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May 15th
160 Notable deaths
Ronald Lacey
British actor.
Born September 28th, 1935 in Harrow. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1991 at 55 years old in London (liver failure, liver cancer). [ref]
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004).
Born September 26th, 1942 in Rio Grande Valley. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2004 at 61 years old in Santa Cruz (diabetes). [ref]
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American activist, journalist and writer.
Born April 7th, 1890 in Minneapolis.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 108 years old in Coconut Grove (disease).
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Vice president of india from 2002 to 2007.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Sikar district.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 86 years old in Jaipur (cancer). [ref]
Gilbert Roland
American film actor.
Born December 11th, 1905 in Ciudad Juárez. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1994 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Wayman Tisdale
Basketball player.
Born June 9th, 1964 in Fort Worth.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 44 years old in Tulsa (bone cancer). [ref]
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer (1938-2012).
Born November 11th, 1928 in Panama City. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Andrew Duggan
Actor.
Born December 28th, 1923 in Franklin. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1988 at 64 years old in Westwood (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Samuel Eliot Morison
United states admiral and historian (1887-1976).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1976 at 88 years old in Boston (stroke). [ref]
Francis Schaeffer
American theologian.
Born January 30th, 1912 in Germantown.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in Rochester.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks