People who died on October 15 97
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Pope Theophilus of Alexandria
d. 412
Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria
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Al-Mu'tamid
d. 892
Al-Mu'tamid, Muslim caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
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Lambert of Italy
d. 898 (b. 880)
Lambert of Italy (b. 880)
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Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi
d. 912 (b. 844)
Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Spanish emir (b. 844)
Rhazes
d. 925 (b. 865)
Rhazes, Persian polymath (b. 864)
Abd-ar-Rahman III
d. 961 (b. 889)
Abd-al-Rahman III, caliph of Córdoba
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Henry I, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1002 (b. 946)
Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)
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Rudolf of Rheinfelden
d. 1080 (b. 1025)
Rudolf of Rheinfelden (b. 1025)
Petronilla of Aragon
d. 1173 (b. 1136)
Petronilla of Aragon (b. 1135)
Walter de Stapledon
d. 1326 (b. 1261)
Walter de Stapledon, English bishop and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1261)
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Dionysius I, Metropolitan of Moscow
d. 1385
Dionysius I, Metropolitan of Moscow
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Pope Urban VI
d. 1389 (b. 1318)
Pope Urban VI (b. 1318)
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Gilbert, Count of Montpensier
d. 1496 (b. 1443)
Gilbert, Count of Montpensier (b. 1443)
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Andreas Vesalius
d. 1564 (b. 1514)
Andreas Vesalius, Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (d. 1564)
Robert Herrick (poet)
d. 1674 (b. 1591)
Robert Herrick, English poet (b. 1591)
Géraud de Cordemoy
d. 1684 (b. 1626)
Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (b. 1626)
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Juan de Valdés Leal
d. 1690 (b. 1622)
Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (b. 1622)
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Humphry Ditton
d. 1715 (b. 1675)
Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1675)
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Samuel Greig
d. 1788 (b. 1735)
Samuel Greig, Scottish-Russian admiral (b. 1735)
Alfred Moore
d. 1810 (b. 1755)
Alfred Moore, American captain and judge (b. 1755)
Nathaniel Dance-Holland
d. 1811 (b. 1735)
Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (b. 1735)
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Tadeusz Kościuszko
d. 1817 (b. 1746)
Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian general and engineer (b. 1746)
Sergey Vyazmitinov
d. 1819 (b. 1744)
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1744)
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
d. 1820 (b. 1771)
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
Ivan Dmitriev
d. 1837 (b. 1760)
Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
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Gilbert Arthur à Beckett
d. 1891 (b. 1837)
Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
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Zdeněk Fibich
d. 1900 (b. 1850)
Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer and poet (d. 1900)
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Stanley Ketchel
d. 1910 (b. 1886)
Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
Mata Hari
d. 1917 (b. 1876)
Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
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Sai Baba of Shirdi
d. 1918 (b. 1838)
Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
Herbert Henry Dow
d. 1930 (b. 1866)
Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
Raymond Poincaré
d. 1934 (b. 1860)
Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
Pierre Laval
d. 1945 (b. 1883)
Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)
Hermann Göring
d. 1946 (b. 1893)
Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893)
Edythe Chapman
d. 1948 (b. 1863)
Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)
Fumio Hayasaka
d. 1955 (b. 1914)
Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
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Asaf Halet Çelebi
d. 1958 (b. 1907)
Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)
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Elizabeth Alexander (scientist)
d. 1958 (b. 1908)
Elizabeth Alexander, British geologist, academic, and physicist (d. 1958)
Stepan Bandera
d. 1959 (b. 1909)
Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian soldier and politician (b. 1909)
Lipót Fejér
d. 1959 (b. 1880)
Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1880)
Clara Kimball Young
d. 1960 (b. 1890)
Clara Kimball Young, American actress and producer (b. 1890)
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
d. 1961 (b. 1896)
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Indian poet and author (b. 1896)
Horton Smith
d. 1963 (b. 1908)
Horton Smith, American golfer and captain (b. 1908)
Cole Porter
d. 1964 (b. 1891)
Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (b. 1891)
Abraham Fraenkel
d. 1965 (b. 1891)
Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (b. 1891)
Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell
d. 1966 (b. 1876)
Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1876)
Virginia Lee Burton
d. 1968 (b. 1909)
Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (b. 1909)
Carlo Gambino
d. 1976 (b. 1902)
Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1902)
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W. Eugene Smith
d. 1978 (b. 1918)
W. Eugene Smith, American photojournalist (b. 1918)
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Mikhail Lavrentyev
d. 1980 (b. 1900)
Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian mathematician and hydrodynamicist (d. 1980)
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Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete)
d. 1980 (b. 1896)
Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. 1896)
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Philip Fotheringham-Parker
d. 1981 (b. 1907)
Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (b. 1907)
