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September 15th
170 Notable deaths
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.
Sara Haden
American actress.
Born November 17th, 1898 in Galveston.
Died September 15th, 1981 at 82 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).
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.
Born July 17th, 1923 in Ottumwa.
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).
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