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March 15th
200 Notable deaths
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]
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. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1918 at 24 years old in Mézy-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [ref]
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 April 5th, 1948 in Portadown.
Died March 15th, 2025 at 76 years old
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]
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