People who died on March 15 94
Cao Cao
d. 220 (b. 155)
Cao Cao, Chinese general, warlord and statesman (b. 155)
Odoacer
d. 493 (b. 433)
Odoacer, first king of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (b. 433)
Pope Zachary
d. 752
Pope Zachary
Romanos II
d. 963 (b. 938)
Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (b. 938)
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Richilde, Countess of Hainaut
d. 1086
Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Flemish consort and regent (b. c. 1018)
Ernulf
d. 1124
Ernulf, Bishop of Rochester (b. c. 1040)
Isabella of Hainault
d. 1190 (b. 1170)
Isabella of Hainault (d. 1190)
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Walter V, Count of Brienne
d. 1311 (b. 1275)
Walter V, Count of Brienne (b. 1275)
Thomas III d'Autremencourt
d. 1311
Thomas III d'Autremencourt, Lord of Salona, Marshal of Achaea
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Albert Pallavicini
d. 1311
Albert Pallavicini, Margrave of Bodonitza
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George I Ghisi
d. 1311
George I Ghisi, Triarch of Euboea, Baron of Chalandritsa, Lord of Tinos, Mykonos, Serifos and Keos
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Albert of Schwarzburg
d. 1327
Albert of Schwarzburg
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
d. 1536 (b. 1493)
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 35th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1493)
Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau
d. 1644 (b. 1576)
Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (b. 1576)
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David Pardo (Dutch rabbi, born at Salonica)
d. 1657 (b. 1591)
David Pardo, Dutch rabbi and scholar (b. 1591)
Salvator Rosa
d. 1673 (b. 1615)
Salvator Rosa, Italian painter and poet (b. 1615)
Eusebio Kino
d. 1711 (b. 1645)
Eusebio Kino, Italian priest and missionary (d. 1711)
Clement Mary Hofbauer
d. 1820 (b. 1751)
Clement Mary Hofbauer, Austrian priest and saint (b. 1751)
Luigi Cherubini
d. 1842 (b. 1760)
Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1760)
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
d. 1849 (b. 1774)
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist (d. 1849)
Joseph Bazalgette
d. 1891 (b. 1819)
Joseph Bazalgette, English architect and engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge and Battersea Bridge (d. 1891)
James Joseph Sylvester
d. 1897 (b. 1814)
James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
Henry Bessemer
d. 1898 (b. 1813)
Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (d. 1898)
Talaat Pasha
d. 1921 (b. 1874)
Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
Gustavo Jiménez
d. 1933 (b. 1886)
Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (d. 1933)
H. P. Lovecraft
d. 1937 (b. 1890)
H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist (d. 1937)
Nikolai Bukharin
d. 1938 (b. 1888)
Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (d. 1938)
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Luis Barceló
d. 1939 (b. 1896)
Luis Barceló, Spanish colonel (b. 1896)
Alexej von Jawlensky
d. 1941 (b. 1864)
Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (b. 1864)
Otto von Below
d. 1944 (b. 1857)
Otto von Below, Prussian general (b. 1857)
John S. Paraskevopoulos
d. 1951 (b. 1889)
John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer and academic (d. 1951)
Lester Young
d. 1959 (b. 1909)
Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1959)
Arthur Compton
d. 1962 (b. 1892)
Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)
Abe Saperstein
d. 1966 (b. 1902)
Abe Saperstein, American basketball player and coach (b. 1902)
Miles Malleson
d. 1969 (b. 1888)
Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1969)
Musashiyama Takeshi
d. 1969 (b. 1909)
Musashiyama Takeshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 33rd Yokozuna (b. 1909)
Tarjei Vesaas
d. 1970 (b. 1897)
Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1970)
Jean-Pierre Monseré
d. 1971 (b. 1948)
Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov
d. 1972 (b. 1910)
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1972)
Aristotle Onassis
d. 1975 (b. 1906)
Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (d. 1975)
René Clair
d. 1981 (b. 1898)
René Clair, French director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
Coloman Braun-Bogdan
d. 1983 (b. 1905)
Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
Rebecca West
d. 1983 (b. 1892)
Rebecca West, English author and critic (b. 1892)
Radha Krishna Choudhary
d. 1985 (b. 1921)
Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and author (b. 1921)
Douglas Abbott
d. 1987 (b. 1899)
Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (d. 1987)
Dmitri Polyakov
d. 1988 (b. 1926)
Dmitri Polyakov, Ukrainian general and spy (b. 1926)
Muhammad Jameel Didi
d. 1989 (b. 1915)
Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet and politician (b. 1915)
Farzad Bazoft
d. 1990 (b. 1958)
Farzad Bazoft, Iranian-English journalist (b. 1958)
