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May 15th
191 Notable deaths
Milenko Radomar Vesnić
Serbian politician; (1863-1921).
Born February 13th, 1862 in Dunišiće. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1921 at 59 years old in Paris.
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder.
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Beaufort Burdekin
British rower.
Born December 27th, 1891 in Poole.
Died May 15th, 1963 at 71 years old in Poole.
James Zealley
English footballer (1868-1934).
Born November 2nd, 1874 in Bothenhampton.
Died May 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Weymouth.
Aulis Kallakorpi
Finnish ski jumper (1929–2005).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Kuusankoski.
Died May 15th, 2005 at 76 years old in Mikkeli.
Carl Krebs
Danish gymnast (1889-1971).
Born February 11th, 1889 in Aarhus.
Died May 15th, 1971 at 82 years old in Slagelse.
Franco Nenci
Italian boxer (1935-2020).
Born January 25th, 1935 in Livorno.
Died May 15th, 2020 at 85 years old in Livorno. [ref]
Charles Russell
Australian rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer, coach, referee and administrator (1884–1957).
Born December 5th, 1884 in St Peters.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 72 years old in Sydney.
Leonard Carpenter
American rower.
Born July 28th, 1902 in Minneapolis.
Died May 15th, 1994 at 91 years old in Minneapolis.
Sigisfredo Mair
Luger.
Born August 10th, 1939 in Toblach.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 37 years old in Toblach (traffic collision).
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