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In the year 1915
758 Notable birthdays
Suzanne Césaire
Martiniquan writer (1915–1966).
Born August 11th, 1915 in Les Trois-Îlets.
Died May 16th, 1966 at 50 years old in Yvelines (brain cancer).
Sammy Angott
American boxer (1915-1980).
Born January 17th, 1915 in Washington.
Died October 22nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Cleveland.
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
American pharmacologist (1915–1974).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Burlingame.
Died March 9th, 1974 at 58 years old in Miami.
Henner Henkel
German tennis player (1915-1943).
Born October 9th, 1915 in Poznań.
Died January 13th, 1943 at 27 years old in Voronezh (hypothermia).
Ali Dara
Field hockey player (1915-1981).
Born April 1st, 1915 in Faisalabad.
Died January 16th, 1981 at 65 years old
Van Alexander
American bandleader, arranger, and composer (1915–2015).
Born May 2nd, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 2015 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Walter Heller
American economist (1915–1987).
Born August 27th, 1915 in Buffalo.
Died June 15th, 1987 at 71 years old in Silverdale (cardioplegia).
Erich Bärenfänger
German officer (1915-1945).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Menden (Sauerland).
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Berlin.
Horst Feistel
German cryptographer (1915–1990).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died November 14th, 1990 at 75 years old
David Vincent Hooper
British chess player and writer (1915–1998).
Born August 31st, 1915 in Reigate.
Died May 3rd, 1998 at 82 years old in London.
Gus Lesnevich
American boxer (1915-1964).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 28th, 1964 at 49 years old in Cliffside Park.
Clara Calamai
Italian actress (1909-1998).
Born September 7th, 1915 in Prato.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 83 years old in Rimini (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in New Castle.
Died February 12th, 2001 at 86 years old in Princeton.
George Perle
American composer (1915–2009).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Bayonne.
Died January 23rd, 2009 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Inge King
German–australian sculptor (1915-2016).
Born November 26th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 2016 at 100 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Humphrey Searle
English composer (1915-1982).
Born August 26th, 1915 in Oxford.
Died May 12th, 1982 at 66 years old in London.
Luna Leopold
American geomorphologist and hydrologist (1915–2006).
Born October 8th, 1915 in Albuquerque.
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Donald Griffin
American zoologist (1915–2003).
Born August 3rd, 1915 in Southampton.
Died November 7th, 2003 at 88 years old in Lexington.
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel
Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist (1915-1975).
Born September 8th, 1915 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1975 at 60 years old in Jerusalem.
Milt Buckner
American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977).
Born July 10th, 1915 in St. Louis.
Died July 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Chicago.
Anton Vratuša
Prime minister of slovenia (1915-2017).
Born February 21st, 1915 in Dolnji Slaveči.
Died July 30th, 2017 at 102 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Jan Opletal
Czech resistance member (1915–1939).
Born January 1st, 1915 in Lhota nad Moravou. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1939 at 24 years old in New Town. [ref]
Bernardino Piñera
Catholic archbishop (1915–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1915 in Paris.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 104 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Violette Nozière
French convicted murderer (1915–1966).
Born January 11th, 1915 in Neuvy-sur-Loire.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 51 years old in Le Petit-Quevilly (cancer).
Olavi Virta
Finnish singer and actor (1915–1972).
Born February 27th, 1915 in Sysmä. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1972 at 57 years old in Tampere.
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