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March 15th
170 Notable deaths
Arthur Compton
American physicist.
Born September 10th, 1892 in Wooster.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in Berkeley (cerebral hemorrhage).
W. S. Merwin
American poet.
Born September 30th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 15th, 2019 at 91 years old in Haiku (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lili Boulanger
French composer (1893-1918).
Born August 21st, 1893 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1918 at 24 years old in Mézy-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [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.
Tim Maia
Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist (1942-1998).
Born September 28th, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1998 at 55 years old in Niterói (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Eugene Parker
American astronomer.
Born June 10th, 1927 in Houghton.
Died March 15th, 2022 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
René Clair
French filmmaker and writer.
Born November 11th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Jasper Maskelyne
British stage magician.
Born September 29th, 1892 in London.
Died March 15th, 1973 at 80 years old in Nairobi.
Miles Malleson
English actor.
Born May 25th, 1888 in Croydon. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1969 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Mehmed Orhan
Pretender to the ottoman throne.
Born July 11th, 1909 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1994 at 84 years old in Nice. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy