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June 15th
147 Notable deaths
Franco Zeffirelli
Italian director and politican (1923-2019).
Born February 12th, 1923 in Florence. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2019 at 96 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician.
Born March 6th, 1925 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1968 at 43 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Lewis
Saint lucian economist.
Born January 23rd, 1915 in Castries.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 76 years old in Bridgetown.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
German painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker (1880-1938).
Born May 6th, 1880 in Aschaffenburg. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1938 at 58 years old in Davos Frauenkirch (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Laurie Bird
Film actor, photographer.
Born September 26th, 1953 in Glen Cove.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 25 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose).
Steve Cochran
American actor.
Born May 25th, 1917 in Eureka.
Died June 15th, 1965 at 48 years old in Guatemala (lung disease). [ref]
Meredith Willson
American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright (1902-1984).
Born May 18th, 1902 in Mason City. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
John Vincent Atanasoff
American computer pioneer (1903-1995).
Born October 4th, 1903 in Hamilton.
Died June 15th, 1995 at 91 years old in Frederick (stroke).
Jacques Bergerac
French actor, businessman and executive (1927-2014).
Born May 26th, 1927 in Biarritz.
Died June 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Anglet.
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