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October 15th
156 Notable deaths
Laura La Plante
American actress.
Born November 1st, 1904 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1996 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gus Cannon
American blues musician.
Born September 12th, 1883 in Mississippi.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 96 years old in Memphis.
Marie Dubois
French actress (1937-2014).
Born January 12th, 1937 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2014 at 77 years old in Lescar (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Nate Huffman
American basketball player.
Born April 2nd, 1975 in Battle Creek.
Died October 15th, 2015 at 40 years old in Battle Creek (cancer). [ref]
Clara Kimball Young
American actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born September 6th, 1890 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Lipót Fejér
Hungarian mathematician.
Born February 9th, 1880 in Pécs.
Died October 15th, 1959 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Theodor Boveri
German geneticist (1862-1915).
Born October 12th, 1862 in Bamberg. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Würzburg. [ref]
Zdeněk Fibich
Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (1850-1900).
Born December 21st, 1850 in Všebořice. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1900 at 49 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Sean Edwards
British racing driver.
Born December 6th, 1986 in London.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 26 years old in Ipswich (traffic collision). [ref]
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