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In the year 1915
758 Notable birthdays
Alun Lewis
Welsh poet (1915–1944).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Aberdare.
Died March 5th, 1944 at 28 years old in Myanmar.
Grande Otelo
Brazilian actor (1915–1993).
Born October 18th, 1915 in Uberlândia.
Died November 26th, 1993 at 78 years old in Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (myocardial infarction).
O. W. Fischer
Austrian actor (1915-2004).
Born April 1st, 1915 in Klosterneuburg.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 88 years old in Lugano (kidney failure).
Johannes Bölter
Recipient of the knight's cross (1915–1987).
Born February 19th, 1915 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died September 16th, 1987 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Arthur Burks
American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (1915–2008).
Born October 13th, 1915 in Duluth. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2008 at 92 years old in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Max Jammer
Israeli physicist and philosopher of physics (1915-2010).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 2010 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Knut Nystedt
Norwegian composer, choir director and university teacher (1915–2014).
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Christiania.
Died December 8th, 2014 at 99 years old in Oslo.
Igor M. Diakonoff
Russian historian and linguist (1915-1999).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jiří Mucha
Czech writer.
Born March 12th, 1915 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1991 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ben Gascoigne
Australian optical astronomer (1915–2010).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Napier.
Died March 25th, 2010 at 94 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Jacques Hnizdovsky
Ukrainian-born american painter, printmaker, graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor (1915-1985).
Born January 27th, 1915 in Pylypche.
Died November 8th, 1985 at 70 years old in New York City.
Jean Gottmann
French geographer (1915–1994).
Born October 10th, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died February 28th, 1994 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Hasse Ekman
Swedish actor and director (1915–2004).
Born September 10th, 1915 in Stockholm.
Died February 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Marbella.
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann
German world war ii military aviator (1915–1982).
Born November 22nd, 1915 in Giessen.
Died July 22nd, 1982 at 66 years old in Greenwich.
Cornelius Warmerdam
American pole vaulter, coach (1915–2001).
Born June 22nd, 1915 in Long Beach.
Died November 13th, 2001 at 86 years old in Fresno (Alzheimer's disease).
Gardner Ackley
Economist, diplomat (1915-1998).
Born June 30th, 1915 in Indianapolis.
Died February 12th, 1998 at 82 years old in Ann Arbor.
Gică Petrescu
Romanian singer (1915–2006).
Born April 2nd, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died June 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Bernard Wolfe
American writer (1915–1985).
Born August 28th, 1915 in New Haven.
Died October 28th, 1985 at 70 years old in Calabasas.
Pushpalata Das
Indian independence activist, social worker and gandhian.
Born March 27th, 1915 in North Lakhimpur.
Died November 9th, 2003 at 88 years old in Kolkata.
Pietro Ingrao
Italian politician (1915-2015).
Born March 30th, 1915 in Lenola.
Died September 27th, 2015 at 100 years old in Rome.
Rudolf Schock
German tenor (1915–1986).
Born September 4th, 1915 in Duisburg.
Died November 13th, 1986 at 71 years old in Düren (myocardial infarction).
C. W. Ceram
German journalist (1915–1972).
Born January 20th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 57 years old in Hamburg.
James Day Hodgson
Former u.s. secretary of labor; former u.s. ambassador to japan (1915-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1915 in Dawson.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 96 years old in Malibu.
László Fejes Tóth
Hungarian mathematician (1915–2005).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Szeged.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 90 years old in Budapest.
Nini Theilade
Danish ballet dancer (1915-2018).
Born June 15th, 1915 in Purwokerto.
Died February 13th, 2018 at 102 years old in Hesselager.
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