Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 15

1922  On this day in history john Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89   

1924  On January - 15 geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74   

1926  On January - 15 enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42   

1932  On January - 15 georg Kerschensteiner, German educationalist, dies at 77   

1934  On January - 15 hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70   

1936  On January - 15 henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies   

1942  Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history death of black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie)   

1950  On this day in history death of gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886)   

1952  On this day in history death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)   

1953  On this day in history viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76   

1955  Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on January - 15.   

1961  On January - 15 francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49   

1962  On January - 15 kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

1964  On this day in history weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, US jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58   

1965  Death of Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered on January - 15.   

1966  Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on January - 15.   

1967  On January - 15 albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86   

1968  On January - 15 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies   

1969  On January - 15 theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82   

1971  On this day in history john Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50   

1972  Death of Daisy Ashford, English child writer (The Young Visiters) (b. 1881) on this day in history.   

1973  Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68 on January - 15.   

1974  On January - 15 karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76   

1978  Death of Margaret Bowman & Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy on this day in history.   

1981  Emanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1982  Red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1983  On January - 15 meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80   

1986  On January - 15 james H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83   

1987  Dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1988  Sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1989  On January - 15 wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies   

1990  On January - 15 gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66   

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1432  On this day in history birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)   

1481  On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  On January - 15 birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)   

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)   

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on January - 15.   

1671  On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)   

1674  On January - 15 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)