Famous Deaths on 15 Nov

Famous Deaths on 15 Nov

1028 - Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960)
1136 - Margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073)
1280 - Albertus Magnus, German theologian, bishop, and philosopher
1463 - Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto and Constable of Naples
1544 - King Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506)
1579 - Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)
1628 - Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (b. 1576)
1630 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1571)
1670 - Comenius, Czech writer (b. 1592)
1691 - Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
1706 - Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683)
1712 - Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, English politician (b. 1675)
1712 - James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish nationalist (b. 1658)
1787 - Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (b. 1714)
1794 - John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1723)
1795 - Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (b. 1719)
1819 - Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
1853 - Queen Maria II of Portugal (b. 1819)
1908 - Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese ruler (b. 1835)
1910 - Wilhelm Raabe, German writer (b. 1831)
1916 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel laureate (b. 1846)
1917 - Émile Durkheim, French sociologist (b. 1858)
1919 - Alfred Werner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1866)
1919 - Mohammad Farid, an influential Egyptian political figure.
1949 - Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, conspirators against Mahatma Gandhi (b. Narayan Apte - 1911)
1954 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (b. 1878)
1958 - Tyrone Power, American actor (b. 1914)
1959 - Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)
1961 - Elsie Ferguson, American actress (b.1883)
1963 - Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor (b. 1888)
1965 - Dawn Powell, American poet (b. 1896)
1966 - Dimitrios Tofalos, Greek weightlifter (b. 1877)
1967 - Michael J. Adams, American test pilot (b. 1930)
1971 - Rudolf Abel, Soviet spy (b. 1903)
1971 - Edie Sedgwick, American actress and model (b. 1943)
1976 - Jean Gabin, French actor (b. 1904)
1978 - Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (b. 1901)
1982 - Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (b. 1901)
1983 - Charlie Grimm, American baseball player (b. 1898)
1983 - John le Mesurier, English actor (b. 1912)
1988 - Billo Frómeta, Dominican orchestra conductor, arranger and composer (b. 1915)
1990 - Alydar, American racehorse (b. 1975)
1994 - Elizabeth George Speare, American author (b. 1908)
1996 - Alger Hiss, American government official and alleged spy (b. 1904)
1997 - Saul Chaplin, American composer and musical director (b. 1912)
1998 - Stokely Carmichael, American civil rights activist (b. 1941)
1998 - Ludvik Danek, Czechoslovak discus thrower (b. 1937)
2002 - Myra Hindley, English murderess (b. 1942)
2003 - Dorothy Loudon, American actress (b. 1933)
2003 - Laurence Tisch, American businessman (b. 1923)
2003 - Ray Lewis, Canadian athlete (b. 1910)
2003 - Speedy West, Country Music Hall of Fame Steel Guitarist (b. 1924)
2004 - Elmer L. Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1909)
2004 - John Morgan, Canadian comedian (b. 1930)
2005 - Arto Salminen, Finnish writer (b. 1959)
2005 - Dr. Adrian Rogers, American Southern Baptist Minister and leader (b. 1931)
2006 - David K. Wyatt, American historian (b. 1937)
2006 - Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian model (b. 1985)
2007 - Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
655 - Penda, King of Mercia