October 15th
166 Notable deaths
Stasys Šimkus
Lithuanian composer (1887-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Jurbarkas District Municipality. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1943 at 56 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Arthur Zborzil
Austrian tennis player (1885-1937).
Born July 15th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 52 years old
Władysław Abraham
Polish lawyer, historian (1860-1941).
Born October 10th, 1860 in Sambir.
Died October 15th, 1941 at 81 years old in Lviv.
Hans Luber
German diver (1893-1940).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Munich.
Died October 15th, 1940 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Gabriele Salviati
Athletics competitor (1910-1987).
Born March 29th, 1910 in Bologna.
Died October 15th, 1987 at 77 years old
Anna Stecksén
Swedish pathologist.
Born May 27th, 1870 in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1904 at 34 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Márton Homonnai
Hungarian water polo player.
Born February 5th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Yevhen Buslovych
Olympic wrestler.
Born January 26th, 1972 in Kyiv.
Died October 15th, 2007 at 35 years old in Kalynivka (struck by vehicle).
Fritz Schäfer
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1912-1973).
Born September 7th, 1912 in Pirmasens.
Died October 15th, 1973 at 61 years old in Ludwigshafen.
Väinö Liikkanen
Cross-country skier.
Born November 1st, 1903 in Virolahti. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1957 at 53 years old in Kuusankoski.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin