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July 15th
214 Notable deaths
Banoo Jehangir Coyaji
Indian physician.
Born August 22nd, 1918 in Maharashtra.
Died July 15th, 2004 at 85 years old
György Kolonics
Hungarian canoe racer (1972-2008).
Born June 4th, 1972 in Budapest.
Died July 15th, 2008 at 36 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Italian film actress (1943–2009).
Born May 20th, 1943 in Tirana.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Anne Buttimer
Irish geographer (1938-2017).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Cork.
Died July 15th, 2017 at 78 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Semyon Alapin
Russian chess player (1856-1923).
Born November 5th, 1856 in Vilnius.
Died July 15th, 1923 at 66 years old in Heidelberg.
Marie-Victorin
Quebecois botanist (1885-1944).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Kingsey Falls.
Died July 15th, 1944 at 59 years old in Saint-Hyacinthe (traffic collision).
Nina Bari
Russian mathematician (1901–1961).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 59 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Wilhelm Jerusalem
Austrian philosopher (1854–1923).
Born October 11th, 1854 in Dřenice.
Died July 15th, 1923 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Gennadi Volnov
Basketball player (1939–2008).
Born November 28th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died July 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
William Thierry Preyer
German physiologist (1841-1897).
Born July 4th, 1841 in Manchester.
Died July 15th, 1897 at 56 years old in Wiesbaden.
Amanda Röntgen-Maier
Swedish musician (1853–1894).
Born February 20th, 1853 in Landskrona Parish.
Died July 15th, 1894 at 41 years old in Amsterdam (tuberculosis).
Konstantin Fedin
Russian-soviet writer and poet (1892-1977).
Born February 24th, 1892 in Saratov. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1977 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Otto Binswanger
Swiss psychiatrist (1852-1929).
Born October 14th, 1852 in Münsterlingen.
Died July 15th, 1929 at 76 years old in Kreuzlingen.
Alexander Karpinsky
Russian geologist and president of the russian academy of sciences (1847-1936).
Born January 7th, 1847 in Krasnoturyinsk. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1936 at 89 years old in Udelnaya.
Erik Charell
German actor (1894-1974).
Born April 9th, 1895 in Wrocław.
Died July 15th, 1974 at 79 years old in Munich.
Celadet Ali Bedirhan
Turkish writer of kurdish ancestry (1893–1951).
Born April 26th, 1893 in Istanbul.
Died July 15th, 1951 at 58 years old in Damascus.
Francisco Bertrand
President of honduras (1866-1926).
Born October 9th, 1866 in Juticalpa.
Died July 15th, 1926 at 59 years old in La Ceiba.
Renato Simoni
Italian opera librettist (1875–1952).
Born September 5th, 1875 in Verona.
Died July 15th, 1952 at 76 years old in Milan (heart failure).
Audun Grønvold
Norwegian freestyle skier.
Born February 28th, 1976 in Hamar Municipality.
Died July 15th, 2025 at 49 years old (lightning strike). [ref]
Manuel Corral
Thucist bishop, pope of the palmarian christian church (1934-2011).
Born November 22nd, 1934 in Cabeza del Buey.
Died July 15th, 2011 at 76 years old in Utrera. [ref]
Henry Hoyle Howorth
British politician and historian (1842-1923).
Born July 1st, 1842 in Lisbon.
Died July 15th, 1923 at 81 years old
Tomás Monje
President (1884-1954).
Born December 21st, 1884 in Coroico.
Died July 15th, 1954 at 69 years old in La Paz.
Alfonso Thiele
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died July 15th, 1986 at 66 years old in Novara.
Antonio Ortega
Spanish colonel.
Born January 17th, 1888 in Rabé de las Calzadas.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 51 years old in Alicante (gunshot wound, garrote).
Romeu Pellicciari
Brazilian footballer (1911-1971).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Jundiaí.
Died July 15th, 1971 at 60 years old in São Paulo.
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