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March 15th
170 Notable deaths
Benjamin Spock
American pediatrician and author of baby and child care (1903-1998).
Born May 2nd, 1903 in New Haven.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 94 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist.
Born August 27th, 1909 in Woodville. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1959 at 49 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thora Hird
British actress (1911-2003).
Born May 28th, 1911 in Morecambe. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Royal Variety Charity (stroke).
Mike Porcaro
American bassist (1955–2015).
Born May 29th, 1955 in Hartford.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Talaat Pasha
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921), directly responsible for 1915 armenian genocide which was avenged by soghomon tehlirian.
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (Assassination of Talat Pasha).
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
Soviet war hero.
Born August 3rd, 1902 in Blizhnie.
Died March 15th, 1944 at 41 years old in Smolensk.
Victor Vasarely
French-hungarian painter and printmaker.
Born April 9th, 1908 in Pécs. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1997 at 88 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Rebecca West
British feminist and author.
Born December 21st, 1892 in London.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 90 years old in London.
Sylvia Anderson
British television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer.
Born March 25th, 1927 in Camberwell. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2016 at 88 years old in Bray. [ref]
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.
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain