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243 Notable deaths
Coloman Braun-Bogdan
Romanian footballer (1905-1983).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Arad.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 77 years old in Arad.
Ivan Dubasov
Russian artist (1897-1988).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Odintsovo.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Deane Montgomery
American mathematician (1909–1992).
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Weaver.
Died March 15th, 1992 at 82 years old in Chapel Hill.
Hryhoriy Hrynko
Soviet politician.
Born November 30th, 1890 in Shtepivka.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 47 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Enrico Tamberlik
Italian opera singer (1820–1889).
Born March 16th, 1820 in Rome.
Died March 15th, 1889 at 68 years old in Paris.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Sound engineer (1905-1980).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Santa Barbara.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara.
Johan Ramstedt
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1852-1935).
Born November 7th, 1852 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1935 at 82 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Karl Fedorovich Kessler
Russian zoologist.
Born December 1st, 1815 in Sokolovka.
Died March 15th, 1881 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Edward Tuckerman
American botanist (1817–1886).
Born December 7th, 1817 in Boston.
Died March 15th, 1886 at 68 years old in Amherst.
Emiliyan Stanev
Bulgarian writer (1907-1979).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died March 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Vasily Sharangovich
Soviet politician (1897-1938).
Born March 4th, 1897 in Kačany.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Marg Moll
German artist and writer (1884–1977).
Born August 2nd, 1884 in Mulhouse.
Died March 15th, 1977 at 92 years old in Munich.
Luise Fleck
Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer (1873–1950).
Born August 1st, 1873 in Vienna.
Died March 15th, 1950 at 76 years old in Vienna.
Betty Nansen
Danish actor and theatre director.
Born March 19th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died March 15th, 1943 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.
Wang Ch'ung-hui
Taiwanese judge (1881-1958).
Born December 1st, 1881 in Hong Kong.
Died March 15th, 1958 at 76 years old in Taipei.
Robert Pearce
Olympic wrestler (1908–1996).
Born February 29th, 1908 in Wyaconda.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Lloydminster.
Fedor Solntsev
Russian painter and historian (1801-1892).
Born April 26th, 1801 in Verkhne-Nikulskoe.
Died March 15th, 1892 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez
Catholic cardinal (1895–1986).
Born December 19th, 1895 in León de Los Aldama.
Died March 15th, 1986 at 90 years old in León de Los Aldama.
Jürgen Kurbjuhn
German footballer (1940-2014).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Sovetsk.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Buxtehude. [ref]
Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos
Greek/south african astronomer (1889–1951).
Born June 20th, 1889 in Piraeus.
Died March 15th, 1951 at 61 years old in South Africa. [ref]
François-Jules Pictet de la Rive
Swiss scientist, entomologist and paleontologist (1809-1872).
Born September 27th, 1809 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1872 at 62 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Edmund Reitter
Austrian entomologist (1845–1920).
Born October 22nd, 1845 in Mohelnice. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1920 at 74 years old in Paskov. [ref]
Felipe Zetter
Mexican footballer (1923-2013).
Born July 3rd, 1923 in Guanajuato.
Died March 15th, 2013 at 89 years old in Guadalajara.
Karl Schönherr
Writer of austrian heimat themes (1867–1943).
Born February 24th, 1867 in Axams. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1943 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ben Adams
American athlete (1890–1961).
Born March 31st, 1890 in Newark.
Died March 15th, 1961 at 70 years old in Monmouth County.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran