Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

1945  Death of Pierre Laval, former premier of Vichy France, executed at 62 on October - 15.  

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

1948  Death of Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863) on October - 15.  

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

1958  On October - 15 jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies  

1959  On October - 15 death of lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)  

1960  On October - 15 clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70  

1963  On this day in history edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French writer (Ecoute Israel), dies  

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

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  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 October - 15.  

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  Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 on October - 15.  

1987  Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies on October - 15.  

1990  On this day in history delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58  

1991  Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies on October - 15.  

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

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 October - 15.  

1995  Arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1996  Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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

2003  On October - 15 death of ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (b. 1919)  

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

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

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

1550  On this day in history birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange  

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

1674  On October - 15 birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)  

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

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

1711  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)