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Pat O'Brien (actor)
d. 1983 (b. 1899)
Pat O'Brien, American actor (d. 1983)
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Thomas Sankara
d. 1987 (b. 1949)
Thomas Sankara, Burkinabé captain and politician, 5th President of Burkina Faso (d. 1987)
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Donald Wandrei
d. 1987 (b. 1908)
Donald Wandrei, American author and poet (b. 1908)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
d. 1988 (b. 1892)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (b. 1892)
Delphine Seyrig
d. 1990 (b. 1932)
Delphine Seyrig, French actress and director (b. 1932)
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Aydın Sayılı
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (b. 1913)
Sarah Kofman
d. 1994 (b. 1934)
Sarah Kofman, French philosopher and academic (b. 1934)
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Bengt Åkerblom
d. 1995 (b. 1967)
Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1967)
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Marco Campos
d. 1995 (b. 1976)
Marco Campos, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1976)
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Josef Locke
d. 1999 (b. 1917)
Josef Locke, British-Irish soldier, policeman, tenor and actor (b. 1917)
Konrad Emil Bloch
d. 2000 (b. 1912)
Konrad Emil Bloch, Polish-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
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Vincent Canby
d. 2000 (b. 1924)
Vincent Canby, American journalist and critic (b. 1924)
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Ben Metcalfe
d. 2003 (b. 1919)
Ben Metcalfe, Canadian journalist and activist (b. 1919)
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Jason Collier
d. 2005 (b. 1977)
Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)
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Matti Wuori
d. 2005 (b. 1945)
Matti Wuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
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Piet Boukema
d. 2007 (b. 1933)
Piet Boukema, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1933)
Edie Adams
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Edie Adams, American actress and singer (b. 1927)
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca
d. 2008 (b. 1914)
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (b. 1914)
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Jack Narz
d. 2008 (b. 1922)
Jack Narz, American game show host and announcer (d. 2008)
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Heinz Versteeg
d. 2009 (b. 1939)
Heinz Versteeg, Dutch-German footballer (b. 1939)
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Richard C. Miller
d. 2010 (b. 1912)
Richard C. Miller, American photographer (b. 1912)
Mildred Fay Jefferson
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Mildred Fay Jefferson, American physician and activist (b. 1926)
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Johnny Sheffield
d. 2010 (b. 1931)
Johnny Sheffield, American actor (b. 1931)
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Betty Driver
d. 2011 (b. 1920)
Betty Driver, English actress, singer, and author (b. 1920)
Claude Cheysson
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Claude Cheysson, French lieutenant and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1920)
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Erol Günaydın
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Erol Günaydın, Turkish actor and screenwriter (b. 1933)
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Maria Petrou
d. 2012 (b. 1953)
Maria Petrou, Greek-English computer scientist and academic (b. 1953)
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Norodom Sihanouk
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012)
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Pat Ward
d. 2012 (b. 1957)
Pat Ward, American lawyer and politician (b. 1957)
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Donald Bailey (musician)
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Donald Bailey, American drummer (b. 1933)
Nevill Drury
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (b. 1947)
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Cancio Garcia
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Cancio Garcia, Filipino lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)
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Gloria Lynne
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Gloria Lynne, American singer (d. 2013)
Rudy Minarcin
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
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Hans Riegel
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Hans Riegel, German businessman (b. 1923)
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Giovanni Reale
d. 2014 (b. 1931)
Giovanni Reale, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1931)
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Jiří Reynek
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic designer (b. 1929)
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Robert Tiernan
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Robert Tiernan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
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Nobby Wirkowski
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1926)
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Sergei Filippenkov
d. 2015 (b. 1971)
Sergei Filippenkov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1971)
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Nate Huffman
d. 2015 (b. 1975)
Nate Huffman, American basketball player (b. 1975)
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Neill Sheridan
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Neill Sheridan, American baseball player (b. 1921)
Kenneth D. Taylor
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian businessman and diplomat (b. 1934)
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Tyrone Young
d. 2015 (b. 1960)
Tyrone Young, American football player (b. 1960)
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Chinggoy Alonzo
d. 2017 (b. 1950)
Chinggoy Alonzo, Filipino theater, movie & television actor (b. 1950)