Died On May 15th
Discover the most famous people who died on May 15. The list includes people like Emily Dickinson, June Carter Cash, Edward Hopper, Jerry Falwell, Kazimir Malevich. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, lawyers, actresses and pianists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Russia and many more countries.
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Birthdate: December 10, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1886
Birthdate: June 23, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maces Spring, Virginia, United States
Died: 2003
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Fred Willard
(Actor known for his roles in several Christopher Guest mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show)
Birthdate: September 18, 1933
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: July 22, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Upper Nyack, New York, United States
Died: 1967
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Yolanda King(Civil Rights Activist and Daughter of Civil Rights Leader 'Martin Luther King Jr.')
Birthdate: November 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: 2007
Birthdate: November 16, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: December 20, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jeparit
Died: 1978
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Kazimir Malevich(Russian Avant-Garde Artist and Founder of the ‘Suprematism’ Art Movement)
Birthdate: February 23, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
Died: 1935
Birthdate: November 11, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Died: 2012
Birthdate: December 11, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Died: 1994
Birthdate: January 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, Illinois, United States
Died: 2011
Birthdate: September 28, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died: 1991
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Earl Manigault
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: September 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza
(One of the Founders of the Modern Romanian State)
Birthdate: March 20, 1820
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bârlad, Romania
Died: 1873
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Louisa Adams
(Former First Lady of the United States)
Birthdate: February 12, 1775
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1852
Birthdate: January 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: 1984
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Eric Richard Porter
(Actor)
Birthdate: April 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Died: 1995
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Eva Ekeblad
(Swedish Agronomist Known for Discovering a Method in 1746 to Make Alcohol and Flour From Potatoes)
Birthdate: July 10, 1724
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1786
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Garo Yepremian
(Former Cypriot-Armenian American Football Placekicker)
Birthdate: June 2, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Larnaca, Cyprus
Died: 2015
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Isidore the Laborer
(Spanish Saints Known for His Piety Toward the Poor and Animals)
Birthdate: 1070 AD
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: 1130
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Wayman Lawrence Tisdale
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: June 9, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
Birthdate: October 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pretoria, South Africa
Died: 1972
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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James Van Der Zee
(Photographer)
Birthdate: June 29, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lenox, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1983
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Dorde Marjanovic
(Serbian Singer Who is Regarded as the First Superstar of Yugoslavia's Popular Music Scene)
Birthdate: October 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kučevo, Serbia
Died: 2021
Birthdate: August 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mauritius
Died: 1977
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Samuel Wanjiru
(Kenyan Long-Distance Runner)
Birthdate: November 10, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nyahururu, Kenya
Died: 2011
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Philip Snowden, Viscount Snowden
(Politician)
Birthdate: July 18, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cowling, England
Died: 1937
Birthdate: 1099 AD
Birthplace: Ukraine
Died: 1157
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Maria Luisa of Spain
(Holy Roman Empress)
Birthdate: November 24, 1745
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died: 1792
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Len Lye
(artist, film director, sculptor)
Birthdate: June 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Christchurch
Died: 1980
Birthdate: August 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: 1998
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Michael Dillon
(British Physician and the First Trans Man to Undergo Phalloplasty)
Birthdate: May 1, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: England
Died: 1962
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Muthappa Rai
(Businessperson, Philanthropist)
Birthplace: Puttur, Karnataka, India
Died: 2020
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Elio de Angelis
(Italian Racing Driver)
Birthdate: March 26, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 1986
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Inukai Tsuyoshi
(Politician, Prime Minister)
Birthdate: June 4, 1855
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Okayama, Japan
Died: 1932
Birthdate: July 12, 1913
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2008
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Vladko Maček
(Croatian Peasant Party Leader Who Led the Formation of the 'Banate of Croatia')
Birthdate: June 20, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kupinec, Croatia
Died: 1964
Birthdate: July 2, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tunbridge Wells, England
Died: 1971
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John Shepherd-Barron
(Inventor, Military personnel)
Birthdate: June 23, 1925
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shillong
Died: 2010
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Hanna Hertelendy
(Actress)
Birthdate: October 5, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 2008
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Lionel Robbins
(British Economist Known for His Work 'An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science')
Birthdate: November 22, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sipson, Middlesex, England
Died: 1984
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Charles VIII of Sweden
(King of Sweden)
Birthdate: October 5, 1409
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ekholmen Castle, Sweden
Died: 1470
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Étienne-Jules Marey
(French Scientist Who is Widely Considered to be a Pioneer of Photography)
Birthdate: March 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beaune, France
Died: 1904
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Ralph Miller
(Basketball Coach)
Birthdate: March 9, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chanute, Kansas, United States
Died: 2001
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Clark Shaughnessy
(American football coach)
Birthdate: March 6, 1892
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1970
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Gottfried Semper
(Architect)
Birthdate: November 29, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1879
Birthdate: September 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 2008
Birthdate: May 8, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tessala, Algeria
Died: 2006
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Samuel Eliot Morison
(Historian)
Birthdate: July 9, 1887
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1976
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Hendrick de Keyser
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: May 15, 1565
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Died: 1621