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October 15th
156 Notable deaths
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Turkish composer.
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Vano Siradeghyan
Mayor of yerevan.
Born November 13th, 1946 in Koti.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 74 years old [ref]
Gerd Ruge
German journalist.
Born August 9th, 1928 in Hamburg.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Claude Cheysson
French politician (1920-2012).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mikhail Lavrentyev
Russian mathematician (1900-1980).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Kazan.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 79 years old in Moscow.
George Francis Hampson
British entomologist (1860–1936).
Born January 14th, 1860 in Marylebone.
Died October 15th, 1936 at 76 years old in Maidstone.
Jean Dasté
French actor (1904-1994).
Born August 18th, 1904 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1994 at 90 years old in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez. [ref]
Giovanni Reale
Italian philosopher.
Born April 15th, 1931 in Candia Lomellina.
Died October 15th, 2014 at 83 years old in Luino.
Elizabeth Alexander
British radio astronomer.
Born December 13th, 1908 in Merton.
Died October 15th, 1958 at 49 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer.
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 156
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