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May 15th
240 Notable deaths
Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer
German chemist (1899-1957).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Wrocław.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 58 years old in Göttingen.
Ulrich Grauert
German world war ii luftwaffe general and recipient of the knight's cross of the iron cross (1889–1941).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 15th, 1941 at 52 years old in Saint-Omer.
Fulvia Franco
Italian actress (1931-1988).
Born May 21st, 1931 in Trieste.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 56 years old in Rome.
Carl Röver
German politician (nsdap).
Born February 12th, 1889 in Lemwerder.
Died May 15th, 1942 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
Russian artist (1837-1898).
Born April 25th, 1837 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 15th, 1898 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Javier Heraud
Peruvian poet (1942–1963).
Born January 19th, 1942 in Miraflores.
Died May 15th, 1963 at 21 years old in Madre de Dios River (gunshot wound, internal bleeding).
Théodore Deck
Ceramic artist (1823–1891).
Born January 2nd, 1823 in Guebwiller.
Died May 15th, 1891 at 68 years old in Paris.
Jules Anspach
Belgian politician (1829-1879).
Born July 20th, 1829 in Brussels.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 49 years old in Etterbeek.
Stevan Ostojić
Serbian footballer (1941–2022).
Born August 20th, 1941 in Ostojićevo.
Died May 15th, 2022 at 80 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
André Brahic
French astrophysicist and astronomer (1942–2016).
Born November 30th, 1942 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 15th, 2016 at 73 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Nükhetsezâ Hanım
Consort of ottoman sultan abdulmejid i.
Born January 2nd, 1827 in Abkhazia.
Died May 15th, 1850 at 23 years old in Istanbul.
Ignacy Gogolewski
Polish actor.
Born June 17th, 1931 in Ciechanów.
Died May 15th, 2022 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
John Harley
Scottish footballer (1886-1960).
Born May 5th, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 1960 at 74 years old in Montevideo.
Florence Austral
Australian opera singer (1892–1968).
Born April 26th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died May 15th, 1968 at 76 years old in Newcastle (multiple sclerosis).
Dominique Rolin
Writer (1913–2012).
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Ixelles.
Died May 15th, 2012 at 98 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jakob Stämpfli
Member of the swiss federal council (1820-1879).
Born February 23rd, 1820 in Wengi.
Died May 15th, 1879 at 59 years old in Bern.
Franz von Dingelstedt
German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator (1814–1881).
Born June 30th, 1814 in Halsdorf (Wohratal, Germany).
Died May 15th, 1881 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Emerson Spencer
Athletics competitor (1906–1985).
Born October 10th, 1906 in San Francisco.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 78 years old in Palo Alto.
Zbigniew Tadeusz Kaczmarek
Polish-german weightlifter (1946-2023).
Born June 21st, 1946 in Tarnowskie Góry.
Died May 15th, 2023 at 76 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Albino Jara
President of paraguay (1877-1912).
Born February 28th, 1877 in Luque.
Died May 15th, 1912 at 35 years old in Paraguarí.
Annette Laming-Emperaire
French archeologist (1917–1977).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Curitiba (asphyxia).
Conceição Lima
São tomé and príncipe poet.
Born December 8th, 1961 in Santana.
Died May 15th, 2026 at 64 years old in São Tomé. [ref]
Rudolf Marloth
South african botanist, pharmacist and chemist (1855-1931).
Born December 28th, 1855 in Lübben (Spreewald).
Died May 15th, 1931 at 75 years old in Caledon.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes