22 notable people died on January 15, including Marshall W. Nirenberg, Seán MacBride, Boso of Provence.
21st Century
3 deaths
Marshall W. Nirenberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
Karim Mojtahedi
essayistphilosopher
Philosophy professor at Tehran University
Jahangir Amuzegar
economistessayist
Iranian politician
20th Century
4 deaths
Seán MacBride
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1974)
Rosa Luxemburg
botanical collectordocent
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
Teofil Ociepka
paintertheosophist
Painter (1891-1978)
Eduard Lassen
composerconductor
Composer, conductor (1830-1904)
19th Century
4 deaths
Johan Rudolph Deiman
chemistphysicist
Dutch physician and chemist
Isaac Nathan
composerethnomusicologist
Anglo-Australian composer, musicologist, journalist and self-publicist
Yanagi Narayoshi
mathematicianmilitary officer
Japanese officer and politician
John King
explorertraveler
Irish soldier and Australian explorer (1838–1872)
18th Century
2 deaths
Ambrose Godfrey
apothecarychemist
German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660-1741)
Vicente Tofiño de San Miguel
astronomercartographer
Spanish Navy officer, navigator and cosmographer (1732-1795)
17th Century
2 deaths
Robert Boyd
theologianwriter
Scottish theologian
Conrad Meyer
draftspersonetcher
Swiss artist (1618-1689)
16th Century
2 deaths
Johannes Nauclerus
historianjurist
German historian
Juan de Herrera
architectmathematician
Spanish architect (1530-1597)
15th Century
1 death
John VIII
monarch
Count of Vendôme
12th Century
1 death
Celestine III
Catholic priestdiplomat
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1191 to 1198
10th Century
1 deathMA
Masako-naishinnō
empress consort
Japanese princess and empress consort in 10th century
9th Century
1 death
Boso of Provence
monarch
Frankish noble, King of lower Bourgundy
6th Century
1 death
Saint Remigius
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
French archbishop and saint
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