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October 15th
650 Notable birthdays
Seymour Benzer
American geneticist (1921–2007).
Born October 15th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 86 years old in Pasadena (stroke). [ref]
Henri Verneuil
French-armenian playwright and filmmaker (1920-2002).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Tekirdağ.
Died January 11th, 2002 at 81 years old in Bagnolet.
Bobby Morrow
American sprinter (1935–2020).
Born October 15th, 1935 in Harlingen.
Died May 30th, 2020 at 84 years old in San Benito. [ref]
Khachatur Abovian
Armenian writer, activist, academic (1809-1848).
Born October 15th, 1809 in Kanaker. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1848 at 38 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Boualem Sansal
Algerian and french writer.
Born October 15th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Theniet El Had. [ref]
Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo
Spanish journalist and politician (born 1974).
Born October 15th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Madrid. [ref]
Thomas Bopp
American astronomer (1949–2018).
Born October 15th, 1949 in Denver.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 68 years old in Phoenix (liver failure). [ref]
Paul Hurst
American actor and film director (1888-1953).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Traver.
Died February 27th, 1953 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Slavko Štimac
Serbian actor of croat origin.
Born October 15th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Konjsko Brdo.
Philippe Leroy
French actor (1930–2024).
Born October 15th, 1930 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2024 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mariem Hassan
Sahrawi singer (1958–2015).
Born October 15th, 1958 in Smara.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 56 years old in Sahrawi refugee camps (cancer, bone cancer).
Saunders Lewis
Welsh writer and politician (1893-1985).
Born October 15th, 1893 in Wallasey.
Died September 1st, 1985 at 91 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Asaph Hall
American astronomer (1829–1907).
Born October 15th, 1829 in Goshen. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1907 at 78 years old in Annapolis.
Akiko Higashimura
Japanese manga artist.
Born October 15th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kushima.
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Song Bum-keun
South korean association football player.
Born October 15th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Seongnam.
Rush D. Holt, Jr.
American scientist and politician.
Born October 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Weston.
Tony Genaro
American actor.
Born October 15th, 1942 in Gallup.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Milorad Pavić
Serbian writer (1929–2009).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Belgrade.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
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