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October 15th
156 Notable deaths
Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Cho Man-sik
Korean activist (1883-1950).
Born February 1st, 1883 in Kangso.
Died October 15th, 1950 at 67 years old in Pyongyang.
Arto Paasilinna
Finnish author (1942-2018).
Born April 20th, 1942 in Kittilä. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2018 at 76 years old in Espoo (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur.
Born January 18th, 1917 in Millburn.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 91 years old in Short Hills. [ref]
Karl Behr
Us tennis player.
Born May 30th, 1885 in Brooklyn.
Died October 15th, 1949 at 64 years old in New York City.
Dan Benishek
American politician.
Born April 20th, 1952 in Iron River.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 69 years old in Crystal Falls.
Abraham Fraenkel
Israeli mathematician (1891-1965).
Born February 17th, 1891 in Munich. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1965 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Misia Sert
Art patron.
Born March 30th, 1872 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chang Hsüeh-liang
Ruler of manchuria.
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Haicheng.
Died October 15th, 2001 at 100 years old in Honolulu (pneumonia).
Max Zaslofsky
American basketball player and coach.
Born December 7th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died October 15th, 1985 at 59 years old in Long Island (leukemia).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius