September 15th
150 Notable deaths
Anton Webern
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born December 3rd, 1883 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1945 at 61 years old in Mittersill. [ref]
Robert Penn Warren
American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989).
Born April 24th, 1905 in Guthrie. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Stratton (bone cancer). [ref]
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
King of sweden from 1950-1973; anthropologist, art historian, collector and archaeologist.
Born November 11th, 1882 in Stockholm Palace. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1973 at 90 years old in Helsingborgs lasarett (pneumonia).
Virginia Gregg
American actress.
Born March 6th, 1916 in Harrisburg.
Died September 15th, 1986 at 70 years old in Encino (cancer, lung 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.
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]
Willy Messerschmitt
German aircraft designer and manufacturer.
Born June 26th, 1898 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died September 15th, 1978 at 80 years old in Munich.
Johnny Hartman
American jazz singer.
Born July 3rd, 1923 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Alfred Blalock
American surgeon.
Born April 5th, 1899 in Culloden.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 65 years old in Baltimore.
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 am Main (fall). [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn