Dava Sobel

American writer.

Born June 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Bronx.

Rina Takeda

Japanese actress and karate fighter.

Born June 15th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Yokohama.

Peter Polansky

Canadian tennis player.

Born June 15th, 1988 (age 37 years) in North York.

Victor Brauner

Romanian artist (1903-1966).

Born June 15th, 1903 in Piatra Neamț.

Died March 12th, 1966 at 62 years old in Paris.

Richard Rich

American film director.

Born June 15th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Long Beach.

Michael Burawoy

Sociological marxist and author.

Born June 15th, 1947 in Manchester.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 77 years old in Oakland (car collision). ^[ref]

Rohullah Nikpai

Taekwondo practitioner.

Born June 15th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Kabul.

Nevena Božović

Serbian singer.

Born June 15th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Mitrovica.

Emma Snowsill

Triathlete.

Born June 15th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Gold Coast.

Paulus Arajuuri

Finnish footballer.

Born June 15th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Helsinki.

Wilhelm Koppe

Ss and police leader (nazi germany); german general (1896-1975).

Born June 15th, 1896 in Hildesheim.

Died July 2nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Bonn.

Blanca Portillo

Spanish actress.

Born June 15th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Madrid.

Tarak Nath Das

Indian revolutionary (1884–1958).

Born June 15th, 1884 in Majhi Para.

Died December 22nd, 1958 at 74 years old in New York City.

Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Austrian-american singer (1861–1936).

Born June 15th, 1861 in Libeň.

Died November 17th, 1936 at 75 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).

Patrick Edlinger

French rock climber (1960–2012).

Born June 15th, 1960 in Dax.

Died November 16th, 2012 at 52 years old in La Palud-sur-Verdon (falling from height).

Ingrid van Bergen

German actress.

Born June 15th, 1931 in Gdańsk.

Died November 28th, 2025 at 94 years old in Eyendorf. ^[ref]

Dirceu

Brazilian footballer and manager (1952-1995).

Born June 15th, 1952 in Curitiba.

Died September 15th, 1995 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).

William Levada

American catholic cardinal (1936–2019).

Born June 15th, 1936 in Long Beach.

Died September 26th, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome.

Ana Castillo

Novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer.

Born June 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Chicago.

Bill Burgess

British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950).

Born June 15th, 1872 in Rotherham.

Died July 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris.

Robert Russell Bennett

American composer, arranger (1894-1981).

Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City.

Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).

Debi Prasad Roy Choudhury

Indian sculptor and painter (1899-1975).

Born June 15th, 1899 in Rangpur.

Died October 15th, 1975 at 76 years old

Charlotte Despard

British suffragist (1844-1939).

Born June 15th, 1844 in Ripple. ^[ref]

Died November 10th, 1939 at 95 years old in Whitehead. ^[ref]

Vladimir Dekanozov

Soviet diplomat (1898-1953).

Born June 15th, 1898 in Baku.

Died December 23rd, 1953 at 55 years old in Moscow.

Daniel Burley Woolfall

President of fifa from 1906 to 1918.

Born June 15th, 1852 in Blackburn.

Died October 24th, 1918 at 66 years old