June 15th
162 Notable deaths
Peyami Safa
Turkish writer and journalist (1899-1961).
Born April 2nd, 1899 in Fatih. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1961 at 62 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage).
Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Germanic prince (1887-1962).
Born April 19th, 1887 in Stadthagen.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 75 years old in Hanover.
Eugène Jansson
Swedish painter (1862-1915).
Born March 18th, 1862 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Skara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Marta Harnecker
Chilean academic.
Born January 18th, 1937 in Santiago.
Died June 15th, 2019 at 82 years old in Vancouver (cancer). [ref]
Hermann Wissmann
German explorer and administrator in africa (1853–1905).
Born September 4th, 1853 in Frankfurt (Oder). [ref]
Died June 15th, 1905 at 51 years old in Weißenbach bei Liezen (hunting accident). [ref]
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
Governor of orissa.
Born December 10th, 1928 in Mumbai.
Died June 15th, 2024 at 95 years old
Betty Curtis
Italian singer.
Born March 21st, 1936 in Milan.
Died June 15th, 2006 at 70 years old in Lecco.
José de Almada Negreiros
Portuguese artist and writer (1893-1970).
Born April 7th, 1893 in São Tomé Island. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Frederick G. Payne
American politician (1904–1978).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Lewiston.
Died June 15th, 1978 at 73 years old in Waldoboro.
Giulio Cabianca
Italian racing driver (1923–1961).
Born February 19th, 1923 in Verona.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 38 years old in Modena.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 162
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler