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September 15th
212 Notable deaths
Sara Haden
American actress.
Born November 17th, 1899 in Galveston.
Died September 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Iranian politician (1936–1982).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Isfahan.
Died September 15th, 1982 at 46 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
American judge (1809–1874).
Born November 4th, 1809 in Watertown. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1874 at 64 years old in Newport.
Mala Zimetbaum
Belgian jew resistance member (1918–1944).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Brzesko.
Died September 15th, 1944 at 26 years old in Auschwitz.
Lila Leeds
American actress (1928-1999).
Born January 28th, 1928 in Iola.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 71 years old in Canoga Park.
Edward J. Ruppelt
American ufo researcher (1923–1960).
Born July 17th, 1923 in Ottumwa, Grundy Center.
Died September 15th, 1960 at 37 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Momčilo Krajišnik
Bosnian serb former politician (1945–2020).
Born January 20th, 1945 in Sarajevo.
Died September 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska (COVID-19). [ref]
Maurice Yaméogo
Burkina faso president (1921-1993).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Koudougou. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1993 at 71 years old in airplane, Ouagadougou. [ref]
Sayyid Darwish
Egyptian musician and composer (1892–1923).
Born March 17th, 1892 in Kom El-Dikka.
Died September 15th, 1923 at 31 years old in Alexandria (asphyxia).
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Polish rabbi (1838–1933).
Born February 6th, 1838 in Dzyatlava.
Died September 15th, 1933 at 95 years old in Raduń.
Beverley Nichols
Author, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Bristol. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 85 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
(1846-1926) german philosopher.
Born January 5th, 1846 in Aurich. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1926 at 80 years old in Jena. [ref]
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín.
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague.
Cootie Williams
American jazz trumpeter (1911–1985).
Born July 10th, 1911 in Mobile.
Died September 15th, 1985 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Dirceu
Brazilian footballer and manager (1952-1995).
Born June 15th, 1952 in Curitiba.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
Marilyn Knowlden
American child actress (1926–2025).
Born May 12th, 1926 in Oakland. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2025 at 99 years old in Eagle. [ref]
John Desmond Bernal
Irish scientist (1901-1971).
Born May 10th, 1901 in Nenagh.
Died September 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in London, Camden Town.
Elias Khoury
Contemporary lebanese novelist, critic publisher (1948–2024).
Born July 12th, 1948 in Beirut, Ashrafieh.
Died September 15th, 2024 at 76 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Rien Poortvliet
Dutch painter, best known for his drawings of animals and "gnomes" (1932-1995).
Born August 7th, 1932 in Schiedam.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 63 years old in Soest (bone cancer).
Pino Puglisi
Italian beatified priest (1937–1993).
Born September 15th, 1937 in Palermo.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 56 years old in Palermo.
Isaac Hofi
Israeli military officer (1927-2014).
Born January 25th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Ramat Gan.
Brian Binnie
United states naval aviator and commercial astronaut (1953–2022).
Born April 26th, 1953 in West Lafayette. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2022 at 69 years old [ref]
Héctor Castro
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1960).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died September 15th, 1960 at 55 years old in Montevideo.
José Manuel Rodriguez Delgado
Spanish scientist (1915-2011).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Ronda.
Died September 15th, 2011 at 96 years old in San Diego. [ref]
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore