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October 15th
211 Notable deaths
Bruno Metsu
French association football player and manager (1954–2013).
Born January 28th, 1954 in Coudekerque-Branche.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 59 years old in Coudekerque-Branche (cancer, colorectal cancer).
Geoffrey Fisher
Archbishop of canterbury (1887-1972).
Born May 5th, 1887 in Nuneaton.
Died October 15th, 1972 at 85 years old in Sherborne.
Bhanu Athaiya
Indian costume designer and painter (1929–2020).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Kolhapur.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 91 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Frank de Kova
Actor (1910-1981).
Born March 17th, 1910 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 71 years old in North Hills (heart failure).
Jason Collier
American basketball player (1977–2005).
Born September 8th, 1977 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 2005 at 28 years old in Cumming (heart arrhythmia).
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer.
Born February 21st, 1896 in Medinipur.
Died October 15th, 1961 at 65 years old in Prayagraj.
Lluís Companys
123rd president of catalonia (1934–1940).
Born June 21st, 1882 in El Tarròs.
Died October 15th, 1940 at 58 years old in Montjuïc Castle (gunshot wound). [ref]
Malcolm Allison
English footballer and manager (1927-2010).
Born September 5th, 1927 in Dartford.
Died October 15th, 2010 at 83 years old in Trafford (disease).
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
English composer, music critic, pianist and writer (1892–1988).
Born August 14th, 1892 in Chingford.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 96 years old in Winfrith Newburgh.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
American religious leader (1939–2009).
Born April 8th, 1939 in Long Branch.
Died October 15th, 2009 at 70 years old in Bozeman (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Durgawati Devi
Indian revolutionary (1907-1999).
Born October 7th, 1907.
Died October 15th, 1999 at 92 years old in Ghaziabad district.
Jim Bolger
Prime minister of new zealand from 1990 to 1997.
Born May 31st, 1935 in Ōpunake.
Died October 15th, 2025 at 90 years old in Wellington (kidney failure). [ref]
Vincent Canby
American film and theatre critic (1924–2000).
Born July 27th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 2000 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Suzzanna
Indonesian actress, model, and singer (1942–2008).
Born October 13th, 1942 in Bogor.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 66 years old in Potrobangsan (diabetes). [ref]
Duncan MacDougall
American physician (1866-1920).
Born April 11th, 1866. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1920 at 54 years old
Rik Van Nutter
American actor (1929–2005).
Died October 15th, 2005 at 76 years old in West Palm Beach (myocardial infarction).
John Hamilton
American actor (1887-1958).
Born January 16th, 1887 in Shippensburg.
Died October 15th, 1958 at 71 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction).
K. B. Sundarambal
Indian singer.
Born October 11th, 1908 in Kodumudi.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 72 years old
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Indian writer (1926–2020).
Born March 18th, 1926 in Kumaranellur.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 94 years old in Thrissur. [ref]
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.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Eoin MacNeill
Irish politician and scholar (1867-1945).
Born May 15th, 1867 in Glenarm.
Died October 15th, 1945 at 78 years old in Dublin.
Stanley Ketchel
American boxer (1886–1910).
Born September 14th, 1886 in Grand Rapids.
Died October 15th, 1910 at 24 years old in Springfield.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes