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May 15th
240 Notable deaths
Menno ter Braak
Dutch writer (1902-1940).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Eibergen.
Died May 15th, 1940 at 38 years old in The Hague (intoxication).
Kofoworola Ademola
Yoruba nigerian educationalist and first african woman to graduate from the university of oxford.
Died May 15th, 2002 at 88 years old
Karel Traxler
Czech chess player (1866–1936).
Born January 17th, 1866 in Vlachovo Březí.
Died May 15th, 1936 at 70 years old in Volyně.
Leon Petrażycki
Polish lawyer, philosopher, sociologist of law, ethicist and logician.
Born April 17th, 1867 in Kalantajova. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1931 at 64 years old in Warsaw.
Owen Morgan Edwards
Welsh historian, educationalist and writer (1858-1920).
Born December 25th, 1858 in Llanuwchllyn.
Died May 15th, 1920 at 61 years old in Llanuwchllyn.
Michele Andreolo
Italian footballer (1912-1981).
Born July 7th, 1913 in Carmelo.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 67 years old in Potenza.
Benedikt Livshits
Russian writer (1886–1938).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Odesa.
Died May 15th, 1939 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).
Norbert Jacques
Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, and screenwriter (1880-1954).
Born June 6th, 1880 in Luxembourg.
Died May 15th, 1954 at 73 years old in Koblenz.
Emiliano Figueroa
President of chile (1866-1931).
Born July 12th, 1866 in Santiago.
Died May 15th, 1931 at 64 years old in Santiago (traffic collision).
Henrique Rosa
President of guinea-bissau (1946-2013).
Born January 18th, 1946 in Bafatá.
Died May 15th, 2013 at 67 years old in Porto (lung cancer). [ref]
Dušan Vujović
Serbian economist, university teacher and politician.
Born July 22nd, 1951 in Požarevac.
Died May 15th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]
Angelica Domröse
German actress (1941–2026).
Born April 4th, 1941 in Berlin.
Died May 15th, 2026 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gheorghe Marinescu
Romanian neurologist (1863–1938).
Born March 12th, 1863 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1938 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Georgy Shakhnazarov
Russian politician (1924-2001).
Born October 4th, 1924 in Baku.
Died May 15th, 2001 at 76 years old in Tula Oblast.
Jovan Skerlić
Serbian literary critic (1877–1914).
Born August 20th, 1877 in Belgrade.
Died May 15th, 1914 at 36 years old in Belgrade.
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]
Konstantin Kavelin
Russian academic, lawyer, historian.
Born November 16th, 1818 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 15th, 1885 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jean-Philippe Lauer
French architect and egyptologist (1902-2001).
Died May 15th, 2001 at 99 years old in Paris.
Margery Corbett Ashby
British activist (1882-1981).
Born April 19th, 1882 in Danehill.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 99 years old in Danehill.
Rainer Basedow
German film, television, and voice actor.
Born May 20th, 1938 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia.
Died May 15th, 2022 at 83 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Italo Montemezzi
Italian composer (1875–1952).
Born May 31st, 1875 in Vigasio.
Died May 15th, 1952 at 76 years old in Vigasio. [ref]
Fritz Riess
Racecar driver (1922–1991).
Born July 11th, 1922 in Nuremberg.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 68 years old in Samedan.
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer (1937–2023).
Born December 24th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died May 15th, 2023 at 85 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius