26 notable people died on March 15, including John Pople, Gregory I, Wincenty Kadłubek.
21st Century
2 deaths
John Pople
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1998)
Affonso Arinos de Mello Franco
diplomatpolitician
Brazilian diplomat (1930-2020)
20th Century
12 deaths
John Grimes
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
First Roman Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
Ernst Amberg
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Swiss mathematician (1871-1952)
Gabriel Strobl
botanical collectorbotanist
Austrian priest and naturalist (1846–1925)
Michele Besso
engineermathematician
Swiss engineer (1873–1955)
Amalie Skram
women's rights activistwriter
Norwegian author
Miodrag Bulatović
novelistplaywright
Montenegrin writer (1930–1991)
Harold Burfield Taylor
chemist
Analytical Chemist; Australian Army officer (1890–1966)
LF
Luise Fleck
film directorfilm producer
Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer (1873–1950)
TM
Tudor Măinescu
children's writerjudge
Romanian poet, prose writer and translator
GB
Gheorghe Brăescu
military officerwriter
Romanian writer
SP
Spiros Peristéris
pianistsinger
Greek singer (1900–1966)
JB
José Antonio Bottiroli
composerconductor
Argentine composer and pianist
19th Century
4 deaths
Robert Baird
historianwriter
American clergyman and writer (1798-1863)
José Martiniano Pereira de Alencar
journalistpolitician
Politician, journalist and priest
James Beaty, Jr.
lawyerpolitician
Canadian politician (1831-1899)
CD
César-Mansuète Despretz
chemistphysicist
Belgian chemist
18th Century
2 deaths
Jacob de Wilde
archaeologistcollector
Dutch civil servant, art collector
WR
Wolfgang William Romer
military engineer
Dutch military engineer
17th Century
1 deathRL
Rutger van Langevelt
architectmathematician
Dutch painter and architect (1635-1695)
16th Century
2 deaths
Casiodoro de Reina
Bible translatortheologian
Spanish theologian and priest
CB
Christina Brask
nunwriter
Swedish writer
13th Century
1 death
Wincenty Kadłubek
Catholic bishophistorian
Polish Roman Catholic monk, bishop and blessed (c. 1150 – 8 March 1223)
7th Century
1 death
Gregory I
diplomatLatin Catholic priest
64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
4th Century
1 deathEJ
Emperor Huai of Jin
monarch
3rd emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265–420)
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