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October 15th
175 Notable deaths
Margaret Ashton
Suffragist and activist from the united kingdom.
Born January 19th, 1856 in Withington.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 81 years old in Didsbury.
Joaquín Chapaprieta
Member of the congress of deputies and member of the spanish senate (1871-1951).
Born October 26th, 1871 in Torrevieja. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1951 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Philip Fotheringham-Parker
British racecar driver.
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Beckenham.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 74 years old in East Sussex.
Zoltán Huszárik
Hungarian filmmaker (1931-1981).
Born May 14th, 1931 in Domony. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1981 at 50 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Pornsak Songsaeng
Thai male singer.
Born November 2nd, 1960 in Khon Kaen.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 60 years old in Nong Bua Lamphu (heart failure). [ref]
Philippe Hériat
French actor and writer (1898–1971).
Born September 15th, 1898 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1971 at 73 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Vera Rózsa
Hungarian singer.
Born May 16th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died October 15th, 2010 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Varduhi Vardanyan
Armenian singer.
Born June 27th, 1976 in Yerevan.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 30 years old in Sevan (traffic collision).
Ivan Zafirov
Bulgarian footballer.
Born December 30th, 1947 in Sofia.
Died October 15th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
James A. Marcus
Actor (1867-1937).
Born January 21st, 1867 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 175
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