Famous Deaths on July 15

16 notable people died on July 15, including Ilya Mechnikov, Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz, John III.

Total Deaths

16

Avg Age at Death

55

Oldest

Juana de Ibarbourou

Peak Century

20th Century

20th Century

10 deaths

scientist

1845 – 1916 · 71

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1908)

myocardial infarction

Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz

diplomatlawyer

1911 – 1979 · 68

56th President of Mexico

colorectal cancer

Raimundo Fernández Villaverde

ministerpolitician

1848 – 1905 · 57

Spanish politician (1848–1905)

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Stanisław Żaryn

architectconservator

1910 – 1964 · 54

Polish architect (1913–1964)

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Juana de Ibarbourou

poetwriter

1892 – 1979 · 87

Uruguayan writer (1892–1979)

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Anton Giulio Bragaglia

essayistfilm director

1890 – 1960 · 70

Italian photographer, filmmaker and writer (1890-1960)

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Alphonsus de Guimaraens

journalistjudge

1870 – 1921 · 50

(1870-1921) Brazilian writer

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal

composeressayist

1874 – 1929 · 55

Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929)

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Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven

lawyerpoet

1873 – 1932 · 58

South African politician (1873-1932)

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diplomatplaywright

1910 – 1990 · 80

Syrian poet and diplomat (1910–1990)

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19th Century

1 death

Friedrich Kasimir Medikus

botanistcurator

1736 – 1808 · 72

German physician and botanist (1736-1808)

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18th Century

2 deaths

economistjurist

1728 – 1782 · 54

Swiss philosopher

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Arnoud van Halen

art collectorart historian

1673 – 1732 · 59

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1673-1732)

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16th Century

1 death

poetRenaissance humanist

1475 – 1507 · 32

Italian humanist

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12th Century

1 death

Catholic priestwriter

1200 – 1153 · -47

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153

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6th Century

1 death

Catholic priestwriter

520 – 574 · 54

Pope

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