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In the year 1915
694 Notable birthdays
Elizabeth Catlett
Black american-born mexican artist (1915–2012).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 96 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Rani Gaidinlu
Indian independence activist (1915–1993).
Born January 26th, 1915 in British Raj.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 78 years old in Manipur.
William Proxmire
American politician (1915–2005).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Lake Forest.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 90 years old in Sykesville (Alzheimer's disease).
Vijay Hazare
Indian cricket player. (1915-2004).
Born March 11th, 1915 in Sangli.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 89 years old in Vadodara (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jon Hall
American actor (1915-1979).
Born February 23rd, 1915 in Fresno. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1979 at 64 years old in North Hollywood (gunshot wound). [ref]
Anita Louise
American actress (1915–1970).
Born January 9th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000).
Born June 13th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie (traffic collision).
Marais Viljoen
South african politician (1915-2007).
Born December 2nd, 1915 in Robertson.
Died January 4th, 2007 at 91 years old in Pretoria (disease). [ref]
Aranmula Ponnamma
Indian actress (1915–2011).
Born April 8th, 1915 in Aranmula.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 95 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
Wee Kim Wee
4th president of singapore (1915–2005).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Singapore.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Siglap (prostate cancer). [ref]
Johnnie Johnson
British raf flying ace in wwii (1915-2001).
Born March 9th, 1915 in Barrow upon Soar.
Died January 30th, 2001 at 85 years old in Buxton.
S. Rajaratnam
Singaporean politician (1915–2006).
Born February 25th, 1915 in Sri Lanka.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 90 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction).
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
Archduke of austria-este.
Born February 8th, 1915 in Schönbrunn Palace.
Died February 7th, 1996 at 80 years old in Basel.
Israel Epstein
Chinese politician (1915-2005).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Warsaw.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 90 years old in Beijing.
John Hope Franklin
African-american historian.
Born January 2nd, 1915 in Rentiesville.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 94 years old in Durham. [ref]
Kavi Pradeep
Indian singer (1915-1998).
Born February 6th, 1915 in Badnagar.
Died December 11th, 1998 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German nazi and industrialist, was murdered by the raf.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse. [ref]
Charles Hard Townes
20th-century american physicist.
Born July 28th, 1915 in Greenville.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 99 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Ernest Lehman
American screenwriter (1915-2005).
Born December 8th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Phyllis Calvert
British actress (1915-2002).
Born February 18th, 1915 in London.
Died October 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in St. Anthony's Hospital, North Cheam (kidney failure).
Kaoru Ishikaka
Japanese business theorist.
Born July 13th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 73 years old in Japan (watershed stroke).
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist.
Born November 30th, 1915 in Knoxville.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oakland (stomach cancer).
Ellen Drew
American actress (1915–2003).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Kansas City.
Died December 3rd, 2003 at 88 years old in Palm Desert.
Pupul Jayakar
Indian writer (1915-1997).
Born September 11th, 1915 in Etawah.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Mumbai.
Lyle Bettger
American actor (1915-2003).
Born February 13th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Atascadero (disease).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle