May 15th
172 Notable deaths
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]
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).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 172
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø