggia
French astronomer (1849-1919).
Born February 18th, 1849 in Ajaccio.
Died January 15th, 1919 at 69 years old
Marco Torrès
Gymnast (1888-1963).
Born January 22nd, 1888 in Sidi Bel Abbès.
Died January 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Karl-Heinz Kunde
German racing cyclist (1938–2018).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Cologne.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 80 years old in Cologne.
František Douda
Czechoslovak shot putter (1908–1990).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Planá nad Lužnicí.
Died January 15th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus