October 15th
175 Notable deaths
John Merricks
English sailor (1971–1997).
Born February 16th, 1971 in Leicester.
Died October 15th, 1997 at 26 years old in Punta Ala (traffic collision).
Eddie Blay
Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006).
Born November 9th, 1937 in Accra.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 68 years old in Accra (leukemia).
Rafael Dieste
Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer and dramatist..
Born January 29th, 1899 in Rianxo.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
Colette Darfeuil
French actress (1906-1998).
Born February 7th, 1906 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 92 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.
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.
Soumana Sacko
Prime minister of mali.
Born December 23rd, 1950 in Nyamina.
Died October 15th, 2025 at 74 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Nikolai Petrovich Morozov
Russian footballer (1916-1981).
Born September 7th, 1916 in Lyubertsy, Bolshoye Zamoshye.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Vito Taccone
Italian racing cyclist (1940-2007).
Born May 6th, 1940 in Avezzano.
Died October 15th, 2007 at 67 years old in Avezzano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Hilana Sedarous
Egyptian physician (1904–1998).
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tanta. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1998 at 94 years old [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner