June 15th
209 Notable deaths
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.
Daniel Keyes
American author.
Born August 9th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died June 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Boca Raton (pneumonia).
Gordon McQueen
Scottish association football player and manager (1952–2023).
Born June 26th, 1952 in Kilwinning.
Died June 15th, 2023 at 70 years old in Hutton Rudby. [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).
Srinivasa Rao Srirangam
Telugu poet and lyricist (1910–1983).
Born January 2nd, 1910 in Visakhapatnam.
Died June 15th, 1983 at 73 years old in Chennai.
Lois Duncan
American young-adult and children's writer (1934-2016).
Born April 28th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died June 15th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bradenton (stroke). [ref]
Blaze Starr
American burlesque entertainer, stripper, and adult model (1932–2015).
Born April 10th, 1932 in Twelvepole Creek.
Died June 15th, 2015 at 83 years old in Wilsondale. [ref]
Leonard Sachs
British actor (1909–1990).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Roodepoort.
Died June 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in London.
Abdullah Ibrahim
South african pianist and composer (1934–2026).
Born October 9th, 1934 in Cape Town.
Died June 15th, 2026 at 91 years old [ref]
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist (1929–2018).
Born December 27th, 1929 in Sunflower.
Died June 15th, 2018 at 88 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Bill Dana
American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (1924–2017).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Quincy.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 92 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Ray McAnally
Irish actor (1926-1989).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Buncrana.
Died June 15th, 1989 at 63 years old in County Wicklow (myocardial infarction).
Brett Whiteley
Australian artist (1939-1992).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Sydney.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 53 years old in Wollongong (drug overdose).
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian grand prince (1858-1915).
Born August 22nd, 1858 in Strelna.
Died June 15th, 1915 at 56 years old in Pavlovsk.
Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 1st Baronet
Scottish soldier, writer and politician (1911-1996).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 85 years old in Hertford.
Bekim Fehmiu
Kosovo-albanian actor (1936-2010).
Born June 1st, 1936 in Sarajevo.
Died June 15th, 2010 at 74 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound). [ref]
Magdalena Kopp
German photographer and member of the revolutionary cells (rz).
Born April 2nd, 1948 in Neu-Ulm.
Died June 15th, 2015 at 67 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov
Buddhist lama (1852–1927).
Born May 13th, 1852 in Ulzy-Dobo.
Died June 15th, 1927 at 75 years old in Verkhneudinsky Uyezd.
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati
17th chief justice of india (1921–2017).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gujarat.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in New Delhi (kidney failure).
Sam Crawford
American hall of fame baseball player and coach (1880–1968).
Born April 18th, 1880 in Wahoo.
Died June 15th, 1968 at 88 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Evelyn Underhill
British mystic, poet, and novelist (1875–1941).
Born December 6th, 1875 in Wolverhampton.
Died June 15th, 1941 at 65 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jeanna Friske
Russian actor and singer (1974-2015).
Born July 8th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died June 15th, 2015 at 40 years old in Balashikha (glioblastoma).
Caroline Norton
English feminist, social reformer, and author, editor (1808-1877).
Born March 22nd, 1808 in London. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1877 at 69 years old in London. [ref]
Alfred Cortot
Franco-swiss pianist and conductor.
Born September 26th, 1877 in Nyon.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 84 years old in Lausanne.
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