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In the year 1915
694 Notable birthdays
William Talman
American actor (1915-1968).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Detroit.
Died August 30th, 1968 at 53 years old in Encino (lung cancer).
Lester Maddox
American politician from georgia (1915–2003).
Born September 30th, 1915 in Atlanta.
Died June 25th, 2003 at 87 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia, prostate cancer).
Dorothy Bridges
Actress and poet from the united states (1915-2009).
Born September 19th, 1915 in Worcester.
Died February 16th, 2009 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Joy Davidman
American poet (1915–1960).
Born April 18th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 45 years old in Oxford (bone cancer).
Bill Williams
Actor (1915-1992).
Born May 15th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 1992 at 77 years old in Burbank (brain cancer).
John Dehner
American actor in radio, television, and films (1915-1992).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Staten Island.
Died February 4th, 1992 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara (diabetes).
Eddie Bracken
American actor (1915–2002).
Born February 7th, 1915 in Astoria.
Died November 14th, 2002 at 87 years old in Montclair (surgical complications).
Ewan MacColl
British folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915–1989).
Born January 25th, 1915 in Salford.
Died October 22nd, 1989 at 74 years old in Beckenham.
John Randolph
American actor (1915-2004).
Born June 1st, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2004 at 88 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Shoichi Yokoi
Japanese world war ii soldier (1915−1997).
Born March 31st, 1915 in Saori.
Died September 27th, 1997 at 82 years old in Nagoya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William H. Masters
American gynecologist (1915–2001).
Born December 27th, 1915 in Cleveland.
Died February 16th, 2001 at 85 years old in Tucson (Parkinson's disease).
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter (1915-1992).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Vicksburg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1992 at 76 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Yitzhak Shamir
7th prime minister of israel (1915-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1915 in Ruzhany. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2012 at 96 years old in Herzliya (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Paul Samuelson
American economist.
Born May 15th, 1915 in Gary. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Peter Butterworth
English actor (1919–1979).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Bramhall.
Died January 17th, 1979 at 63 years old in Coventry (myocardial infarction).
John C. Lilly
American physician (1915-2001).
Born January 6th, 1915 in Saint Paul.
Died September 30th, 2001 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Derek Prince
British missionary (1915-2003).
Born August 14th, 1915 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Brenda Marshall
American actress (1915-1992).
Born September 29th, 1915 in Negros.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (esophageal cancer).
Gorgeous George
American professional wrestler (1915–1963).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Butte.
Died December 26th, 1963 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Simon Oakland
American actor (1915-1983).
Born August 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 29th, 1983 at 68 years old in Cathedral City (cancer).
Alice Faye
American actress, singer (1915-1998).
Born May 5th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (stomach cancer). [ref]
Barnard Hughes
Actor.
Born July 16th, 1915 in Westchester County. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2006 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Herman Wouk
American writer (1915-2019).
Born May 27th, 1915 in The Bronx.
Died May 17th, 2019 at 103 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Curd Jürgens
German actor (1915–1982).
Born December 13th, 1915 in Solln.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Red Adair
Firefighter.
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
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