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September 15th
164 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Abendroth
German polticial scientist and jurist (1906–1985).
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1985 at 79 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Dietrich Hrabak
German flying ace (1914–1995).
Born December 19th, 1914 in Großdeuben.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 80 years old in Jesenwang.
Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer
German physician and bacteriologist.
Born March 27th, 1858 in Zduny.
Died September 15th, 1945 at 87 years old in Lądek-Zdrój.
Wilhelm Roux
German biologist (1850-1924).
Died September 15th, 1924 at 74 years old in Halle (Saale).
Fehime Sultan
Ottoman princess (1875-1929).
Born August 2nd, 1875 in Istanbul.
Died September 15th, 1929 at 54 years old in Nice (tuberculosis).
Otakar Vávra
Czech film director, director, scriptwriter and university educator.
Born February 28th, 1911 in Hradec Králové.
Died September 15th, 2011 at 100 years old in Prague. [ref]
Feng Zikai
Chinese artist and writer (1898-1975).
Born November 9th, 1898 in Tongxiang City.
Died September 15th, 1975 at 76 years old in Shanghai (lung cancer).
David Wolffsohn
German jewish businessman (1855-1914).
Born October 9th, 1855 in Darbėnai. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1914 at 58 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Victor Veselago
Russian physicist.
Born June 13th, 1929 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 89 years old [ref]
Samuel King Allison
American physicist and nuclear scientist (1900–1965).
Born November 13th, 1900 in Chicago.
Died September 15th, 1965 at 64 years old in Culham.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 164
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