26 notable people died on July 15, including Ilya Mechnikov, Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz, John III.
20th Century
16 deaths
Ilya 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)
Stanisław Żaryn
architectconservator
Polish architect (1913–1964)
Alphonsus de Guimaraens
journalistjudge
(1870-1921) Brazilian writer
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
lawyerpoet
South African politician (1873-1932)
Robert Wiene
actordirector
German film director (1873–1938)
Anton Giulio Bragaglia
essayistfilm director
Italian photographer, filmmaker and writer (1890-1960)
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
composeressayist
Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929)
Juana de Ibarbourou
poetwriter
Uruguayan writer (1892–1979)
Omar Abu Risha
diplomatplaywright
Syrian poet and diplomat (1910–1990)
Eric Berne
academicmilitary physician
Canadian psychiatrist (1910-1970)
Radha Govinda Baruah
journalist
Indian politician (1900–1977)
Signe Lagerborg-Stenius
architect
Finnish architect (1870-1968)
FG
Francisco González Gamarra
composerpainter
Peruvian artist, composer and writer (1890-1972)
Jorge Vinatea Reynoso
painter
Peruvian painter (1900-1931)
19th Century
1 death
Friedrich Kasimir Medikus
botanistcurator
German physician and botanist (1736-1808)
18th Century
4 deaths
Yokoi Yayū
linguistphilosopher
Japanese linguist, poet and philosopher
Arnoud van Halen
art collectorart historian
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1673-1732)
Isaak Iselin
economistjurist
Swiss philosopher
Tokugawa Munetake
samuraiwriter
Samurai
17th Century
1 death
Girolamo Rainaldi
architect
Italian architect (1570-1655)
16th Century
1 death
Crinitus
poetRenaissance humanist
Italian humanist
12th Century
1 death
Eugene III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153
9th Century
1 deathMY
Minamoto no Yoshiari
archerhistorian
Japanese court official, historian, archer and military officer
6th Century
1 death
John III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
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