Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 15
Friday, 04 July 2025
1922 On January - 15 john Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89
1924 Geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1926 Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 on January - 15.
1932 Georg Kerschensteiner, German educationalist, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1934 On this day in history hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70
1936 Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on January - 15.
1942 On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58
1947 Death of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) on this day in history.
1949 On January - 15 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 January - 15 death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)
1953 Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.
1955 On January - 15 yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies
1961 On January - 15 francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49
1962 Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 on this day in history.
1964 On January - 15 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 this day in history.
1967 Albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1968 On January - 15 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies
1969 Theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82 on January - 15.
1971 John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 on January - 15.
1972 On January - 15 death of daisy Ashford, English child writer (The Young Visiters) (b. 1881)
1973 On this day in history jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68
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 January - 15.
1981 On this day in history emanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73), dies at 92
1982 Red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1983 Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on January - 15.
1986 On this day in history james H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83
1987 On January - 15 dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58
1988 On this day in history sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83
1989 On January - 15 wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies
1990 On this day in history gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66
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