September 15th
212 Notable deaths
Robert Penn Warren
American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989).
Born April 24th, 1905 in Guthrie.
Died September 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Stratton (bone cancer).
Gunnar Nordahl
Swedish association football player (1921-1995).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Hörnefors.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 73 years old in Alghero.
Alfred Blalock
American surgeon (1899–1964).
Born April 5th, 1899 in Culloden.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 65 years old in Baltimore.
Frederick Russell Burnham
Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher (1861–1947).
Born May 11th, 1861 in Blue Earth County.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Albert Speer
German architect and urban planner (1934–2017).
Born July 29th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died September 15th, 2017 at 83 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Willy Messerschmitt
German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1898-1978).
Born June 26th, 1898 in Frankfurt.
Died September 15th, 1978 at 80 years old in Munich.
Phyllis Newman
American actress and singer (1933-2019).
Born March 19th, 1933 in Jersey City.
Died September 15th, 2019 at 86 years old in New York City (lung disease). [ref]
John Hanning Speke
British military officer and explorer (1827–1864).
Born May 4th, 1827 in Bideford.
Died September 15th, 1864 at 37 years old in Corsham.
Johnny Hartman
American jazz singer (1923–1983).
Died September 15th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Koos de la Rey
South african general (1847-1914).
Born October 22nd, 1847 in Winburg.
Died September 15th, 1914 at 66 years old in Witwatersrand.
Samy Vellu
Malaysian politician.
Born March 8th, 1936 in Kluang.
Died September 15th, 2022 at 86 years old in Jalan Ipoh.
Mark Stevens
American actor (1916–1994).
Born December 13th, 1916 in Cleveland.
Died September 15th, 1994 at 77 years old in Spain (cancer).
Kirin Kiki
Japanese actress (1943-2018).
Born January 15th, 1943 in Tokyo City.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 75 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer).
William Brockman Bankhead
American politician (1874-1940).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Sulligent.
Died September 15th, 1940 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Fred de Cordova
American stage, motion picture and television director and producer (1910-2001).
Born October 27th, 1910 in New York City.
Died September 15th, 2001 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
Pavał Suchi
Soviet aeroplanes designer.
Born July 22nd, 1895 in Hlybokaye.
Died September 15th, 1975 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Willie Bobo
American jazz percussionist (1934–1983).
Born February 28th, 1934 in New York City.
Died September 15th, 1983 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Rose Mofford
First woman governor and the first woman secretary of state.
Born June 10th, 1922 in Globe. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2016 at 94 years old in Phoenix (falling from height). [ref]
Louise Farrenc
French composer, pianist and teacher (1804–1875).
Died September 15th, 1875 at 71 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Ricardo Zamora
Spanish association football player.
Born February 14th, 1901 in Barcelona.
Died September 15th, 1978 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Nam Phuong
Last empress-consort of vietnamese empire.
Born November 14th, 1913 in Long Thạnh Mỹ.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 49 years old in Chabrignac (heart failure).
Jackie Lomax
English recording artist; guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 10th, 1944 in Wallasey.
Died September 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in Wirral Peninsula. [ref]
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Indian rebel (1899–1967).
Born March 13th, 1899.
Died September 15th, 1967 at 68 years old
Moussa Traoré
Malian former dictator (1936-2020).
Born September 25th, 1936 in Kayes.
Died September 15th, 2020 at 83 years old in Bamako. [ref]
Hugo Blaschke
German dental surgeon to adolf hitler; chief dentist of reich physician ss and police (1881–1959).
Born November 14th, 1881 in Wejherowo. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1960 at 78 years old in Nuremberg.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld