List of celebrities and famous people who died on May 15th
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010Swiss race car driver (d. 2010)
Austrian footballer (Born 1987)
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009American smooth jazz bassist and basketball player (d. 2009).
Actor from Australia (Born in 1923)
Original Star Trek theme composed by composer (Born 1919).
Swedish supercentenarian (Born 1895)
Canadian promoter and boxer (d. 1955).
Northern Irish motorcycle racer, younger brother to Joey Dunlop (Born in 1960).
Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Founder of Liberty University Lynchburg, VA (Born 33).
American singer and musician (Born 1929).
British gangster (Born 1940)
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1998American basketball player (Born 1944).
At 57, the singer/songwriter dies.
American jurist (Born 1910).
folk singer, dies at age 52.
Jazz violinist, who dies at the age of 68.
British actor (Born 1928).
Actor (Crucible Hennessy), dead at 67
Actor (Testament Of Orpheus), dead at 69
Singer / song / text writer / programmer, dies at 71
Actor in Ghoulies 2 dies from a heart attack on April 21, at 71
Mexican-American actor Armand in Camille, who was born 1905, dies.
At 79 years old, Slogan, a resistance fighter/journalist, dies.
Danish singers (Nina and F) were murdered at the age of 61.
Sudanese poet, writer, and diplomat (Born 1933).
At age 88, a US physicist (radar) dies.
Actor/director dies at the age of 44.
Filipino race car driver (Born 1965)
Malian writer (Born circa 1900).
American saxophonist and composer (d. 1991).
Actor (Raiders of Lost Ark Next Victim), died at 55
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989Green composer dies at the age of 80.
American arranger, songwriter and conductor (d. 1989).
Actress (Ambassador Bill)
Actor (Jigsaw Firehouse), is diagnosed with cancer at the age of 64
Museum director, dies at 78
Actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby)
American journalist (Making of President Pulitzer) dies at the age of 71 (born in 1958).
American journalist and author, historian (d. 1986).
American drag performer, Warholian star, actor, playwright and poet. Jackie was a Manhattan resident who performed as both a man and woman. Before his tragic death, he was a celebrated genius who became a legend. Jackie spent much of his adult life living with his grandmother at the bar.
British economist dies at 85.
American philosopher, theologian, and pastor (Born in 1912).
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1978Twelveth Prime Minister of Australia (Born in 1894)
American historian (Admiral Ocean Sea), dies aged 88.
Dutch cult anthropologist, Pandji-Novel, dies at 95
Actor (Skull Tobruk, Ipcress File), died at 47
British producer, director, and writer (Born 1900).
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1967American painter, House by Railroad, dies at the age of 84.
Composer dies at 74
Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies.
Dutch geologist dies at the age of 61
Kingdom of Yugoslavia deputy Prime Minister (Born 1879).
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959Dutch actor dies at the age of 56
Historian (Harbor of Amsterdam) dies at 91
British magician and artist (Born 1886).
American author of psychological fiction. He is also a decorated US Marine. March is the author of six novels as well as four short stories collections. He was highly praised by critics, but never achieved great popularity.
Actor (Madame Curie's Rhapsody in Blue), died at 84
Composer dies at 76
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948Irish-American Roman Catholic priest who arrived in the United States in 1904. He attended the university and was ordained a priest in Nebraska. Boy's Town was founded in 1917 by him because he was concerned about homeless, troubled, or deprived juveniles.
British writer (Born 1886).
US Medal of Honor Marine, lost at Battle of Sugar Loaf
Dutch author and polemicist (Born in 1902)
Liberal second-Member in parliament (1905-19), dies aged 75.
Dutch criminologist (Race & Crime), suicide on 63
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1937British politician (Born 1864)
Ukrainian painter and theorist (d. 355)
Actor (I Cover the Waterfront), died at 54
Premier Japan (1931-32), murdered
Famous deaths on May 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928The 15th Yokozuna, a Japanese sumo wrestler (Born 1845).
The Last Sultan of Turkey (1918-22).
French diplomat, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (Born in 1852).