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October 15th
175 Notable deaths
Helene Mayer
German fencer (1910–1953).
Born December 20th, 1910 in Offenbach am Main. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1953 at 42 years old in Heidelberg (breast cancer). [ref]
Erwin Lambert
German holocaust perpetrator (1909-1976).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Schildow.
Died October 15th, 1976 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Joanna Merlin
American actress (1931–2023).
Born July 15th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 2023 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jacob L. Devers
United states army general (1887-1979).
Born September 8th, 1887 in York. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1979 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Eoin MacNeill
Irish politician and scholar (1867-1945).
Born May 15th, 1867 in Glenarm. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Stanley Ketchel
American boxer (1886–1910).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Grand Rapids.
Died October 15th, 1910 at 24 years old in Springfield.
Scott O'Dell
American children's writer.
Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1989 at 91 years old in Mount Kisco (prostate cancer). [ref]
Nitobe Inazō
Japanese educator, agricultural economist and diplomat.
Born September 1st, 1862 in Morioka.
Died October 15th, 1933 at 71 years old in Victoria.
Chang Hsüeh-liang
Ruler of manchuria.
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Haicheng.
Died October 15th, 2001 at 100 years old in Honolulu (pneumonia).
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
Anthropologist, specialising in tibetan beliefs and customs.
Born December 3rd, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 71 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 175
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson