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October 15th
211 Notable deaths
E. Allen Emerson
American computer scientist (1954–2024).
Born June 2nd, 1954 in Dallas.
Died October 15th, 2024 at 70 years old in Austin. [ref]
Iain Crichton Smith
Scottish poet and novelist (1928–1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Glasgow.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 70 years old
Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton
British politician (1853-1934).
Born October 25th, 1853 in London.
Died October 15th, 1934 at 80 years old in Newtimber.
Alan Goodrich Kirk
United states navy admiral (1888–1963).
Born October 30th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Paul Scheerbart
German writer (1863-1915).
Born January 8th, 1863 in Gdańsk.
Died October 15th, 1915 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Elmer Clifton
American film director (1890–1949).
Born March 14th, 1890 in Toronto.
Died October 15th, 1949 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Mach
Slovak minister of interior of the slovakia and publicist (1902-1980).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Palárikovo. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Jole Santelli
Italian politician (1968–2020).
Born December 28th, 1968 in Cosenza.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 51 years old in Cosenza (internal bleeding). [ref]
Norman Selfe
Australian engineer and technical education advocate (1839-1911).
Born December 9th, 1839 in Teddington.
Died October 15th, 1911 at 71 years old in Sydney (heart failure).
Dan Turèll
Danish writer (1946–1993).
Born March 19th, 1946 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 15th, 1993 at 47 years old in Copenhagen (esophageal cancer).
Joseph Edward Mayer
American chemist (1904–1983).
Born February 5th, 1904 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1983 at 79 years old in San Diego County.
Edythe Chapman
American actress (1863-1948).
Born October 8th, 1863 in Rochester.
Died October 15th, 1948 at 85 years old in Glendale (disease).
Henny Porten
German actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born January 7th, 1890 in Magdeburg.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Joseph Burg
Israeli politician (1909-1999).
Born January 31st, 1909 in Dresden. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1999 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.
Marcel Berger
French mathematician (1927–2016).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2016 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Reinhold Roth
German motorcycle racer (1953–2021).
Born March 4th, 1953 in Amtzell.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 68 years old in Wangen im Allgäu. [ref]
Eliseu Visconti
Brazilian painter (1866-1944).
Born July 30th, 1866 in Giffoni Valle Piana.
Died October 15th, 1944 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Edward A. Perry
Confederate army general, lawyer and judge (1831–1889); governor of florida 1885–1889.
Born March 15th, 1831 in Richmond.
Died October 15th, 1889 at 58 years old in Texas (stroke).
Aydın Sayılı
Turkish historian of science (1913–1993).
Born May 2nd, 1913 in Istanbul.
Died October 15th, 1993 at 80 years old in Ankara.
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Turkish composer (1906–1972).
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara.
Mikhail Lavrentyev
Russian mathematician (1900-1980).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Kazan.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Donald Bailey
American jazz drummer (1934–2013).
Born March 26th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 79 years old in Montclair. [ref]
Vano Siradeghyan
Mayor of yerevan (1946–2021).
Born November 13th, 1946 in Koti.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 74 years old [ref]
Claude Cheysson
French politician (1920-2012).
Born April 13th, 1920 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sergei Filippenkov
Russian footballer (1971-2015).
Born August 2nd, 1971 in Smolensk.
Died October 15th, 2015 at 44 years old in Penza (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson