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September 15th
150 Notable deaths
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]
Pino Puglisi
Italian beatified priest.
Born September 15th, 1937 in Palermo.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 56 years old in Palermo.
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]
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).
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]
Yitzhak Hofi
Israeli general (1927-2014).
Born January 25th, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died September 15th, 2014 at 87 years old in Ramat Gan.
Warwick Estevam Kerr
Brazilian entomologist.
Born September 9th, 1922 in Santana de Parnaíba.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 96 years old in Ribeirão Preto. [ref]
Isaías Medina Angarita
President of venezuela (1897-1953).
Born July 6th, 1897 in San Cristóbal. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1953 at 56 years old in Caracas. [ref]
André Tardieu
Prime minister of france (1876-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1876 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1945 at 68 years old in Menton.
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 150
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling