June 15th
209 Notable deaths
Kyle Calder
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born January 5th, 1979 in Mannville.
Died June 15th, 2026 at 47 years old
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
Governor of orissa.
Born December 10th, 1928 in Mumbai.
Died June 15th, 2024 at 95 years old
Betty Curtis
Italian singer (1936–2006).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Milan.
Died June 15th, 2006 at 70 years old in Lecco.
Ōtori Keisuke
Japanese military leader and diplomat.
Born April 14th, 1833 in Akamatsu.
Died June 15th, 1911 at 78 years old in Kōzu (esophageal cancer).
Friedrich Robert Helmert
German geodesist (1843-1917).
Born August 31st, 1843 in Freiberg.
Died June 15th, 1917 at 73 years old in Potsdam.
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.
Anouar Abdel-Malek
Egyptian-french political scientist.
Born October 23rd, 1924 in Cairo.
Died June 15th, 2012 at 87 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ray Keech
Racecar driver (1900–1929).
Born May 1st, 1900 in Coatesville.
Died June 15th, 1929 at 29 years old in Tipton (traffic collision).
Lyda Borelli
Italian actress (1887–1959).
Born March 22nd, 1887 in La Spezia. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
José de Almada Negreiros
Portuguese artist and writer (1893-1970).
Born April 7th, 1893 in São Tomé Island.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Lisbon.
Grigori Gorin
Russian writer (1940–2000).
Born March 12th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 15th, 2000 at 60 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Eduardo Torroja
Spanish structural engineer (1899–1961).
Born August 27th, 1899 in Madrid.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945).
Born October 6th, 1872 in Munktorps parish.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 72 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Roque Olsen
Argentine association football player and manager (1925-1992).
Born September 9th, 1925 in Viale.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 66 years old in Seville.
Ibrahim Abouleish
Egyptian scientist (1937–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Mashtūl as Sūq.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 80 years old in Cairo. [ref]
José Gil Fortoul
Venezuelan politician, writer and historian (1861–1943).
Born November 25th, 1861 in Barquisimeto.
Died June 15th, 1943 at 81 years old in Caracas.
Andy Stanfield
American athletics competitor (1927–85).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Washington, D.C..
Died June 15th, 1985 at 57 years old in Livingston.
Yuri Ilyenko
Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian film director, screenwriter (1936-2010).
Born July 18th, 1936 in Cherkasy.
Died June 15th, 2010 at 73 years old in Prokhorivka (cancer).
Edmond Leburton
Belgian politician (1915-1997).
Born April 18th, 1915 in Lantremange.
Died June 15th, 1997 at 82 years old in Waremme. [ref]
Ernest Courtot de Cissey
French general (1810-1882).
Born December 23rd, 1810 in Paris.
Died June 15th, 1882 at 71 years old in Paris.
Antonin Gadal
French historian and mystic (1877–1962).
Born March 15th, 1877 in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
Died June 15th, 1962 at 85 years old in Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains.
Ernst Weiss
Czech physician and writer (1882-1940).
Born August 28th, 1882 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1940 at 57 years old in Paris (exsanguination). [ref]
Edward Cronjager
American cinematographer (1904-1960).
Born March 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died June 15th, 1960 at 56 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad Kazemi
Head of the islamic revolutionary guard corps intelligence service (1961–2025).
Born July 11th, 1961 in Semnan.
Died June 15th, 2025 at 63 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King