People who died on May 15 80
Valentinian II
d. 392 (b. 371)
Valentinian II, Roman emperor (b. 371)
Hilary of Galeata
d. 558
Hilary of Galeata, Christian monk
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Pope Marinus I
d. 884
Pope Marinus I
Hatto I (archbishop of Mainz)
d. 913 (b. 850)
Hatto I, German archbishop (b. 850)
Nicholas I Mystikos
d. 925 (b. 852)
Nicholas I Mystikos, Byzantine patriarch (b. 852)
Li Cunxu
d. 926 (b. 885)
Zhuang Zong, emperor of Later Tang (b. 885)
Emperor Go-Ichijō
d. 1036 (b. 1008)
Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)
Yuri Dolgorukiy
d. 1157 (b. 1099)
Yuri Dolgorukiy, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1099)
Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo
d. 1174 (b. 1118)
Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo, Seljuk governor of Syria (b. 1118)
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Mleh, Prince of Armenia
d. 1175
Mleh, Prince of Armenia
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Peter II, Count of Savoy
d. 1268 (b. 1203)
Peter II, Count of Savoy (b. 1203)
Domenico Veneziano
d. 1461
Domenico Veneziano, Italian painter (b. c. 1410)
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
d. 1464 (b. 1436)
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 1436)
Niwa Nagahide
d. 1585 (b. 1535)
Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (b. 1535)
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Giovanni Croce
d. 1609 (b. 1557)
Giovanni Croce, Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
Henry Bromley (died 1615)
d. 1615 (b. 1560)
Henry Bromley, English politician (b. 1560)
Hendrick Avercamp
d. 1634 (b. 1585)
Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
Marie Champmeslé
d. 1698 (b. 1642)
Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet
d. 1699 (b. 1631)
Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
John Hale (minister)
d. 1700 (b. 1636)
John Hale, American minister (b. 1636)
Ephraim Chambers
d. 1740 (b. 1680)
Ephraim Chambers, English publisher (b. 1680)
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Alban Butler
d. 1773 (b. 1710)
Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
Braulio Carrillo Colina
d. 1845 (b. 1800)
Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
Gottfried Semper
d. 1879 (b. 1803)
Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
Emily Dickinson
d. 1886 (b. 1830)
Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
Hasan Tahsin
d. 1919 (b. 1888)
Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
d. 1924 (b. 1852)
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
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Joseph James Fletcher
d. 1926 (b. 1850)
Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (b. 1850)
Umegatani Tōtarō I
d. 1928 (b. 1845)
Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
Kazimir Malevich
d. 1935 (b. 1878)
Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
d. 1937 (b. 1864)
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1937)
Charles Williams (British writer)
d. 1945 (b. 1886)
Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1945)
Edward J. Flanagan
d. 1948 (b. 1886)
Edward J. Flanagan, Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (b. 1886)
William March
d. 1954 (b. 1893)
William March, American soldier and author (d. 1954)
Austin Osman Spare
d. 1956 (b. 1886)
Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (b. 1886)
Keith Andrews (racing driver)
d. 1957 (b. 1920)
Keith Andrews, American racing driver (d. 1957)
Dick Irvin
d. 1957 (b. 1892)
Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1957)
John Aglionby (bishop)
d. 1963 (b. 1884)
John Aglionby, English-born Bishop of Accra and soldier (b. 1884)
Vladko Maček
d. 1964 (b. 1879)
Vladko Maček, Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
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Pio Pion
d. 1965 (b. 1887)
Pio Pion, Italian engineer and businessman (d. 1965)
Edward Hopper
d. 1967 (b. 1882)
Edward Hopper, American painter and etcher (d. 1967)
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Italo Mus
d. 1967 (b. 1892)
Italo Mus, Italian painter (b. 1892)
Joe Malone (ice hockey)
d. 1969 (b. 1890)
Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)
Tyrone Guthrie
d. 1971 (b. 1900)
Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director (d. 1971)
Robert Menzies
d. 1978 (b. 1894)
Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
Gordon Prange
d. 1980 (b. 1910)
Gordon Prange, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1980)
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Gordon Smiley
d. 1982 (b. 1946)
Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (b. 1946)
Francis Schaeffer
d. 1984 (b. 1912)
Francis Schaeffer, American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1912)
Jackie Curtis
d. 1985 (b. 1947)
Jackie Curtis, American actress and writer (b. 1947)
Elio de Angelis
d. 1986 (b. 1958)
Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
Theodore H. White
d. 1986 (b. 1915)
Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1915)
Johnny Green
d. 1989 (b. 1908)
Johnny Green, American conductor and composer (d. 1989)
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Luc Lacourcière
d. 1989 (b. 1910)
Luc Lacourcière, Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910)
Andreas Floer
d. 1991 (b. 1956)
Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (d. 1991)
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
d. 1991 (b. 1901)
Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian ethnologist and author (b. 1901)
Fritz Riess
d. 1991 (b. 1922)
Fritz Riess, German-Swiss race car driver (d. 1991)
Salah Ahmed Ibrahim
d. 1993 (b. 1933)
Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
Gilbert Roland
d. 1994 (b. 1905)
Gilbert Roland, American actor (b. 1905)
Eric Porter
d. 1995 (b. 1928)
Eric Porter, English actor (b. 1928)
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Charles B. Fulton
d. 1996 (b. 1910)
Charles B. Fulton, American lawyer and judge (b. 1910)
Earl Manigault
d. 1998 (b. 1944)
Earl Manigault, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
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Naim Talu
d. 1998 (b. 1919)
Naim Talu, Turkish economist, banker, politician, 15th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1919)
June Carter Cash
d. 2003 (b. 1929)
June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929)
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Nizar Abdul Zahra
d. 2006 (b. 1961)
Nizar Abdul Zahra, Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
Jerry Falwell
d. 2007 (b. 1933)
Jerry Falwell, American minister and television host (d. 2007)
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Tommy Burns (footballer)
d. 2008 (b. 1956)
Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
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Alexander Courage
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
Bud Tingwell
d. 2009 (b. 1923)
Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
Wayman Tisdale
d. 2009 (b. 1964)
Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (d. 2009)
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Besian Idrizaj
d. 2010 (b. 1987)
Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
Loris Kessel
d. 2010 (b. 1950)
Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)
Carlos Fuentes
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (b. 1928)
Arno Lustiger
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Arno Lustiger, German historian and author (b. 1924)
Zakaria Mohieddin
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012)
Henrique Rosa
d. 2013 (b. 1946)
Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1946)
Jean-Luc Dehaene
d. 2014 (b. 1940)
Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian lawyer and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014)
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Noribumi Suzuki
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Noribumi Suzuki, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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Elisabeth Bing
d. 2015 (b. 1914)
Elisabeth Bing, German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914)
Jackie Brookner
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Jackie Brookner, American sculptor and educator (b. 1945)
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Garo Yepremian
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Garo Yepremian, Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944)