June 15th
209 Notable deaths
Kenneth G. Wilson
Nobel prize winning us physicist.
Born June 8th, 1936 in Waltham.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 77 years old in Saco (lymphoma).
Manos Hatzidakis
Greek composer, pianist and conductor (1925-1994).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Xanthi.
Died June 15th, 1994 at 68 years old in Athens (pulmonary edema).
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
German general (1828–1885).
Born March 20th, 1828 in Berlin.
Died June 15th, 1885 at 57 years old in Jagdschloss Glienicke.
Carl Wernicke
German physician and neuropathologist (1848–1905).
Born May 15th, 1848 in Tarnowskie Góry.
Died June 15th, 1905 at 57 years old in Dörrberg.
Jovita Idár
American writer and activist.
Born September 7th, 1885 in Laredo.
Died June 15th, 1946 at 60 years old in San Antonio.
Abibatu Mogaji
Business magnate.
Born October 16th, 1916 in Lagos State.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Ikeja.
Barry Kelley
American actor (1908-1991).
Born August 19th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills.
Charles Francis Brush
American businessman (1849–1929).
Born March 17th, 1849 in Euclid.
Died June 15th, 1929 at 80 years old in Cleveland. [ref]
Lev Gumilev
Soviet academic (1912-1992).
Born November 1st, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian scientist (1867–1917).
Born December 13th, 1867 in Christiania.
Died June 15th, 1917 at 49 years old in Tokyo (barbiturate overdose).
José Froilán González
Argentine racing driver.
Born October 5th, 1922 in Arrecifes.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Arrecifes (respiratory failure). [ref]
Choi Hong-hi
Korean army general and martial artist (1918–2002).
Born November 9th, 1918 in Myongchon County.
Died June 15th, 2002 at 83 years old in Pyongyang (stomach cancer).
K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
Indian historian (1892–1975).
Born August 12th, 1892 in Kallidaikurichi.
Died June 15th, 1975 at 82 years old in Chennai.
Aleksey Batalov
Soviet and russian actor, file director and screenwriter (1928-2017).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Vladimir.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
William Austin
British character actor (1884-1975).
Born June 12th, 1884 in Georgetown.
Died June 15th, 1975 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (stroke).
Roman Ingarden
Polish philosopher (1893–1970).
Born February 5th, 1893 in Kraków.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Wendell Meredith Stanley
American biochemist and virologist, winner of the nobel prize in chemistry (1946).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Ridgeville.
Died June 15th, 1971 at 66 years old in Salamanca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fausto Papetti
Naturalized swiss, italian recording artist; alto saxophone player (1923–1999).
Born January 28th, 1923 in Viggiù.
Died June 15th, 1999 at 76 years old in Bordighera.
Vera Figner
Russian political activist (1852-1942).
Died June 15th, 1942 at 89 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Suzanne Flon
French film actress (1918-2005).
Born January 28th, 1918 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Died June 15th, 2005 at 87 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (gastroenteritis).
Vicente Rojo Lluch
Spanish general (1894–1966).
Born October 8th, 1894 in La Font de la Figuera. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Werner Henke
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born May 13th, 1909 in Toruń, Rudak.
Died June 15th, 1944 at 35 years old in Fort Hunt. [ref]
Busi Mhlongo
South african singer-songwriter.
Born October 28th, 1947 in Inanda.
Died June 15th, 2010 at 62 years old in Durban (cancer).
Gopi Chand Narang
Indian theorist, literary critic and scholar (1931–2022).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Duki District.
Died June 15th, 2022 at 91 years old in Charlotte.
Ottavio Bottecchia
Italian racing cyclist (1894–1927).
Born August 1st, 1894 in San Martino.
Died June 15th, 1927 at 32 years old in Gemona del Friuli (traffic collision).
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