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July 15th
213 Notable deaths
Eric Berne
Canadian psychiatrist (1910-1970).
Born May 10th, 1910 in Montreal.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 60 years old in Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea (myocardial infarction).
Eugen Bleuler
Swiss psychiatrist (1857–1939).
Born April 30th, 1857 in Zollikon.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 82 years old in Zollikon.
Paul Gallico
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City.
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929).
Born February 1st, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1929 at 55 years old in Rodaun (stroke). [ref]
William T. G. Morton
United states dental surgeon (1819–1868).
Born August 9th, 1819 in Charlton.
Died July 15th, 1868 at 48 years old in New York City (stroke).
David Brian
Film and television actor (1914-1993).
Born August 5th, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 15th, 1993 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks (cancer).
Kuroda Seiki
Japanese artist (1866-1924).
Born August 9th, 1866 in Higashisengoku-chō.
Died July 15th, 1924 at 57 years old in Tokyo City (uremia). [ref]
Aubrey Morris
British actor (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Portsmouth.
Died July 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Hank Cochran
American country musician (1935-2010).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Isola.
Died July 15th, 2010 at 74 years old in Nashville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ernest Bloch
American composer (1880-1959).
Born July 24th, 1880 in Geneva.
Died July 15th, 1959 at 78 years old in Portland (cancer).
Peter van Eyck
German-american actor (1911–1969).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Kamienny Jaz.
Died July 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Männedorf (disease).
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1922–1950).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Calw.
Died July 15th, 1950 at 28 years old in Bordeaux (traffic collision).
Mary White Ovington
American activist, naacp founder (1865–1951).
Born April 11th, 1865 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1951 at 86 years old in Newton Highlands.
William O'Malley
American actor and priest (1931–2023).
Born August 18th, 1931 in Buffalo.
Died July 15th, 2023 at 91 years old in Newton. [ref]
Arthur Pink
British biblical scholar (1886–1952).
Born April 1st, 1886 in Nottingham.
Died July 15th, 1952 at 66 years old in Stornoway.
George Cleveland
Actor.
Born September 17th, 1885 in Sydney.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 71 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Kelly Johnson
English guitarist and singer (1958–2007).
Born June 20th, 1958 in London.
Died July 15th, 2007 at 49 years old in London (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
John Pastore
American lawyer and politician (1907–2000).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Providence.
Died July 15th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cranston (kidney failure).
Derek Malcolm
English film critic and historian.
Born May 12th, 1932 in London.
Died July 15th, 2023 at 91 years old in Deal (heart failure). [ref]
Leopold Auer
Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer (1845–1930).
Born June 7th, 1845 in Veszprém.
Died July 15th, 1930 at 85 years old in Loschwitz (pneumonia).
Paul Bäumer
German flying ace (1896-1927).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Meiderich.
Died July 15th, 1927 at 31 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Roger Revelle
American scientist (1909–1991).
Born March 7th, 1909 in Seattle.
Died July 15th, 1991 at 82 years old in San Diego.
William F. Nolan
American writer (1928-2021).
Born March 6th, 1928 in Kansas City.
Died July 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Gottfried Keller
Swiss poet and writer of german literature (1819–1890).
Born July 19th, 1819 in Zurich.
Died July 15th, 1890 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Sheila Ramani
Actress.
Born March 2nd, 1932 in Sindh. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2015 at 83 years old in Indore. [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan