May 15th
165 Notable deaths
Zbigniew Tadeusz Kaczmarek
Polish-german weightlifter (1946-2023).
Born June 21st, 1946 in Tarnowskie Góry.
Died May 15th, 2023 at 76 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Helvi Sipilä
Finnish politician, lawyer and diplomat (1915-2009).
Born May 5th, 1915 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2009 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer
German chemist (1899-1957).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Wrocław.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 58 years old in Göttingen.
Jóhann Hafstein
Icelandic politician (1915-1980).
Born September 19th, 1915 in Akureyri.
Died May 15th, 1980 at 64 years old in Akureyri.
Mammad Yusif Jafarov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born March 14th, 1885 in Baku.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 53 years old in Baku.
Rudolf Marloth
South african botanist, pharmacist and chemist (1855-1931).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Lübben (Spreewald).
Died May 15th, 1931 at 75 years old in Caledon.
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder.
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Renato Olmi
Italian footballer (1914-1985).
Born July 12th, 1914 in Trezzo sull'Adda.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 70 years old in Crema.
Nasser Givehchi
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 12th, 1932 in Tehran.
Died May 15th, 2017 at 84 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Natalya Shikolenko
Belarusian javelin thrower (1964–2025).
Born August 1st, 1964 in Andijan.
Died May 15th, 2025 at 60 years old in Gelendzhik. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 165
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus