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September 15th
212 Notable deaths
Friedrich Adler
Architect, archaeologist (1827-1908).
Born October 15th, 1827 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1908 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Maria Fein
Austrian actress (1899–1965).
Born April 7th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died September 15th, 1965 at 73 years old in Zurich.
Robert Mercier
Footballer (1909-1958).
Born October 14th, 1909 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1958 at 48 years old in Blois. [ref]
Justín Javorek
Slovak soccer player and coach (1936–2021).
Born September 14th, 1936 in Voderady.
Died September 15th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
René Ghil
French poet (1862–1925).
Born September 27th, 1862 in Tourcoing.
Died September 15th, 1925 at 62 years old in Niort.
Franjo Marković
Croatian philosopher and writer (1845-1914).
Born July 26th, 1845 in Križevci.
Died September 15th, 1914 at 69 years old in Zagreb.
René Ferrier
French footballer (1936-1998).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Thionne.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 61 years old in Saint-Étienne.
Jenny Maakal
Swimmer (1913-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1913 in Transvaal Province.
Died September 15th, 2002 at 89 years old in Durban.
Washington Ortuño
Uruguayan footballer (1928-1973).
Born May 13th, 1928 in Montevideo.
Died September 15th, 1973 at 45 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Arthur Wieferich
German number theorist (1884–1954).
Born April 27th, 1884 in Münster.
Died September 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Meppen.
Jan Krenz
Polish conductor and composer (1926-2020).
Born July 14th, 1926 in Włocławek.
Died September 15th, 2020 at 94 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Lawrence Yates Sherman
American politician (1858-1939).
Born November 8th, 1858 in Piqua.
Died September 15th, 1939 at 80 years old in Daytona Beach.
Darcy Hadfield
New zealand rower (1889–1964).
Born December 1st, 1889 in Meadowbank Homestead.
Died September 15th, 1964 at 74 years old in Auckland.
Constant Feith
Dutch footballer (1884-1958).
Born August 3rd, 1884 in The Hague.
Died September 15th, 1958 at 74 years old in Ede.
Brunon Bendig
Polish boxer (1938–2006).
Born October 6th, 1938 in Chełmno.
Died September 15th, 2006 at 67 years old in Gdańsk.
Valentin Samungi
Romanian handball player (1942–2024).
Born January 27th, 1942 in Bucharest.
Died September 15th, 2024 at 82 years old [ref]
Bernard Van De Kerckhove
Road bicycle racer (1941-2015).
Born July 8th, 1941 in Mouscron.
Died September 15th, 2015 at 74 years old in Bruges. [ref]
Benedetto Lorenzelli
Italian roman catholic cardinal (1853–1915).
Died September 15th, 1915 at 62 years old in Bucciano.
Francescantonio Nolè
Italian archbishop (1948–2022).
Born June 9th, 1948 in Potenza.
Died September 15th, 2022 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frederick Spiller
Boxer (1884–1953).
Born November 22nd, 1884 in Westminster.
Died September 15th, 1953 at 68 years old
Vasily Vasilievich Struve
Russian orientalist (1889-1965).
Born February 2nd, 1889 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 15th, 1965 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Prince of schwarzburg-sondershausen.
Born September 24th, 1801 in Sondershausen.
Died September 15th, 1889 at 87 years old in Sondershausen.
Ivan Karpenko-Karyi
Ukrainian theater actor, writer, and playwright (1845–1907).
Born September 29th, 1845 in Arsenivka.
Died September 15th, 1907 at 61 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Erling Nielsen
Danish footballer (1935-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1935 in Odense.
Died September 15th, 1996 at 61 years old
Yuri Steklov
Russian historian (1873-1941).
Born August 27th, 1873 in Odesa.
Died September 15th, 1941 at 68 years old in Odesa (dysentery).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø