May 15th
165 Notable deaths
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]
Jack Bradbury
Animator (1914-2004).
Born December 27th, 1914 in Seattle. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2004 at 89 years old in Sylmar (kidney failure). [ref]
Fulvia Franco
Italian actress (1931-1988).
Born May 21st, 1931 in Trieste.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 56 years old in Rome.
Javier Heraud
Peruvian poet.
Born January 19th, 1942 in Miraflores. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1963 at 21 years old in Madre de Dios River. [ref]
Fritz Riess
Racecar driver.
Born July 11th, 1922 in Nuremberg.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 68 years old in Samedan.
André Brahic
French astrophysicist and astronomer.
Born November 30th, 1942 in Paris.
Died May 15th, 2016 at 73 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe