People who died on September 15 100
Constans II
d. 668 (b. 630)
Constans II, Byzantine emperor (b. 630)
Ludmila of Bohemia
d. 921 (b. 860)
Ludmila of Bohemia, Czech martyr and saint (b. 860)
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Adelaide of Hungary (d. 1140)
d. 1140
Adelaide of Hungary, Duchess of Bohemia
Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond
d. 1146 (b. 1100)
Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond, English soldier (b. 1100)
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1231 (b. 1173)
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1173)
Dmitry of Tver
d. 1326 (b. 1299)
Dmitry of Tver (b. 1299)
Ewostatewos
d. 1352 (b. 1273)
Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and saint (b. 1273)
Adam Easton
d. 1397
Adam Easton, English cardinal
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Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent
d. 1408 (b. 1384)
Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1384)
Hugh Clopton
d. 1496
Hugh Clopton, Lord Mayor of London (b. c. 1440)
John Morton (cardinal)
d. 1500 (b. 1420)
John Morton, English cardinal and academic (b. 1420)
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Elisabeth of Bavaria (1478-1504)
d. 1504 (b. 1478)
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of the Palatinate (b. 1478)
Catherine of Genoa
d. 1510 (b. 1447)
Saint Catherine of Genoa (b. 1447)
Isabella Jagiellon
d. 1559 (b. 1519)
Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary (d. 1519)
Leonhard Rauwolf
d. 1596 (b. 1535)
Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (b. 1535)
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
d. 1643 (b. 1566)
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, English-Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (b. 1566)
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John Floyd (Jesuit)
d. 1649 (b. 1572)
John Floyd, English priest and educator (b. 1572)
André Le Nôtre
d. 1700 (b. 1613)
André Le Nôtre, French gardener (b. 1613)
Edmé Boursault
d. 1701 (b. 1638)
Edmé Boursault, French author and playwright (b. 1638)
George Stepney
d. 1707 (b. 1663)
George Stepney, English poet and diplomat (b. 1663)
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
d. 1712 (b. 1645)
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1645)
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Charles Theodore Pachelbel
d. 1750 (b. 1690)
Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German organist and composer (b. 1690)
Abraham Clark
d. 1794 (b. 1725)
Abraham Clark, American police officer and politician (b. 1725)
Gian Francesco Albani
d. 1803 (b. 1720)
Gian Francesco Albani, Italian cardinal (b. 1719)
Antoine Étienne de Tousard
d. 1813 (b. 1752)
Antoine Étienne de Tousard, French general and engineer (b. 1752)
François Baillairgé
d. 1830 (b. 1759)
François Baillairgé, Canadian painter and sculptor (b. 1759)
William Huskisson
d. 1830 (b. 1770)
William Huskisson, English financier and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1770)
Alessandro Rolla
d. 1841 (b. 1757)
Alessandro Rolla, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1757)
Pierre Baillot
d. 1842 (b. 1771)
Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
Francisco Morazán
d. 1842 (b. 1792)
Francisco Morazán, Guatemalan general, lawyer, and politician, President of Central American Federation (b. 1792)
Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern
d. 1852 (b. 1770)
Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern, German-Estonian philologist and academic (b. 1770)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
d. 1859 (b. 1806)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English architect and engineer, designed the Great Western Railway (b. 1806)
John Hanning Speke
d. 1864 (b. 1827)
John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (b. 1827)
Joseph Plateau
d. 1883 (b. 1801)
Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic (b. 1801)
Thomas Hawksley
d. 1893 (b. 1807)
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer (b. 1807)
Ernest Gagnon
d. 1915 (b. 1834)
Ernest Gagnon, Canadian organist and composer (b. 1834)
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
d. 1921 (b. 1886)
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Austrian-Russian general (b. 1886)
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
d. 1926 (b. 1846)
Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1846)
Milton Sills
d. 1930 (b. 1882)
Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1882)
Thomas Wolfe
d. 1938 (b. 1900)
Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (d. 1938)
William B. Bankhead
d. 1940 (b. 1874)
William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1874)
André Tardieu
d. 1945 (b. 1876)
André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 97th Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
Anton Webern
d. 1945 (b. 1883)
Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1883)
Linnie Marsh Wolfe
d. 1945 (b. 1881)
Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (b. 1881)
Hugo Raudsepp
d. 1952 (b. 1883)
Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1883)
Steve Brown (bass player)
d. 1965 (b. 1890)
Steve Brown, American bassist (b. 1890)
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
d. 1972 (b. 1906)
Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1906)
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Baki Süha Ediboğlu
d. 1972 (b. 1915)
Baki Süha Ediboğlu, Turkish poet and author (b. 1915)
Geoffrey Fisher
d. 1972 (b. 1887)
Geoffrey Fisher, English archbishop and academic (b. 1887)
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
d. 1973 (b. 1882)
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882)
Víctor Jara
d. 1973 (b. 1932)
Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 1973)
