October 15th
166 Notable deaths
Robert Haab
Member of the swiss federal council (1865-1939).
Born August 8th, 1865 in Wädenswil.
Died October 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Zürich.
Ivan Zafirov
Bulgarian footballer.
Born December 30th, 1947 in Sofia.
Died October 15th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
Birger Rosengren
Swedish footballer (1917-1977).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Died October 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Julian Alfred Steyermark
American botanist (1909-1988).
Born January 27th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in St. Louis.
Song Soon-chun
Korean boxer (1934-2019).
Born January 15th, 1934 in Seoul.
Died October 15th, 2019 at 85 years old [ref]
Rudolf Friedrich
Member of the swiss federal council (1923-2013).
Born July 4th, 1923 in Winterthur.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Winterthur.
Maurice Bedel
French writer.
Born December 30th, 1883 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Thuré. [ref]
Emil Beyer
Gymnast (1876-1934).
Born November 22nd, 1876 in New York.
Died October 15th, 1934 at 57 years old in Rockville Centre.
Tibor Berczelly
Hungarian fencer (1912-1990).
Born January 3rd, 1912 in Budapest.
Died October 15th, 1990 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Georg Klebs
German botanist and university teacher (1857-1918).
Born October 23rd, 1857 in Nidzica.
Died October 15th, 1918 at 60 years old in Heidelberg (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 166
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson