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Famous Deaths on March 15

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

Total Deaths
10
Avg Age at Death
68
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
John Pople
John Pople
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1998)

20th Century

3 deaths
John Grimes
John Grimes
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
First Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
Gabriel Strobl
Gabriel Strobl
botanical collectorbotanist
Austrian priest and naturalist (1846–1925)
Michele Besso
Michele Besso
engineermathematician
Swiss engineer (1873–1955)

19th Century

2 deaths
Politician, journalist and priest
James Beaty, Jr.
James Beaty, Jr.
lawyerpolitician
Canadian politician (1831-1899)

18th Century

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

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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