31 notable people died on January 15, including Seán MacBride, Marshall W. Nirenberg, Boso of Provence.
21st Century
5 deaths
Marshall W. Nirenberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
Jahangir Amuzegar
economistessayist
Iranian politician
Karim Mojtahedi
essayistphilosopher
Philosophy professor at Tehran University
Sakari Olkkonen
artistic gymnast
Finnish artistic gymnast
Kaija Siren
architect
Finnish architect (1920–2001)
20th Century
9 deaths
Seán MacBride
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1974)
William De Morgan
ceramicistnovelist
British potter and tile designer (1839-1917)
Rosa Luxemburg
botanical collectordocent
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
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Teofil Ociepka
paintertheosophist
Painter (1891-1978)
Eduard Lassen
composerconductor
Composer, conductor (1830-1904)
Gerhard Munthe
draftspersonexlibrist
Norwegian painter (1849-1929)
Ralph Tambs Lyche
mathematician
Norwegian mathematician (1890–1991)
Canadian poet
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Cynthia Stockley
novelistwriter
South African novelist
19th Century
6 deaths
Johan Rudolph Deiman
chemistphysicist
Dutch physician and chemist
Edward Everett
diplomatpolitician
American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)
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)
Joe Beef
innkeeperrestaurateur
Canadian businessman
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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