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 this day in history theodore H White, US journalist (Making of Pres, Pulitzer), dies at 71  

1987  John Baur, museum director, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64  

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 May - 15 bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44  

1993  On May - 15 death of salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)  

1994  On this day in history death of frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61  

1995  Edouard Dermit, actor (Testament of Orpheus), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1998  On May - 15 death of earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)  

2003  Death of June Carter Cash, American musician and singer (b. 1929) on this day in history.  

2005  On May - 15 death of alan B. Gold, Quebec Chief Justice (b. 1917)  

2007  Death of Jerry Falwell, American evangelist (b. 1933) on this day in history.  

2008  Death of Alexander Courage, composer of original Star Trek theme (b. 1919) on May - 15.  

2009  Death of Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Australian actor (b. 1923) on this day in history.  

2010  Death of Loris Kessel, Swiss racing driver (b. 1950) on this day in history.  

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

2018  On May - 15 death of jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer  

2018  On this day in history death of ray Wilson, English footballer  

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

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)  

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.  

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.  

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)  

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer  

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.  

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.