March 15th
179 Notable deaths
René Laloux
Animator, film director, 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]
Léonide Massine
Ballet dancer.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Borken, Cologne (disease).
John Scott Haldane
British physiologist.
Born May 3rd, 1860 in Edinburgh.
Died March 15th, 1936 at 75 years old in Oxford.
Daisy Earles
German actress (1907-1980).
Born April 29th, 1907 in Stolpen.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 72 years old in Sarasota.
Mikey Dread
Jamaican musician, record producer, and broadcaster.
Born June 4th, 1954 in Port Antonio.
Died March 15th, 2008 at 53 years old in Stamford (brain cancer). [ref]
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
French writer.
Born January 3rd, 1893 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 1945 at 52 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Lauro Cavazos
American educator; george h. w. bush administration cabinet member.
Born January 4th, 1927 in Kingsville.
Died March 15th, 2022 at 95 years old in Concord.
Florence Chadwick
American swimmer (1918-1995).
Born November 9th, 1918 in San Diego.
Died March 15th, 1995 at 76 years old in San Diego.
John Pople
Nobel prize winning british chemist (1925-2004).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer).
Paul Cavanagh
Actor (1888-1964).
Born December 8th, 1888 in Chislehurst.
Died March 15th, 1964 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 179
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir