May 15th
165 Notable deaths
Susanna Agnelli
Italian politician, businesswoman and writer (1922-2009).
Born April 24th, 1922 in Turin.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Romas Kalanta
Soviet dissident.
Born February 22nd, 1953 in Alytus.
Died May 15th, 1972 at 19 years old in Kaunas (Self-immolation).
John Hawkes
American novelist (1925–1998).
Born August 17th, 1925 in Stamford. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1998 at 72 years old in Providence. [ref]
Dick Irvin
Canadian ice hockey player (1892-1957).
Born July 19th, 1892 in Hamilton.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 64 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Herbert Wilcox
Film producer and director from britain (1890-1977).
Born April 19th, 1890 in Cork. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1977 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Gunter d'Alquen
Nazi propagandist (1910-1998).
Born October 24th, 1910 in Essen.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Mönchengladbach.
Cao Kun
Chinese general (1862-1938).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Tianjin.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 75 years old in Tianjin.
Vladko Maček
Croatian politician (1879-1964).
Born June 20th, 1879 in Jastrebarsko.
Died May 15th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Luc Dehaene
Belgian prime minister (1940-2014).
Born August 7th, 1940 in Montpellier.
Died May 15th, 2014 at 73 years old in Quimper (pancreatic cancer).
Albert Bassermann
German actor (1867-1952).
Born September 7th, 1867 in Mannheim.
Died May 15th, 1952 at 84 years old in Zürich (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 165
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi