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Famous Deaths on March 15

18 notable people died on March 15, including John Pople, Gregory I, Wincenty Kadłubek.

Total Deaths
18
Avg Age at Death
70
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
John Pople
John Pople
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1998)
Brazilian diplomat (1930-2020)

20th Century

7 deaths
John Grimes
John Grimes
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
First Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
Michele Besso
Michele Besso
engineermathematician
Swiss engineer (1873–1955)
Ernst Amberg
Ernst Amberg
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Swiss mathematician (1871-1952)
Gabriel Strobl
Gabriel Strobl
botanical collectorbotanist
Austrian priest and naturalist (1846–1925)
Amalie Skram
Amalie Skram
women's rights activistwriter
Norwegian author
Miodrag Bulatović
Miodrag Bulatović
novelistplaywright
Montenegrin writer (1930–1991)
Analytical Chemist; Australian Army officer (1890–1966)

19th Century

3 deaths
Politician, journalist and priest
James Beaty, Jr.
James Beaty, Jr.
lawyerpolitician
Canadian politician (1831-1899)
CD
Belgian chemist

18th Century

1 death
Jacob de Wilde
Jacob de Wilde
archaeologistcollector
Dutch civil servant, art collector

17th Century

1 death
RL
Rutger van Langevelt
architectmathematician
Dutch painter and architect (1635-1695)

16th Century

1 death
Casiodoro de Reina
Casiodoro de Reina
Bible translatortheologian
Spanish theologian and priest

13th Century

1 death
Wincenty Kadłubek
Wincenty Kadłubek
Catholic bishophistorian
Polish Roman Catholic monk, bishop and blessed (c. 1150 – 8 March 1223)

7th Century

1 death
Gregory I
Gregory I
diplomatLatin Catholic priest
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604

4th Century

1 death
3rd emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)

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