Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 15

1937  On October - 15 james Marcus, American actor (The Eagle, The Lonely Trail) dies at 70   

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 October - 15 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  Fumio Hayasaka, composer, dies at 41 on October - 15.   

1958  On this day in history jack Mason, cricketer (England all-rounder v Australia 1897-98), dies   

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

1960  Clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70 on this day in history.   

1963  Edmond Fleg[enheimer], Swiss/French writer (Ecoute Israel), dies on October - 15.   

1964  Cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73 on October - 15.   

1965  On this day in history carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60   

1968  On this day in history bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62   

1969  Rod[erique] La Rocque, US western actor (Mystery Woman), dies on October - 15.   

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  Death of Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1900) on this day in history.   

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

1982  On October - 15 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 October - 15.   

1991  Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies on October - 15.   

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

1993  On this day in history ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34   

1994  On October - 15 hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies at 29   

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

1996  On this day in history bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69   

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

2001  On this day in history death of zhang Xueliang, Chinese ruler of Manchuria (b. 1901)   

2003  Death of Ben Metcalfe, Canadian environmental activist (b. 1919) on October - 15.   

2005  Death of Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977) on October - 15.   

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1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

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

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on October - 15.   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on October - 15.