Franco Bordoni
d. 1975 (b. 1913)
Franco Bordoni, Italian race car driver and pilot (b. 1913)
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Robert Cliche
d. 1978 (b. 1921)
Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1921)
Willy Messerschmitt
d. 1978 (b. 1898)
Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer and academic, designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (b. 1898)
Bill Evans
d. 1980 (b. 1929)
Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (b. 1929)
Rafael Méndez
d. 1981 (b. 1906)
Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (b. 1906)
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Prince Far I
d. 1983 (b. 1944)
Prince Far I, Jamaican DJ and producer (b. 1944)
Cootie Williams
d. 1985 (b. 1911)
Cootie Williams, American trumpet player (b. 1910)
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Jan DeGaetani
d. 1989 (b. 1933)
Jan DeGaetani, American soprano (b. 1933)
Olga Erteszek
d. 1989 (b. 1916)
Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (b. 1916)
Robert Penn Warren
d. 1989 (b. 1905)
Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1905)
John Hoyt
d. 1991 (b. 1905)
John Hoyt, American actor (d. 1991)
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Warner Troyer
d. 1991 (b. 1932)
Warner Troyer, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1932)
Pino Puglisi
d. 1993 (b. 1937)
Pino Puglisi, Italian priest and martyr (b. 1937)
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Harry Calder
d. 1995 (b. 1901)
Harry Calder, South African cricketer (b. 1901)
Gunnar Nordahl
d. 1995 (b. 1921)
Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1921)
Bulldog Brower
d. 1997 (b. 1933)
Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (d. 1997)
Louis Rasminsky
d. 1998 (b. 1908)
Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist, 3rd Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1908)
June Salter
d. 2001 (b. 1932)
June Salter, Australian actress and author (b. 1932)
Garner Ted Armstrong
d. 2003 (b. 1930)
Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (b. 1930)
Johnny Ramone
d. 2004 (b. 1948)
Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
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Walter Stewart (journalist)
d. 2004 (b. 1931)
Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1931)
Guy Green (filmmaker)
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Guy Green, English director and cinematographer (b. 1913)
Sidney Luft
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Sidney Luft, American manager and producer (b. 1915)
Raymond Baxter
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (b. 1922)
Oriana Fallaci
d. 2006 (b. 1929)
Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (b. 1929)
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Pablo Santos (actor)
d. 2006 (b. 1987)
Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (b. 1987)
Colin McRae
d. 2007 (b. 1968)
Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (b. 1968)
Jeremy Moore
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
Jeremy Moore, English general (b. 1928)
Aldemaro Romero
d. 2007 (b. 1928)
Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928)
Brett Somers
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
Brett Somers, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1924)
Richard Wright (musician)
d. 2008 (b. 1943)
Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1943)
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Troy Kennedy Martin
d. 2009 (b. 1932)
Troy Kennedy Martin, Scottish-English screenwriter (b. 1932)
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Arrow (musician)
d. 2010 (b. 1949)
Arrow, Caribbean singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
Frances Bay
d. 2011 (b. 1919)
Frances Bay, Canadian-American actress (b. 1919)
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Tibor Antalpéter
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Tibor Antalpéter, Hungarian volleyball player and diplomat, Hungarian Ambassador of Hungary to the United Kingdom (b. 1930)
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Nevin Spence
d. 2012 (b. 1990)
Nevin Spence, Northern Irish rugby player (b. 1990)
Habib Munzir Al-Musawa
d. 2013 (b. 1973)
Habib Munzir Al-Musawa, Indonesian cleric and scholar (b. 1973)
Jerry G. Bishop
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (b. 1936)
Gerard Cafesjian
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Gerard Cafesjian, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1925)
Jackie Lomax
d. 2013 (b. 1944)
Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
John Anderson, Jr.
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
John Anderson Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (b. 1917)
Eugene I. Gordon
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Eugene I. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (b. 1930)
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Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (d. 2014)
Jürg Schubiger
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Jürg Schubiger, Swiss psychotherapist and author (b. 1936)
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Wayne Tefs
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Wayne Tefs, Canadian anthologist, author, and critic (b. 1947)
Harry J. Lipkin
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Harry J. Lipkin, Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1921)
Meir Pa'il
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Meir Pa'il, Israeli commander, historian, and politician (b. 1926)
Bernard Van de Kerckhove
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Bernard Van de Kerckhove, Belgian cyclist (b. 1941)
Harry Dean Stanton
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
Harry Dean Stanton, actor