Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 15

1937  James Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) dies at 70 on October - 15.   

1942  On this day in history death of dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed   

1944  On this day in history death of philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau   

1945  On October - 15 death of pierre Laval, former premier of Vichy France, executed at 62   

1946  On this day in history death of hermann Goering, Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison   

1948  On this day in history death of edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)   

1955  On October - 15 fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41   

1958  Jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies on October - 15.   

1959  Death of Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1960  On October - 15 clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70   

1963  On this day in history edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French writer (Ecoute Israel), dies   

1964  On this day in history cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73   

1965  Carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60 on October - 15.   

1968  On October - 15 bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62   

1969  On this day in history rod[erique] La Rocque, US western actor (Mystery Woman), dies   

1976  On this day in history carlo Gambino, US gangster, dies at 74   

1977  On this day in history ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77   

1980  On October - 15 death of mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1900)   

1981  Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies on October - 15.   

1982  On this day in history elsie Randolph, actress (That'll Make You Whistle), dies   

1983  Pat O'Brien, actor (Some like it hot), dies of heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

1985  Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies   

1990  Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58 on this day in history.   

1991  Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On October - 15 dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78   

1993  On October - 15 ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34   

1994  Hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29 on October - 15.   

1995  On October - 15 arthur Carleton Hetherington, public servant, dies at 82   

1996  Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

2001  On October - 15 death of zhang Xueliang, Chinese ruler of Manchuria (b. 1901)   

2003  On October - 15 death of ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (b. 1919)   

2005  On October - 15 death of jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)   

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1471  On this day in history birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  On October - 15 birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.   

1608  On October - 15 birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  On October - 15 birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  On this day in history birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.