May 15th
161 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Norbert Jacques
Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, and screenwriter (1880-1954).
Born June 6th, 1880 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1954 at 73 years old in Koblenz. [ref]
Italo Montemezzi
Italian composer.
Born August 4th, 1875 in Vigasio.
Died May 15th, 1952 at 76 years old in Vigasio. [ref]
Ulrich Grauert
German world war ii luftwaffe general and recipient of the knight's cross of the iron cross.
Born March 6th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 15th, 1941 at 52 years old in Saint-Omer (killed in action).
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman