26 notable people died on May 15, including Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant, Willis E. Lamb, Robert E. Lucas Jr..
21st Century
5 deaths
Willis E. Lamb
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1955)
Robert E. Lucas Jr.
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1995)
Allan Lawrence
athletics competitorauthor
Australian long distance runner (1930-2017)
Agha Mehdiyev
painter
Azerbaijani artist (1920-2003)
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Philip Greene
journalistsports commentator
Football broadcaster (1920–2011)
20th Century
7 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1909)
Rafael Pombo
diplomatjournalist
Colombian writer (1833–1912)
Adrian Głębocki
lithographerpainter
Painter (1833-1905)
William Angus
academicagronomist
South Australian politician (1871–1965)
Hannah Maynard
photographer
Canadian photographer of the 19th and early 20th-century (1834–1918)
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Miguel Frank
film directorlawyer
Chilean writer and film director
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İhsan Yüce
actorfilm director
Turkish actor (1930–1991)
19th Century
7 deaths
Robert Hare
chemistinventor
American chemist (1781-1858)
Samuel George Morton
anthropologistbiologist
American physician and naturalist (1799–1851)
William McRee
military engineersurveyor
American military engineer (1787-1833)
Louis Bertrand
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Swiss mathematician, professor of mathematics at the University of Geneva (1731-1812)
Emily Dickinson
gardenerpoet
American poet (1830-1886)
Pontus Wikner
philosopheruniversity teacher
Swedish philosopher (1837–1888)
Zygmunt Padlewski
military officer
Polish general and politician
18th Century
3 deaths
Eustachio Zanotti
astronomerengineer
Italian astronomer and engineer
Joseph von Petrasch
linguistphilosopher
German philologist
Suzanne Curchod
salonnièresocialite
French-Swiss salonist and writer (1737-1794)
17th Century
1 death
Adam Tanner
mathematicianphilosopher
Austrian mathematician (1571–1632)
16th Century
2 deaths
Sigismundus Suevus
Lutheran pastormathematician
Silesian pastor and mathematician (1527-1596)
Juan Bautista de Toledo
architectsculptor
Spanish artist
11th Century
1 death
al-Ma'arri
philosopherpoet
Medieval Arab poet and thinker
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