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May 15th
165 Notable deaths
Bobby Murdoch
Scottish football player (1944-2001).
Born August 17th, 1944 in Rutherglen.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 56 years old in Glasgow (stroke).
Leslie Ward
British cartoonist (1851-1922).
Born November 21st, 1851 in London. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1922 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Guy Simonds
Canadian general.
Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Besian Idrizaj
Austrian footballer (1987-2010).
Born October 12th, 1987 in Baden bei Wien.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 22 years old in Linz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kamla Beniwal
Governor of the indian state of gujarat.
Born January 12th, 1927.
Died May 15th, 2024 at 97 years old
Willis Lamb
American physicist (1913–2008).
Born July 12th, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died May 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Tucson.
Oleg Vidov
Soviet/american actor (1943-2017).
Born June 11th, 1943 in Vidnoye.
Died May 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Westlake Village (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kenneth J. Alford
British composer of marches for band.
Born February 21st, 1881 in London. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1945 at 64 years old in Reigate. [ref]
Linden Chiles
American actor (1933-2013).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in St. Louis.
Died May 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Topanga (fall). [ref]
Paul Gonsalves
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Brockton. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1974 at 53 years old in London (drug overdose). [ref]
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