Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 15

1937  James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history death of dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed   

1944  Death of Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau on October - 15.   

1945  On October - 15 death of pierre Laval, former premier of Vichy France, executed at 62   

1946  Death of Hermann Goering, Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison on this day in history.   

1948  Death of Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863) on this day in history.   

1955  Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on October - 15.   

1958  Jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880) on October - 15.   

1960  Clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70 on October - 15.   

1963  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French writer (Ecoute Israel), dies on this day in history.   

1964  Cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60   

1968  On October - 15 bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62   

1969  Rod[erique] La Rocque, US western actor (Mystery Woman), dies on this day in history.   

1976  Carlo Gambino, US gangster, dies at 74 on October - 15.   

1977  On this day in history ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77   

1980  On October - 15 death of mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1900)   

1981  Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history elsie Randolph, actress (That'll Make You Whistle), dies   

1983  On October - 15 pat O'Brien, actor (Some like it hot), dies of heart attack at 83   

1985  On October - 15 meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72   

1987  On this day in history thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies   

1990  Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58 on this day in history.   

1991  On October - 15 hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies   

1992  On October - 15 dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78   

1993  On this day in history ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34   

1994  Hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant, dies at 82   

1996  Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69 on October - 15.   

2000  On this day in history death of konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1912)   

2001  Death of Zhang Xueliang, Chinese ruler of Manchuria (b. 1901) on October - 15.   

2003  Death of Ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (b. 1919) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977) on this day in history.   

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1471  On October - 15 birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on October - 15.   

1686  On this day in history birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1711  On October - 15 birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)