31 notable people died on October 15, including Konrad Bloch, Clement II, Tadeusz Kościuszko.
21st Century
3 deaths
Alexandre Voisard
poetpolitician
Swiss writer and translator (1930–2024)
MA
Margaret Alington
botanistexplorer
New Zealand historian (1920-2012)
SR
Sundara Ramaswamy
authorlinguist
Writer (1931–2005)
20th Century
10 deaths
Konrad Bloch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1964)
Anastasios Christomanos
chemistuniversity teacher
Greek university professor and chemist (1841–1906)
Abraham Fraenkel
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Israeli mathematician (1891-1965)
Norman Selfe
civil engineerengineer
Australian engineer and technical education advocate (1839-1911)
Costin Petrescu
opinion journalistpainter
Romanian painter (1872-1954)
Dolores Jiménez y Muro
journalistrevolutionary
Mexican revolutionary (1848-1925)
Sigrid Sköldberg-Pettersson
lyricistsongwriter
Swedish song lyricist (1870-1941)
Leedham Bantock
actorfilm director
British screenwriter and actor (1870-1928)
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Thomas Artemus Jones
historianjournalist
Welsh journalist, judge and historian (1871–1943)
TA
Thyra Avis Mary Acres
cartoonistillustrator
New Zealand artist, writer, illustrator, conservationist (1910-1994)
19th Century
10 deaths
Tadeusz Kościuszko
engineergeographical engineer (military cartographer)
Polish, Lithuanian and American military leader (1746–1817)
Parker Cleaveland
geologistmathematician
American scientist (1780–1858)
Antoine Baumé
chemistpharmacist
French chemist (1728-1804)
Lorenzo Hammarsköld
art historianliterary historian
Swedish writer (1785-1827)
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
archaeologistart historian
Swiss traveller and writer (1784-1817)
Rowland E. Robinson
farmernaturalist
American farmer, artist, and author (1833–1900)
Olof Johan Södermark
military officerpainter
Swedish sculptor, painter and officer (1790-1848)
Nathaniel Dance-Holland
artistpainter
English portrait painter and politician (1735-1811)
Vlasios Skordelis
educatorwriter
Greek writer and educator
BA
Bagyidaw
monarch
King of Burma (1784-1846)
17th Century
5 deaths
Peder Claussøn Friis
historianLutheran pastor
Norwegian clergyman and author (1545-1614)
Juan Manuel de León Merchante
Catholic priestplaywright
Spanish playwright
Robert Smythson
architectsculptor
British architect
Joseph Heintz the Elder
architectdesigner
Swiss painter (1564-1609)
Juan de Valdés Leal
paintersculptor
Spanish artist (1622-1690)
16th Century
1 death
Teresa of Ávila
authorcloistered nun
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
11th Century
1 death
Clement II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Head of the Catholic Church from 1046 to 1047
9th Century
1 death
Japanese noble and scholar
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