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September 15th
212 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Baryshnikov
Athletics competitor (1948–2024).
Born November 11th, 1948 in Chlya.
Died September 15th, 2024 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Konstantin Flavitsky
Russian artist (1830–1866).
Born September 25th, 1830 in Moscow.
Died September 15th, 1866 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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]
Hajra Masroor
Pakistani writer.
Born January 17th, 1930 in Lucknow.
Died September 15th, 2012 at 82 years old in Karachi.
Dick Ket
Dutch painter (1902-1940).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Den Helder.
Died September 15th, 1940 at 37 years old in Bennekom.
Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets
Russian artist (1816-1846).
Born September 18th, 1816. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1846 at 29 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Juliusz Zarębski
Polish composer, pianist (1854–1885).
Born March 3rd, 1854 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 15th, 1885 at 31 years old in Zhytomyr (tuberculosis).
Petr Shelokhonov
Russian actor and director.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Hajduki.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles Winslow
South african tennis player (1888–1963).
Born August 1st, 1888 in Queenstown.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 75 years old in Johannesburg.
Meir Pa'il
Israeli politician (1926-2015).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Fritz Wintersteller
Austrian mountain climber (1927-2018).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Innsbruck.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 90 years old in Salzburg.
Marthe Mercadier
French actress (1928–2021).
Born October 23rd, 1928 in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
Died September 15th, 2021 at 92 years old in Puteaux. [ref]
Ponaka Kanakamma
Indian politician (1892-1963).
Born June 10th, 1892 in Andhra Pradesh.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 71 years old in Nellore.
Annie Scott Dill Maunder
British astronomer (1868-1947).
Born April 14th, 1868 in Strabane.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 79 years old in London, Wandsworth (disease).
William Coblentz
American physicist (1873–1962).
Born November 20th, 1873 in Mahoning County.
Died September 15th, 1962 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Burhan Sargın
Turkish association football player (1929–2023).
Born February 11th, 1929 in Ankara.
Died September 15th, 2023 at 94 years old [ref]
Herbert Burdenski
Football player and manager (1922–2001).
Born May 19th, 1922 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died September 15th, 2001 at 79 years old in Gelsenkirchen.
Nino Martoglio
Italian writer (1870-1921).
Born December 3rd, 1870 in Belpasso.
Died September 15th, 1921 at 50 years old in Catania.
William S. Darling
Hungarian-american art director.
Born September 14th, 1882 in Șandra.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 82 years old in Laguna Beach.
Jens Bratlie
13th prime minister of norway (1856–1939).
Born January 17th, 1856 in Nordre Land Municipality. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1939 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Dorothea Wolbert
American actress (1874 – 1958).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Philadelphia.
Died September 15th, 1958 at 84 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 212
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson