Notable Deaths on July 15
700+ people died on this day throughout history
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis
1779–1852 (age 73)
Mount Vernon
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis was the granddaughter of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington who lived from 1779 to 1852.
Audun Grønvold
1976–2025 (age 49)
Ris Church
Audun Grønvold (28 February 1976 – 15 July 2025) was a Norwegian alpine and freestyle skier, born in Hamar.
Gerasimos Michelis
1966–2025 (age 59)
Third Cemetery of Athens
Gerásimos Michelís (Greek: Γεράσιμος Μιχελής; March 4, 1966 – July 15, 2025) was a Greek actor, dir...
Pınar Kür
1943–2025 (age 82)
Ayazağa Cemetery
Havva Pınar Kür (15 April 1943 – 15 July 2025) was a Turkish novelist, dramatist, and translator.
Jan Tomkowski
1954–2024 (age 70)
Cemetery of St. Anthony in Łódź
Jan Tomkowski was an essayist whose written works contributed to Polish literature.
Sergey Rudnitsky
1955–2024 (age 69)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Sergey Rudnitsky was an accomplished composer whose musical works enriched contemporary Russian classical music.
Terry Fulton
1930–2022 (age 92)
Geelong Eastern Cemetery
Terence Ronald Fulton (17 April 1930 – 15 July 2022) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football Leag...
Aytaç Kardüz
1943–2022 (age 79)
Ankara
Aytaç Kardüz was a Turkish individual from Ankara who lived from 1943 to 2022 and was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery.
Luís Gastão de Orléans e Bragança
1938–2022 (age 84)
Consolação Cemetery
Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (6 June 1938 – 15 July 2022) was a Brazilian royal claimant who served as head of the...
Georgi Yartsev
1948–2022 (age 74)
Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery
Georgi Aleksandrovich Yartsev (Russian: Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Я́рцев; 11 April 1948 – 15...
Anne-Marie Deschamps
1933–2022 (age 89)
cimetière Saint-Étienne
Anne-Marie Deschamps was a gifted composer whose music and generosity touched many hearts.
Robert Abirached
1930–2021 (age 91)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Robert Abirached (25 August 1930 – 15 July 2021) was a French writer and theatrologist.
Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
1931–2020 (age 89)
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Oscar Hugh Lipscomb (1931–2020) served as the first archbishop of Mobile and rests at the Cathedral Basilica of the Im...
Zvi Goren
1943–2020 (age 77)
Yarkon Cemetery
Zvi Goren was a respected reporter whose steady reporting earned the trust of readers and colleagues.
Miriam Ben-Peretz
1927–2020 (age 93)
Sde Yehoshua (Kfar Samir) cemetery
Miriam Ben-Peretz (Hebrew: מרים בן פרץ; born April 1, 1927 - July 15, 2020) is an Israeli academician specializ...
Victoria Rodríguez
1931–2020 (age 89)
parc du cimetière de La Paz
Victoria Rodríguez Clavijo (24 September 1931 – 15 July 2020) was a Spanish actress.
Bruce Laingen
1922–2019 (age 97)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Bruce Laingen (1922–2019) was an American diplomat who was taken hostage during the 1979 Iran crisis and is buried at ...
Teodor Juszkiewicz
1922–2019 (age 97)
Puławy
Teodor Juszkiewicz was a dedicated veterinarian from Puławy whose career spanned nearly a century.
Justyn Sandauer
1924–2018 (age 94)
Powązki Military Cemetery
Polish design engineer whose technical expertise advanced industrial progress.
Roman Korynt
1929–2018 (age 89)
Kosakowo cemetery
Roman Korynt (12 October 1929 – 15 July 2018) was a Polish footballer who played as a defender.
Martin Landau
1928–2017 (age 89)
Beth David Cemetery
Martin Landau (1928–2017) was a Brooklyn-born actor whose career spanned decades before he was laid to rest at Beth Da...
Frank Barnett
1933–2016 (age 83)
Edgewood Cemetery
Frank Barnett (1933–2016) was an American politician who served as Governor of American Samoa in the mid-1970s.
Mikhail Nevidimov
1959–2016 (age 57)
Smolenskoye Orthodox Cemetery
Mikhail Nevidimov was a talented mathematician whose scholarly work advanced the field of mathematics.
Aubrey Morris
1926–2015 (age 89)
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Aubrey Morris (1926–2015) was an English actor whose character work graced film and television before he was buried at...
