May 15th
172 Notable deaths
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]
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).
Jovan Skerlić
Serbian literary critic.
Born August 20th, 1877 in Belgrade.
Died May 15th, 1914 at 36 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Jean-Philippe Lauer
French architect and egyptologist (1902-2001).
Born May 7th, 1902 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2001 at 99 years old in Paris. [ref]
Georgy Shakhnazarov
Russian politician (1924-2001).
Born October 4th, 1924 in Baku.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 76 years old in Tula Oblast.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 172
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø