Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 15

1922  On this day in history john Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89   

1924  On this day in history geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74   

1926  Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 on January - 15.   

1932  Georg Kerschensteiner, German educationalist, dies at 77 on January - 15.   

1934  Hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1936  Henry Forster, cricket (Hants & Oxford U, Gov-Gen of Australia), dies on January - 15.   

1942  On this day in history melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58   

1947  Death of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia (b. 1924) on January - 15.   

1949  Death of Black Dahlia, murder victim found in LA (basis of the movie) on January - 15.   

1950  Death of Gen Henry "Hap" Arnold, U.S. General of the Air Force (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history death of ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)   

1953  On January - 15 viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer, dies at 76   

1955  Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies on this day in history.   

1961  Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62   

1964  Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, US jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58 on January - 15.   

1965  Death of Pierre Ngendandumwe, premier of Burundi, murdered on January - 15.   

1966  Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at 25 on January - 15.   

1967  On January - 15 albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86   

1968  On January - 15 bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies   

1969  On January - 15 theodor Werner, German painter, dies at 82   

1971  John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history death of daisy Ashford, English child writer (The Young Visiters) (b. 1881)   

1973  On January - 15 jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor, dies at 68   

1974  Karel Salmon, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history death of margaret Bowman & Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy   

1981  Emanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73), dies at 92 on January - 15.   

1982  On January - 15 red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76   

1983  On January - 15 meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80   

1986  On this day in history james H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83   

1987  On this day in history dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58   

1988  On this day in history sean MacBride, Ireland, commander of Irish Republican Army, dies at 83   

1989  Wilf Slack, cricketer (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies on this day in history.   

1990  Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66 on this day in history.   

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1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.   

1481  On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)   

1507  Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on January - 15.   

1538  On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)   

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.   

1622  On this day in history birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)   

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)