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September 15th
164 Notable deaths
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague. [ref]
Cootie Williams
American trumpeter.
Born July 10th, 1911 in Mobile. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1985 at 74 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in Camden Town. [ref]
Elias Khoury
Contemporary lebanese novelist, critic publisher.
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. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1995 at 63 years old in Soest (bone cancer). [ref]
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.
Born April 26th, 1953 in West Lafayette. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2022 at 69 years old [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman