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May 15th
165 Notable deaths
Jerzy Trela
Polish actor.
Born March 14th, 1942 in Leńcze.
Died May 15th, 2022 at 80 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Owen Morgan Edwards
Welsh historian, educationalist and writer (1858-1920).
Born December 26th, 1858 in Llanuwchllyn.
Died May 15th, 1920 at 61 years old in Llanuwchllyn.
Menno ter Braak
Dutch writer (1902-1940).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Eibergen. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1940 at 38 years old in The Hague (intoxication). [ref]
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
French politician (1852-1924).
Born November 22nd, 1852 in La Flèche. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1924 at 71 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Leon Petrażycki
Polish philosopher (1867-1931) and politician in russian empire.
Born April 13th, 1867 in Kalantajova. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1931 at 64 years old in Warsaw.
Emiliano Figueroa
President of chile (1866-1931).
Born July 12th, 1866 in Santiago.
Died May 15th, 1931 at 64 years old in Santiago (traffic collision).
Dušan Vujović
Serbian economist, university teacher and politician.
Born July 22nd, 1951 in Požarevac.
Died May 15th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]
Henrique Rosa
President of guinea-bissau (1946-2013).
Born January 18th, 1946 in Bafatá.
Died May 15th, 2013 at 67 years old in Porto (lung cancer). [ref]
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