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May 15th
191 Notable deaths
Wayman Tisdale
Basketball player.
Born June 9th, 1964 in Fort Worth.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 44 years old in Tulsa (bone cancer). [ref]
Andrew Duggan
Actor (1923–1988).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Franklin.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 64 years old in Westwood (esophageal cancer).
Francis Schaeffer
American theologian and writer (1912-1984).
Born January 30th, 1912 in Germantown.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in Rochester.
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer (1928–2012).
Born November 11th, 1928 in Panama City. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Austin Osman Spare
English artist (1886-1956).
Born December 31st, 1888 in Snow Hill.
Died May 15th, 1956 at 67 years old in Lambeth Hospital (appendicitis).
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]
Ray Wilson
English footballer (1934-2018).
Born December 17th, 1934 in Shirebrook.
Died May 15th, 2018 at 83 years old in Huddersfield (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jackie Curtis
American actor, writer, singer (1947-1985).
Born February 19th, 1947 in New York City.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 38 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Tatiana Okunevskaya
Soviet and russian actress (1914–2002).
Born March 3rd, 1914 in Zavidovo.
Died May 15th, 2002 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Charles Williams
British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and member of the inklings (1886–1945).
Born September 20th, 1886 in London.
Died May 15th, 1945 at 58 years old in Oxford.
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