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October 15th
211 Notable deaths
Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli
Iranian revolutionary (1880–1921).
Born December 20th, 1880 in Urmia.
Died October 15th, 1921 at 40 years old in Gilan Province (battle).
Elizabeth Alexander
British geologist, academic, physicist and radio astronomer.
Born December 13th, 1908 in Merton.
Died October 15th, 1958 at 49 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Jean Dasté
French actor (1904-1994).
Born August 18th, 1904 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1994 at 90 years old in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez.
Giovanni Reale
Italian historian of philosophy (1931–2014).
Born April 15th, 1931 in Candia Lomellina.
Died October 15th, 2014 at 83 years old in Luino.
Thomas Blakiston
British zoologist (1832–1891).
Born December 27th, 1832 in Lymington.
Died October 15th, 1891 at 58 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Gerd Ruge
German journalist (1928–2021).
Born August 9th, 1928 in Hamburg.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Antonio Cotogni
Italian opera singer (1831–1918).
Born August 1st, 1831 in Rome.
Died October 15th, 1918 at 87 years old in Rome.
George Francis Hampson
British entomologist (1860–1936).
Born January 14th, 1860 in Marylebone.
Died October 15th, 1936 at 76 years old in Maidstone.
Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer (1880–1937).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca
Turkish poet and writer (1914–2008).
Born August 26th, 1914 in Constantinople.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Istanbul (pneumonia). [ref]
Rachel Cohen-Kagan
Israeli politician (1888-1982).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1982 at 94 years old in Israel.
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Iraqi politician.
Born May 11th, 1892 in Baghdad.
Died October 15th, 1968 at 76 years old in Lebanon.
Fernando Serena
Spanish footballer (1941-2018).
Born January 28th, 1941 in Madrid.
Died October 15th, 2018 at 77 years old in Pamplona (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Franz Beyer
German general (1892-1968).
Born May 27th, 1892 in Bautzen.
Died October 15th, 1968 at 76 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Boris Piotrovsky
Soviet archaeologist (1908-1990).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 15th, 1990 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Erol Günaydın
Turkish actor (1933–2012).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Akçaabat. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2012 at 79 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).
Giuseppe Caprio
Catholic cardinal (1914–2005).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Lapio.
Died October 15th, 2005 at 90 years old in Rome.
Léon Delacroix
Belgian prime minister (1867-1929).
Born December 27th, 1867 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died October 15th, 1929 at 61 years old in Baden-Baden.
Wilhelm Magnus
German-american mathematician (1907-1990).
Born February 5th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died October 15th, 1990 at 83 years old in New York City.
Ester Blenda Nordström
Swedish writer and explorer.
Born March 31st, 1891 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1948 at 57 years old in Sankt Matteus (pneumonia). [ref]
Nikolai Miliutin
Russian trade unionist.
Born December 8th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 15th, 1942 at 52 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs
Austrian composer and conductor (1842-1899).
Born May 5th, 1842 in Frauental an der Laßnitz.
Died October 15th, 1899 at 57 years old in Bad Vöslau (sepsis, lung infarction). [ref]
Paolo Marella
Apostolic nuncio and cardinal (1895–1984).
Born January 25th, 1895 in Rome.
Died October 15th, 1984 at 89 years old in Rome.
Hossein Dehlavi
Musician and composer (1927–2019).
Born September 30th, 1927 in Tehran.
Died October 15th, 2019 at 92 years old in Tehran (Alzheimer's disease).
Margaret Ashton
Suffragist and activist from the united kingdom.
Born January 19th, 1856 in Withington.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 81 years old in Didsbury.
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