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May 15th
191 Notable deaths
June Carter Cash
American singer, songwriter and actress (1929-2003).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Maces Spring. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2003 at 73 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Fred Willard
American actor and comedian (1933-2020).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Cleveland.
Died May 15th, 2020 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest, coronary artery disease, myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Edward Hopper
American realist painter and printmaker (1882-1967).
Born July 22nd, 1882 in Nyack. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1967 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Yolanda King
American activist (1955-2007).
Born November 17th, 1955 in Montgomery.
Died May 15th, 2007 at 51 years old in Santa Monica (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jerry Falwell
American evangelical pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator.
Born August 11th, 1933 in Lynchburg.
Died May 15th, 2007 at 73 years old in Lynchburg (heart arrhythmia). [ref]
Maurizio D'Ancora
Italian actor and businessman (1912-1983).
Born July 16th, 1912 in Florence.
Died May 15th, 1983 at 70 years old in Milan.
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006).
Born February 15th, 1972 in Harpenden.
Died May 15th, 2006 at 34 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia). [ref]
Magnus Hirschfeld
German physician and sexologist (1868–1935).
Born May 14th, 1868 in Kołobrzeg. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1935 at 67 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Genrikh Yagoda
Soviet secret police official (1891–1938).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Rybinsk.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 46 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Kazimir Malevich
Russian avant-garde artist of polish ancestry. founder of the suprematist movement (1879–1935).
Born February 23rd, 1878 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1935 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (prostate cancer).
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