Tom Harmon
d. 1990 (b. 1919)
Tom Harmon, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1919)
Bud Freeman
d. 1991 (b. 1906)
Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)
Gail Davis
d. 1997 (b. 1925)
Gail Davis, American actress (d. 1997)
Victor Vasarely
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (d. 1997)
Benjamin Spock
d. 1998 (b. 1903)
Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (d. 1998)
Guy D'Artois
d. 1999 (b. 1917)
Guy D'Artois, Canadian soldier (b. 1917)
Gaetano Cozzi
d. 2001 (b. 1922)
Gaetano Cozzi, Italian historian and academic (d. 2001)
Ann Sothern
d. 2001 (b. 1909)
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
Thora Hird
d. 2003 (b. 1911)
Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003)
Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)
d. 2004 (b. 1910)
Bill Pickering, New Zealand-American scientist and engineer (b. 1910)
John Pople
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
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Bob Bellear
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Bob Bellear, Australian engineer and judge (b. 1944)
Otar Korkia
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (d. 2005)
Georgios Rallis
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1918)
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Red Storey
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Red Storey, Canadian football player and referee (b. 1918)
Bowie Kuhn
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1926)
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Stuart Rosenberg
d. 2007 (b. 1927)
Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (d. 2007)
Mikey Dread
d. 2008 (b. 1954)
Mikey Dread, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1954)
Vytautas Kernagis
d. 2008 (b. 1951)
Vytautas Kernagis, Lithuanian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1951)
G. David Low
d. 2008 (b. 1956)
G. David Low, American astronaut and engineer (b. 1956)
Ron Silver
d. 2009 (b. 1946)
Ron Silver, American actor, director, and political activist (d. 2009)
Nate Dogg
d. 2011 (b. 1969)
Nate Dogg, American rapper (d. 2011)
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Mervyn Davies
d. 2012 (b. 1946)
Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby player (b. 1946)
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Eb Gaines
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Eb Gaines, American businessman and diplomat (b. 1927)
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Bernardino González Ruíz
d. 2012 (b. 1911)
Bernardino González Ruíz, Panamanian physician and politician, President of Panama (b. 1911)
Fran Matera
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Fran Matera, American illustrator (b. 1924)
Dave Philley
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Dave Philley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
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James Bonk
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
James Bonk, American chemist and academic (b. 1931)
Booth Gardner
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Booth Gardner, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Washington (b. 1936)
Hardrock Gunter
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Hardrock Gunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
Shannon Larratt
d. 2013 (b. 1973)
Shannon Larratt, Canadian publisher, founded BMEzine (d. 2013)
Masamichi Noro
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Masamichi Noro, Japanese-French martial artist (d. 2013)
Kallam Anji Reddy
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Kallam Anji Reddy, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (b. 1940)
David Brenner
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2014)
Bo Callaway
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Bo Callaway, American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army (b. 1927)
Clarissa Dickson Wright
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (b. 1947)
Everett L. Fullam
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Everett L. Fullam, American priest and scholar (b. 1930)
Cees Veerman (musician)
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
Robert Clatworthy (sculptor)
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Robert Clatworthy, English sculptor and educator (b. 1928)
Narayan Desai
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Narayan Desai, Indian author and activist (b. 1924)
Sally Forrest
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (d. 2015)
Curtis Gans
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Curtis Gans, American political scientist and author (b. 1937)
Sylvia Anderson
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2016)
Asa Briggs
d. 2016 (b. 1921)
Asa Briggs, English historian and academic (b. 1921)
Seru Rabeni
d. 2016 (b. 1978)
Seru Rabeni, Fijian rugby player (b. 1978)
Julius Caesar
d. ?
Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman (d. 44 BC)