July 15th
157 Notable deaths
Zinaida Reich
Russian actress.
Born July 15th, 1894 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Paul Bäumer
German flying ace (1896-1927).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Meiderich.
Died July 15th, 1927 at 31 years old in Copenhagen.
Wan Li
Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress (1916-2015).
Born December 1st, 1916 in Dongping County. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Toke Talagi
Premier of niue (1951-2020).
Born January 9th, 1951 in Alofi. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2020 at 69 years old in Alofi (disease). [ref]
Walter Donaldson
American songwriter (1893-1947).
Born February 15th, 1893 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1947 at 54 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Irving Babbitt
American academic and literary criticism (1865-1933).
Born August 2nd, 1865 in Dayton. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1933 at 67 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
Catholic archbishop.
Born September 8th, 1882 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 70 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Craig Fallon
British judoka.
Born December 18th, 1982 in Ipswich.
Died July 15th, 2019 at 36 years old in The Wrekin. [ref]
Manuel Corral
Bishop palmarian.
Born November 22nd, 1934 in Cabeza del Buey.
Died July 15th, 2011 at 76 years old in Utrera. [ref]
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan writer.
Born March 8th, 1892 in Melo. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1979 at 87 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel