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March 15th
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243 Notable deaths
Eduard Čech
Czech mathematician (1893-1960).
Born June 29th, 1893 in Stračov. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1960 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
Antje Vollmer
German politician (1943–2023).
Born May 31st, 1943 in Lübbecke.
Died March 15th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov
Russian politician.
Born April 8th, 1864 in Moscow.
Died March 15th, 1917 at 52 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
William Irwin
Governor of california (1827-1886).
Born July 12th, 1827 in Butler County.
Died March 15th, 1886 at 58 years old in San Francisco.
Wolfgang Koeppen
German writer (1906-1996).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Greifswald.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 89 years old in Munich.
Oldřich Nový
Czech actor, theater manager, director, scriptwriter and singer (1899–1983).
Born August 7th, 1899 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1983 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Shinkichi Tajiri
American-dutch visual artist (1923-2009).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died March 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Baarlo. [ref]
Philippe Lemaire
Actor (1927-2004).
Born March 14th, 1927 in Moussy-le-Neuf.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 77 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (crush injury).
Alice Amsden
American political economist (1943–2012).
Born June 27th, 1943 in Brooklyn.
Died March 15th, 2012 at 68 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Karl Mai
German footballer (1928–1993).
Born July 27th, 1928 in Fürth.
Died March 15th, 1993 at 64 years old in Fürth (leukemia).
Hubert Aquin
Canadian writer (1929–1977).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died March 15th, 1977 at 47 years old in Montreal (gunshot wound).
Paul Josef Cordes
German roman catholic cardinal and archbishop (1934–2024).
Born September 5th, 1934 in Kirchhundem.
Died March 15th, 2024 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Isaak Zelensky
Politician (1890-1938).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Saratov.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Moscow.
William Sterling Cole
American politician (1904-1987).
Born April 18th, 1904 in Steuben County.
Died March 15th, 1987 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Aleksander Kamiński
Polish writer and scout leader (1903–1978).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Warsaw.
Died March 15th, 1978 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
Miodrag Bulatović
Montenegrin writer (1930–1991).
Born February 20th, 1930 in Bijelo Polje.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 61 years old in Igalo.
Dušan Pašek
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1960–1998).
Born September 7th, 1960 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1998 at 37 years old in Bratislava (gunshot wound). [ref]
Hans Heinrich Landolt
Swiss chemist, 1831 - 1910.
Born December 5th, 1831 in Zurich.
Died March 15th, 1910 at 78 years old in Wilmersdorf.
Arkady Rosengolts
Soviet politician (1889–1938).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Vitebsk.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Shoji Nishio
Japanese aikidoka (1927-2005).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Shimokita District.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Harry Hampton
England footballer (1885-1963).
Born April 21st, 1885 in Wellington.
Died March 15th, 1963 at 77 years old in Rhyl.
Mahmud Muhtar Paşa
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1867–1935).
Born December 1st, 1867 in Istanbul.
Died March 15th, 1935 at 67 years old in Alexandria.
Nevil Sidgwick
English theoretical chemist (1873–1952).
Died March 15th, 1952 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Aytaç Yalman
Turkish general and statesperson (1940–2020).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2020 at 79 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Stockdale
American actor (1874-1953).
Born February 19th, 1874 in Worthington.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 243
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