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March 15th
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Mothering Sunday (UK)
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243 Notable deaths
Henry Bessemer
British engineer (1813-1898).
Born January 19th, 1813 in Charlton.
Died March 15th, 1898 at 85 years old in London.
Gregoria de Jesús
First lady of the philippines (1875-1943).
Born May 9th, 1875 in Caloocan.
Died March 15th, 1943 at 67 years old in Manila.
Sylvia Anderson
British television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer (1927-2016).
Born March 25th, 1927 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2016 at 88 years old in Bray. [ref]
Arthur Holly Compton
American physicist (1892–1962).
Born September 10th, 1892 in Wooster.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in Berkeley (cerebral hemorrhage).
Nita Lowey
American politician (1937–2025).
Born July 5th, 1937 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 2025 at 87 years old in Harrison. [ref]
Lili Boulanger
French composer (1893–1918).
Born August 21st, 1893 in Paris.
Died March 15th, 1918 at 24 years old in Mézy-sur-Seine (Crohn's disease).
Sylvester Weaver
American television executive (1908–2002).
Born December 21st, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died March 15th, 2002 at 93 years old in Santa Barbara.
Les Binks
Northern irish drummer.
Born August 8th, 1951 in Portadown.
Died March 15th, 2025 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Tim Maia
Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist (1942–1998).
Born September 28th, 1942 in Tijuca.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 55 years old in Niterói (cardiovascular disease).
W. S. Merwin
American poet (1927–2019).
Born September 30th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 2019 at 91 years old in Haiku (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Scott Asheton
American drummer (1949–2014).
Born August 16th, 1949 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 15th, 2014 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor.
Meyer Guggenheim
American businessperson (1828–1905).
Born February 1st, 1828 in Lengnau.
Died March 15th, 1905 at 77 years old in Lake Worth Beach.
Eugene Parker
American astronomer (1927–2022).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Houghton.
Died March 15th, 2022 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Miles Malleson
English actor (1888–1969).
Born May 25th, 1888 in Croydon.
Died March 15th, 1969 at 80 years old in London.
Abe Saperstein
American sports executive and basketball coach.
Born July 4th, 1902 in London.
Died March 15th, 1966 at 63 years old in Chicago.
René Clair
French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981).
Born November 11th, 1898 in Paris.
Died March 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Stuart Rosenberg
American film director.
Born August 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died March 15th, 2007 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Jasper Maskelyne
British stage magician (1902–1973).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Wandsworth.
Died March 15th, 1973 at 70 years old in Nairobi.
Hugh Dalton
Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.
Sally Forrest
American actress (1928–2013).
Born May 28th, 1928 in San Diego.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Akiba Rubinstein
Russian-polish chess player.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Stawiski. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in Brussels, Antwerp.
James Joseph Sylvester
English mathematician (1814-1897).
Born September 3rd, 1814 in London.
Died March 15th, 1897 at 82 years old in London.
René Laloux
Animator, film director, and screenwriter (1929–2004).
Born July 13th, 1929 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 74 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexej von Jawlensky
Russian painter (1865–1941).
Born March 25th, 1864 in Torzhok. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1941 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Léonide Massine
Ballet dancer (1896–1979).
Born August 9th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died March 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Borken, Cologne (disease).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius