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In the year 1915
761 Notable birthdays
Stanley Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1915-1977).
Born April 7th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 27th, 1977 at 62 years old in Santa Monica.
Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk
British army general (1915-2002).
Born July 21st, 1915 in London.
Died June 24th, 2002 at 86 years old in Hambleden.
B. J. Vorster
Prime minister of south africa from 1966 to 1978.
Born December 13th, 1915 in Uitenhage.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 67 years old in Cape Town (pneumonia).
Robert Motherwell
American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker (1915–1991).
Born January 24th, 1915 in Aberdeen.
Died July 16th, 1991 at 76 years old in Provincetown.
Joe Foss
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient (1915–2003).
Born April 17th, 1915 in Sioux Falls.
Died January 1st, 2003 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (stroke). [ref]
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]
Renée Asherson
British actress.
Born May 19th, 1915 in Kensington.
Died October 30th, 2014 at 99 years old in London (disease).
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.
Martin Sommer
German master sergeant (1915–1988).
Born February 8th, 1915 in Schkölen.
Died June 7th, 1988 at 73 years old in Schwarzenbruck.
Ray Stark
American film producer (1915-2004).
Born October 3rd, 1915 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2004 at 88 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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 manager and president of industry association, former ss officer and nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group raf in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse.
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