October 15th
211 Notable deaths
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
Confederate army general (1837-1891).
Born May 31st, 1837 in Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial.
Died October 15th, 1891 at 54 years old in Alexandria.
Joaquín Chapaprieta
Member of the congress of deputies and member of the spanish senate (1871-1951).
Born October 25th, 1871 in Torrevieja. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1951 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Handrij Zejler
Sorbian writer and activist (1804-1872).
Born February 1st, 1804 in Salzenforst/Słona Boršć.
Died October 15th, 1872 at 68 years old in Lohsa.
Philip Fotheringham-Parker
British racecar driver.
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Beckenham.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 74 years old in East Sussex.
Zoltán Huszárik
Hungarian filmmaker (1931–1981).
Born May 14th, 1931 in Hungary, Domony.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 50 years old in Budapest.
Pornsak Songsaeng
Thai male singer.
Born November 2nd, 1960 in Khon Kaen.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 60 years old in Nong Bua Lamphu (heart failure). [ref]
Philippe Hériat
French actor and writer (1898–1971).
Born September 15th, 1898 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1971 at 73 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Vera Rózsa
Hungarian singer (1917–2010).
Born May 16th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died October 15th, 2010 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Varduhi Vardanyan
Armenian pop singer (1976–2006).
Born June 27th, 1976 in Yerevan.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 30 years old in Sevan (traffic collision).
Ivan Zafirov
Bulgarian footballer.
Born December 30th, 1947 in Sofia.
Died October 15th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
James A. Marcus
Actor (1867-1937).
Born January 21st, 1867 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1937 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Isabella Grinevskaya
Russian-polish writer and poet.
Born May 15th, 1864 in Hrodna.
Died October 15th, 1944 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Merricks
English sailor (1971–1997).
Born February 16th, 1971 in Leicester.
Died October 15th, 1997 at 26 years old in Punta Ala (traffic collision).
Eddie Blay
Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006).
Born November 9th, 1937 in Accra.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 68 years old in Accra (leukemia).
Rafael Dieste
Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer and dramatist..
Born January 29th, 1899 in Rianxo.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
Colette Darfeuil
French actress (1906-1998).
Born February 7th, 1906 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 92 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.
Julian Alfred Steyermark
American botanist (1909-1988).
Born January 27th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in St. Louis.
Maurice Loewy
French astronomer (1833–1907).
Born April 15th, 1833 in Vienna.
Died October 15th, 1907 at 74 years old in Paris (cardiac arrest).
Soumana Sacko
Prime minister of mali.
Born December 23rd, 1950 in Nyamina.
Died October 15th, 2025 at 74 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Gustaaf Schlegel
Dutch dutch sinologist and field ornithologist (1840-1903).
Born September 30th, 1840 in Oegstgeest.
Died October 15th, 1903 at 63 years old in Leiden.
Vito Taccone
Italian racing cyclist (1940–2007).
Born May 6th, 1940 in Avezzano.
Died October 15th, 2007 at 67 years old in Avezzano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Haab
Swiss politician (1865–1939).
Born August 8th, 1865 in Wädenswil.
Died October 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Zurich.
Hilana Sedarous
Egyptian physician (1904–1998).
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tanta. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1998 at 94 years old [ref]
Birger Rosengren
Swedish footballer (1917–1977).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Died October 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach