Famous Deaths In May - 15

1985  Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38 on this day in history.  

1986  On May - 15 theodore H White, US journalist (Making of Pres, Pulitzer), dies at 71  

1987  John Baur, museum director, dies at 78 on May - 15.  

1988  Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64 on this day in history.  

1989  John Waldo Green, composer, dies at 80 on May - 15.  

1991  On May - 15 bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84  

1992  On this day in history bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44  

1993  On this day in history death of salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)  

1994  On May - 15 death of frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61  

1995  On this day in history edouard Dermit, actor (Testament of Orpheus), dies at 69  

1996  On May - 15 george M Tindley, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 57  

1998  On this day in history death of earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)  

2003  On this day in history death of june Carter Cash, American musician and singer (b. 1929)  

2005  Death of Alan B. Gold, Quebec Chief Justice (b. 1917) on this day in history.  

2007  On May - 15 death of jerry Falwell, American evangelist (b. 1933)  

2008  On May - 15 death of alexander Courage, composer of original Star Trek theme (b. 1919)  

2009  On May - 15 death of charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Australian actor (b. 1923)  

2010  Death of Loris Kessel, Swiss racing driver (b. 1950) on May - 15.  

2017  Death of Karl-Otto Apel, German philosopher on May - 15.  

2018  Death of Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer on this day in history.  

2018  Death of Ray Wilson, English footballer on this day in history.  

2020  On this day in history death of lynn Shelton, American filmmaker  

2020  On this day in history death of fred Willard, American actor and comedian  

2021  Death of Đorđe Marjanović, Serbian pop rock singer (b. 1931) on this day in history.  

2021  Death of Eva Wilma, Brazilian actress (b. 1933) on May - 15.  

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.  

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on May - 15.  

1608  On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)  

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

1749  On this day in history birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)  

1754  On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer  

1759  On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer  

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer