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 October - 15 death of dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed   

1944  Death of Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau on this day in history.   

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

1946  On October - 15 death of hermann Goering, Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison   

1948  On this day in history death of edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)   

1955  Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1958  Jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies on October - 15.   

1959  Death of Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

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

1963  On October - 15 edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French writer (Ecoute Israel), dies   

1964  On October - 15 cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73   

1965  Carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60 on October - 15.   

1968  Bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62 on October - 15.   

1969  Rod[erique] La Rocque, US western actor (Mystery Woman), dies on October - 15.   

1976  On this day in history carlo Gambino, US gangster, dies at 74   

1977  Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 on October - 15.   

1980  On this day in history death of mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1900)   

1981  Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies on October - 15.   

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

1983  Pat O'Brien, actor (Some like it hot), dies of heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

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

1987  Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies on this day in history.   

1990  Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58 on October - 15.   

1991  Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78 on October - 15.   

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

1994  On this day in history hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29   

1995  Arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant, dies at 82 on October - 15.   

1996  On October - 15 bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69   

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  On this day in history death of ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (b. 1919)   

2005  On October - 15 death of jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)   

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1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on October - 15.   

1542  On October - 15 birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

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

1608  On this day in history birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on October - 15.   

1701  On October - 15 birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

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