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May 15th
240 Notable deaths
Alfred Kuchevsky
Soviet ice hockey player (1931–2000).
Born May 17th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died May 15th, 2000 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Jóhann Hafstein
Icelandic politician (1915-1980).
Born September 19th, 1915 in Akureyri.
Died May 15th, 1980 at 64 years old in Akureyri.
Ralph Erwin
Austrian composer.
Born October 31st, 1896 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died May 15th, 1943 at 46 years old in Beaune-la-Rolande.
Berndt Lindholm
Finnish painter (1841-1914).
Born August 20th, 1841 in Loviisa.
Died May 15th, 1914 at 72 years old in Gothenburg, Vasa parish.
Helvi Sipilä
Finnish politician, lawyer and diplomat (1915–2009).
Born May 5th, 1915 in Helsinki.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Mammad Yusif Jafarov
Azerbaijani politician (1885–1938).
Died May 15th, 1938 at 53 years old in Baku.
Mary Johnson
Swedish actress (1896-1975).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Eskilstuna.
Died May 15th, 1975 at 79 years old in Sweden.
Natalya Shikolenko
Belarusian javelin thrower (1964–2025).
Born August 1st, 1964 in Andijan.
Died May 15th, 2025 at 60 years old in Gelendzhik. [ref]
Renato Olmi
Italian footballer (1914-1985).
Born July 12th, 1914 in Trezzo sull'Adda.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 70 years old in Crema.
Milenko Radomar Vesnić
Serbian politician; (1863-1921).
Born February 13th, 1863 in Dunišiće. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1921 at 58 years old in Paris.
Anna Lindhagen
Swedish politician, editor (1870-1941).
Born April 7th, 1870 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1941 at 71 years old in Sofia church parish. [ref]
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder (1898–1979).
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Beaufort Burdekin
British rower.
Born December 27th, 1891 in Poole.
Died May 15th, 1963 at 71 years old in Poole.
James Zealley
English footballer (1868-1934).
Born November 2nd, 1874 in Bothenhampton.
Died May 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Weymouth.
Robert Charles Wroughton
British biologist, mammalogist, and entomologist (1849-1921).
Born August 15th, 1849.
Died May 15th, 1921 at 71 years old in Chiswick.
Aulis Kallakorpi
Finnish ski jumper (1929–2005).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Kuusankoski.
Died May 15th, 2005 at 76 years old in Mikkeli.
Carl Krebs
Danish gymnast (1889-1971).
Born February 11th, 1889 in Aarhus.
Died May 15th, 1971 at 82 years old in Slagelse.
Franco Nenci
Italian boxer (1935-2020).
Born January 25th, 1935 in Livorno.
Died May 15th, 2020 at 85 years old in Livorno. [ref]
Charles Russell
Australian rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer, coach, referee and administrator (1884–1957).
Born December 5th, 1884 in St Peters.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 72 years old in Sydney.
Leonard Carpenter
American rower (1902–1994).
Born July 28th, 1902 in Minneapolis.
Died May 15th, 1994 at 91 years old in Minneapolis.
Fritz Baade
German politician and economist (1893-1974).
Born January 3rd, 1893 in Neuruppin.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 81 years old in Kiel.
Sigisfredo Mair
Luger (1939–1977).
Born August 10th, 1939 in Toblach.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 37 years old in Toblach (traffic collision).
Auguste Charpentier
French painter (1813–1880).
Born January 29th, 1813 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1880 at 67 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexander F. I. Forbes
South african astronomer (1871-1959).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Aberdeenshire.
Died May 15th, 1959 at 88 years old in Cape Town.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner