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May 15th
191 Notable deaths
Pete Lovely
Racecar driver.
Born April 11th, 1926 in Livingston.
Died May 15th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tacoma. [ref]
Knox Martin
American artist.
Born February 12th, 1923 in Barranquilla.
Died May 15th, 2022 at 99 years old [ref]
Natalya Gundareva
Soviet and russian actress.
Born August 28th, 1948 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2005 at 56 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Chen Mingshu
Chinese general and politician (1889-1965).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Guangdong.
Died May 15th, 1965 at 75 years old in Beijing.
Tommy Gorman
Canadian lacrosse player.
Born June 9th, 1886 in Ottawa.
Died May 15th, 1961 at 74 years old in Ottawa.
Keith Andrews
American racecar driver.
Born June 15th, 1920 in Denver.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 36 years old in Indianapolis.
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
French politician (1852-1924).
Born January 22nd, 1852 in La Flèche. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1924 at 72 years old in Bordeaux.
Claes Borgström
Swedish politician (1944-2020).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Stockholm.
Died May 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Stockholms Maria Magdalena (COVID-19). [ref]
Menno ter Braak
Dutch writer (1902-1940).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Eibergen.
Died May 15th, 1940 at 38 years old in The Hague (intoxication).
Karel Traxler
Czech chess player (1866–1936).
Born January 17th, 1866 in Vlachovo Březí.
Died May 15th, 1936 at 70 years old in Volyně.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 191
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