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July 15th
214 Notable deaths
George Mills
English footballer (1908-1970).
Born December 29th, 1908 in Deptford.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 61 years old in Torquay.
August Cesarec
Croatian writer (1893–1941).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Zagreb.
Died July 15th, 1941 at 47 years old in Zagreb.
Tore Keller
Swedish association football player (1905-1988).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Norrköping.
Died July 15th, 1988 at 83 years old in Norrköping.
Maria Kuncewiczowa
Polish writer and novelist (1895-1989).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Samara.
Died July 15th, 1989 at 93 years old in Lublin.
Anton Malej
Yugoslav gymnast (1908-1930).
Born January 16th, 1908 in Savica.
Died July 15th, 1930 at 22 years old in Luxembourg.
Jules Renkin
Belgian former prime minister (1862-1934).
Born December 3rd, 1862 in Ixelles. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1934 at 71 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Don Sunderlage
American basketball player (1929-1961).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Roselle.
Died July 15th, 1961 at 31 years old in Lake Geneva (traffic collision).
Edda Buding
German tennis player (1936–2014).
Born November 13th, 1936 in Lovrin.
Died July 15th, 2014 at 77 years old in Aalen.
Walter Donaldson
American songwriter (1893-1947).
Born February 15th, 1893 in Manhattan, Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 54 years old in Santa Monica.
Antonina Rzhevskaya
Russian painter (1861-1934).
Born February 12th, 1861 in Rzhev.
Died July 15th, 1934 at 73 years old in Tarusa.
Margarete Schlegel
German actress (1899-1987).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 15th, 1987 at 87 years old in Saltdean.
Norman Taber
Athletics competitor (1891-1952).
Born September 3rd, 1891 in Providence.
Died July 15th, 1952 at 60 years old in Orange.
Armand Mouyal
French fencer (1925–1988).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Oran.
Died July 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette.
Raffaello Giovagnoli
Italian writer and politician (1838-1915).
Born March 13th, 1838 in Rome.
Died July 15th, 1915 at 77 years old in Rome.
George Valentine Nash
American botanist (1864-1921).
Born May 6th, 1864 in Brooklyn.
Died July 15th, 1921 at 57 years old
Pınar Kür
Turkish writer (1943–2025).
Born April 15th, 1945 in Bursa. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2025 at 80 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Andrew Sudduth
American rower.
Born November 21st, 1961 in Baltimore.
Died July 15th, 2006 at 44 years old in Marion (pancreatic cancer).
Thomas Balvay
French football referee (1888–1945).
Born February 2nd, 1888 in Paris.
Died July 15th, 1945 at 57 years old
Julio Lores
Peruvian footballer (1908-1947).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Huaral.
Died July 15th, 1947 at 38 years old
Justinas Lagunavičius
Lithuanian basketball player (1924–1997).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died July 15th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Carl Maria von Bocklet
Austrian composer (1801–1881).
Born November 30th, 1801 in Prague.
Died July 15th, 1881 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Jenő Konrád
Hungarian association football player and manager (1894-1978).
Born August 13th, 1894 in Bačka Palanka.
Died July 15th, 1978 at 83 years old in New York City.
Veniamin Soldatenko
Soviet race walking athlete (1939–2023).
Born January 4th, 1939 in Akkayin District.
Died July 15th, 2023 at 84 years old [ref]
Alphonsus de Guimaraens
(1870-1921) brazilian writer.
Born July 24th, 1870 in Ouro Preto.
Died July 15th, 1921 at 50 years old in Mariana.
Clément Maurice
French photographer and film director (1853-1933).
Born March 22nd, 1853 in Aiguillon.
Died July 15th, 1933 at 80 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci