Josip Vandot

Slovenian writer (1884-1944).

Born January 15th, 1884 in Kranjska Gora.

Died July 11th, 1944 at 60 years old in Trnjanski Kuti.

August Englas

Estonian wrestler.

Born January 15th, 1925 in Pühajärve. ^[ref]

Died March 21st, 2017 at 92 years old in Tallinn. ^[ref]

Sun Ye

Chinese swimmer.

Born January 15th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Shanghai.

Ian Stewart

British long-distance runner.

Born January 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Birmingham.

Iryna Lishchynska

Athletics competitor.

Born January 15th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Makiivka.

Karita Bekkemellem

Norwegian business leader and politician.

Born January 15th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Lillehammer. ^[ref]

Toshihiko Sakai

Communist leader (1871-1933).

Born January 15th, 1871 in Toyotsu.

Died January 23rd, 1933 at 62 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).

Yevgeni Lebedev

Russian actor.

Born January 15th, 1917 in Balakovo.

Died June 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Vanessa Henke

German tennis player.

Born January 15th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Germany.

Murad Kajlayev

Russian composer and conductor.

Born January 15th, 1931 in Baku.

Died December 23rd, 2023 at 92 years old in Makhachkala. ^[ref]