Henryk Buszko
1924–2015 (age 91)
New Cemetery in Zakopane
Henryk Buszko was a Polish architect and designer.
James MacGregor Burns
1918–2014 (age 96)
Williams College Cemetery
James MacGregor Burns was a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and political scientist noted for his biographies of Americ...
Anamarie Barnes
1927–2014 (age 87)
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Anamarie Barnes (1927-2014) is interred at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Halina Koman-Dobrowolska
1923–2014 (age 91)
Central Cemetery in Szczecin
Polish actress Halina Koman-Dobrowolska (1923–2014) was a respected performer in Polish theater and cinema.
Maria Molicka
1931–2014 (age 83)
Grabiszyn Cemetery
Maria Molicka was an architect who practiced throughout the twentieth century.
John T. Riedl
1962–2013 (age 51)
Saint Peters Cemetery
John T. Riedl (1962–2013) was a computer scientist and recommender systems pioneer whose work helped shape personalize...
Renè Mantegna
1951–2013 (age 62)
major cemetery of Milan
Italian percussionist whose rhythmic mastery enriched musical performances.
Jacqueline Piatigorsky
1911–2012 (age 101)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Jacqueline Piatigorsky was a philanthropist and chess patron who competed as an amateur player while supporting cultural...
Grant Feasel
1960–2012 (age 52)
Mountain View Memorial Park
Grant Feasel was an American football center who played in the NFL during the 1980s and early 1990s.
Annemarie Burckhardt
1930–2012 (age 82)
Wolfgottesacker
Annemarie Burckhardt (1930–2012) was a gifted artist.
Artur Czyżyk
1927–2012 (age 85)
Pyry Cemetery, Warsaw
Artur Czyżyk (1927-2012) was a Polish person born in Bodzentyn and interred at Pyry Cemetery in Warsaw.
Helen Beverley
1916–2011 (age 95)
Hillside Memorial Park
Helen Beverley was an American actress who appeared in stage and screen musicals from the 1930s into the 1940s.
Peter Khan
1936–2011 (age 75)
Toowong Cemetery
Peter Khan was an Australian writer whose literary works contributed significantly to Australian letters.
Karla Dubová
1924–2010 (age 86)
Brno Central Cemetery
Karla Dubová (1924–2010) was a Brno resident remembered by her community.
Selmi Andak
1921–2010 (age 89)
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Selmi Andak was a distinguished Turkish composer whose works significantly contributed to the country's musical heritage...
Osman Nami Osmanoğlu
1918–2010 (age 92)
Mausoleum of Mahmud II
Osman Nami Osmanoğlu (1918-2010) was a Turkish Ottoman prince who died in Switzerland and was buried at the Mausoleum o...
Zdzisław Kwiatkowski
1924–2010 (age 86)
Batowice Cemetery
Zdzisław Kwiatkowski was a Polish resident who lived through much of the 20th century.
Cyrille Fleischman
1941–2010 (age 69)
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
Cyrille Fleischman chronicled the complexities of contemporary life with prose that blended intellect and warmth.
Julius Shulman
1910–2009 (age 99)
Hillside Memorial Park
Julius Shulman (1910-2009) was a Brooklyn-born architectural photographer whose images helped define the look of mid-cen...
MC Molodoy
1983–2009 (age 26)
Vvedenskoye Cemetery
MC Molodoy was a Russian singer whose musical career spanned several decades.
Salvijus Jodka
1956–2008 (age 52)
Palanga cemetery
Physician Salvijus Jodka combined medical skill with deep empathy, creating comfort for patients and respect among peers...
Hanna Greta Näslund
1914–2008 (age 94)
Vibyggerå cemetery
Hanna Greta Näslund was a Swedish woman who lived from 1914 to 2008.
Rolf Syvertsen
1915–2007 (age 92)
Bilet kapell og gravlund
Rolf Syvertsen was a steadfast police officer committed to public safety.
Marek Motas
1945–2007 (age 62)
Grabiszyn Cemetery
Audio technician Marek Motas (1945–2007) was a skilled sound engineer whose technical expertise shaped his professiona...
Andrée Ruellan
1905–2006 (age 101)
Mount Evergreen Cemetery
Andrée Ruellan (1905–2006) was a Manhattan-born painter buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
Joseph E. Boone
1922–2006 (age 84)
Lincoln Cemetery
Joseph E. Boone (1922-2006) was a Cedartown-born civil rights leader who marched beside Martin Luther King Jr. and organ...