Died On October 15th

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Discover the most famous people who died on October 15. The list includes people like Sai Baba of Shirdi, Mata Hari, Cole Porter, Andreas Vesalius, Norodom Sihanouk. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, lawyers, journalists and military leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & India and many more countries.
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 1 
Paul Allen
(Co-founder of Microsoft, Philanthropist)
Paul Allen
26
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 21, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seattle
Died: 2018
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 2 
Mata Hari
(Dutch Exotic Dancer Who Was Convicted and Executed for Being a Spy)
Mata Hari
14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1876
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died: 1917
 3 
Cole Porter
(Composer, Songwriter)
Cole Porter
21
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1891
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Peru, Indiana, United States
Died: 1964
 4 
Stepan Bandera
(Ukrainian Far-Right Leader)
Stepan Bandera
21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Staryi Uhryniv, Ukraine
Died: 1959
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 5 
Thomas Sankara
(1st President of Burkina Faso (1983 - 1987))
Thomas Sankara
13
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 21, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Yako, Burkina Faso
Died: 1987
 6 
Norodom Sihanouk
(Former Ruler of Cambodia)
Norodom Sihanouk
7
Birthdate: October 31, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
Died: 2012
 7 
Andreas Vesalius
(Founding Father of the Modern Human Anatomy)
Andreas Vesalius
5
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 31, 1514
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1564
 8 
Al-Razi
(Polymath)
Al-Razi
3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: 0854 AD
Birthplace: Ray
Died: 0925
 9 
Tadeusz Kościuszko
(Polish Military Engineer and Statesman)
Tadeusz Kościuszko
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 4, 1746
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Belarus
Died: 1817
 10 
Edie Adams
(Comedienne)
Edie Adams
3
Birthdate: April 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2008
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 11 
W. Eugene Smith
(Photographer, Photojournalist, War photographer, Journalist)
W. Eugene Smith
0
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: December 30, 1918
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita
Died: 1978
 12 
Johnny Sheffield
(Actor)
Johnny Sheffield
4
Birthdate: April 11, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: 2010
 13 
Delphine Seyrig
(Actress and Film-Director Known for Her Role 'Colette de Montpellier' in Film ‘The Day of the Jackal’)
Delphine Seyrig
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Died: 1990
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 14 
Dennis Byrd
(American football player)
Dennis Byrd
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 5, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 15 
Sai Baba of Shirdi
(Spiritual Guru)
Sai Baba of Shirdi
16
Birthplace: India
Died: 1918
 16 
Jerry Smith
(American Football Player)
Jerry Smith
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 19, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon, United States
Died: 1986
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 17 
Vincent Canby
(Journalist)
Vincent Canby
0
Birthdate: July 27, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 2000
 18 
Hermann Goring
(German Nazi Party Leader and Convicted War Criminal)
Hermann Goring
41
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 12, 1893
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rosenheim, Germany
Died: 1946
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 19 
Suzzanna
(Actress)
Suzzanna
1
Birthdate: October 13, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bogor, Indonesia
Died: 2008
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 20 
Stanley Ketchel
(Boxer)
Stanley Ketchel
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 14, 1886
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Died: 1910
 21 
Danilo Kis
(Yugoslav Short Story Writer, Novelist, Translator, and Essayist)
Danilo Kis
1
Birthdate: February 22, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Subotica, Serbia
Died: 1989
 22 
Herbert Henry Dow
(American Chemical Industrialist and Founder of the Multinational Conglomerate 'Dow Chemical')
Herbert Henry Dow
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 26, 1866
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belleville, Canada
Died: 1930
 23 
Fornasetti
(Artist)
Fornasetti
0
Birthdate: November 18, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1988
 24 
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
(Gymnastics Educator)
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 11, 1778
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lanz, Germany
Died: 1852
 25 
Marie Dubois
(Actress)
Marie Dubois
0
Birthdate: January 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2014
 26 
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
(Explorer, Writer, Art historian, Archaeologist)
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lausanne
Died: 1817
 27 
Petronilla of Aragon
(Queen)
Petronilla of Aragon
0
Birthdate: June 29, 1136
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Huesca, Spain
Died: 1173
 28 
Josef Locke
(Singer)
Josef Locke
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 23, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Derry, Ireland
Died: 1999
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 29 
Pierre Laval
(Politician, Lawyer)
Pierre Laval
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 28, 1883
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Châteldon
Died: 1945
 30 
Bruno Metsu
(Football Player)
Bruno Metsu
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Coudekerque-Branche, France
Died: 2013
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 31 
Jacqueline Roque
(Best known as the muse and second wife of Pablo Picasso)
Jacqueline Roque
1
Birthdate: February 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1986
 32 
Zhang Xueliang
(statesman)
Zhang Xueliang
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 3, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Haicheng, Liaoning
Died: 2001
 33 
Konrad Emil Bloch
(German-American Biochemist Who Received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1964)
Konrad Emil Bloch
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nysa, Poland
Died: 2000
 34 
Hans Riegel
(Entrepreneur)
Hans Riegel
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: 2013
 35 
Germaine of Foix
(Queen)
Germaine of Foix
0
Birthdate: 1488 AD
Birthplace: Foix, France
Died: 1536
 36 
Bagyidaw
(King)
Bagyidaw
0
Birthdate: July 23, 1784
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Amarapura, Mandalay city, Myanmar
Died: 1846
 37 
Gloria Lynne
(Vocalist)
Gloria Lynne
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 23, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: 2013
 38 
James Murray
(Scottish Professional Bantamweight Boxer)
James Murray
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lanark, Scotland
Died: 1995
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 39 
Raymond Poincaré
(President of France from 1913 to 1920)
Raymond Poincaré
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 20, 1860
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bar-le-Duc, France
Died: 1934
 40 
Jason Collier
(Basketball player)
Jason Collier
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 8, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, United States
Died: 2005
 41 
Hedwig of Silesia
(Saint)
Hedwig of Silesia
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1174 AD
Birthplace: Andechs, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Died: 1243
 42 
Kenneth D. Taylor
(Canadian Diplomat Best Known for His Role in the 1979 Covert Operation Called the ‘Canadian Caper')
Kenneth D. Taylor
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 5, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died: 2015
 43 
Bertha of Holland
(Queen)
Bertha of Holland
0
Birthdate: 1055 AD
Birthplace: Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Died: 1094
 44 
Macon Bolling Allen
(First African-American lawyer and Justice of the Peace)
Macon Bolling Allen
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 4, 1816
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Died: 1894
 45 
George, King of Saxony
(Military personnel)
George, King of Saxony
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 8, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: 1904
 46 
Yordan Yovkov
(Bulgarian Writer Best Known for His Works: 'Legends of Stara Planina' and 'Inn at Antimovo')
Yordan Yovkov
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 9, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zheravna, Bulgaria
Died: 1937
 47 
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
(Politician)
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 31, 1837
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Died: 1891
 48 
Lluís Companys
(Former President of the Government of Catalonia)
Lluís Companys
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 21, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: El Tarròs, Spain
Died: 1940
 49 
Juan de Valdés Leal
(Spanish Painter Known for His Dramatic, Inventive, and Often Violent Paintings)
Juan de Valdés Leal
0
Birthdate: May 4, 1622
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sevilla, Spain
Died: 1690
 50 
Pete Carpenter
(Composer)
Pete Carpenter
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 1, 1914
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: 1987