8 notable people died on July 15, including Ilya Mechnikov, Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz, John III.
20th Century
3 deathsIlya Mechnikov
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1908)
Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz
diplomatlawyer
56th President of Mexico
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde
ministerpolitician
Spanish politician (1848–1905)
19th Century
1 deathFriedrich Kasimir Medikus
botanistcurator
German physician and botanist (1736-1808)
18th Century
1 deathArnoud van Halen
art collectorart historian
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1673-1732)
16th Century
1 deathCrinitus
poetRenaissance humanist
Italian humanist
12th Century
1 deathEugene III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153
6th Century
1 deathJohn III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
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