Famous Deaths In January - 15

1922  John Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89 on January - 15.  

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

1926  Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1932  Georg Kerschensteiner, German educationalist, dies at 77 on January - 15.  

1934  On this day in history hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70  

1936  On this day in history henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies  

1942  Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58 on January - 15.  

1947  On January - 15 death of elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924)  

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

1950  Death of Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) on January - 15.  

1952  Death of Ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887) on this day in history.  

1953  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.  

1955  Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1962  On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62  

1964  Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, US jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1965  Death of Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered on this day in history.  

1966  On January - 15 betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25  

1967  Albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies  

1969  On this day in history theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82  

1971  On January - 15 john Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50  

1972  On January - 15 death of daisy Ashford, English child writer (The Young Visiters) (b. 1881)  

1973  On January - 15 jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68  

1974  Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76 on January - 15.  

1978  On January - 15 death of margaret Bowman & Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy  

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 January - 15.  

1983  Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on January - 15.  

1986  James H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1988  On this day in history sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83  

1989  Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66  

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.  

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.  

1507  On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)  

1538  Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on January - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1671  On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)  

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.