March 15th
194 Notable deaths
Dave Stallworth
American basketball player (1941–2017).
Born December 20th, 1941 in Dallas.
Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Wichita (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vytautas Kernagis
Lithuanian musician.
Born May 19th, 1951 in Vilnius.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 56 years old in Vilnius (stomach cancer). [ref]
Peter Bichsel
Swiss writer and journalist (1935–2025).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Lucerne.
Died March 15th, 2025 at 89 years old in Zuchwil. [ref]
Tommy Potter
American jazz double bassist (1918–1988).
Born September 21st, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Bill McGarry
English footballer (1927-2005).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in South Africa.
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
British architect (1851–1942).
Born December 12th, 1851 in London.
Died March 15th, 1942 at 90 years old in Wickham Bishops.
Narayan Desai
Indian writer and activist.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Valsad.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 90 years old in Surat (disease).
Wojciech Młynarski
Polish singer.
Born March 26th, 1941 in Warsaw.
Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
George Mackey
American mathematician (1916–2006).
Born February 1st, 1916 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2006 at 90 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Davidson Black
Canadian anthropologist.
Born July 25th, 1884 in Toronto.
Died March 15th, 1934 at 49 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 194
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel