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September 15th
170 Notable deaths
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.
Barrett Deems
American musician (1914–1998).
Born March 1st, 1914 in Springfield.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 84 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Georgian composer.
Born August 23rd, 1925 in Gori. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1991 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Aleksandr Baryshnikov
Athletics competitor (1948–2024).
Born November 11th, 1948 in Chlya.
Died September 15th, 2024 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Dmitri Trepov
Russian politician (1855-1906).
Born December 14th, 1855.
Died September 15th, 1906 at 50 years old (cardiovascular disease).
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus
Romanian politician (1917-2017).
Born March 18th, 1917 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2017 at 100 years old in Ploiești. [ref]
Mihai Volontir
Soviet and moldovan actor and politician (1934-2015).
Born March 9th, 1934 in Moldova.
Died September 15th, 2015 at 81 years old in Chișinău (diabetes).
Ken Domon
Japanese photographer (1909–1990).
Born October 25th, 1909 in Sakata.
Died September 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Samuel Hirszenberg
Polish artist (1865-1908).
Born February 22nd, 1865 in Łódź.
Died September 15th, 1908 at 43 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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