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January 15th

182 Notable deaths

Dolores O'Riordan

Irish musician.

Born September 6th, 1971 in Ballybricken North. [ref]

Died January 15th, 2018 at 46 years old in Mayfair (drowning). [ref]

Black Dahlia

American murder victim (1924-1947).

Born July 29th, 1924 in Hyde Park.

Died January 15th, 1947 at 22 years old in Los Angeles (asphyxia).

Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020).

Born August 24th, 1944 in Amherst.

Died January 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Lutz (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Meyer Lansky

American gangster.

Born July 4th, 1902 in Hrodna.

Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Miami (lung cancer).

Harry Nilsson

American singer-songwriter (1941–1994).

Born June 15th, 1941 in Brooklyn.

Died January 15th, 1994 at 52 years old in Agoura Hills (heart failure).

Brad Renfro

American actor (1982-2008).

Born July 25th, 1982 in Knoxville. [ref]

Died January 15th, 2008 at 25 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]

Jimmy Snuka

Fijian professional wrestler (1943-2017).

Born May 18th, 1943 in Fiji.

Died January 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Pompano Beach (stomach cancer). [ref]

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019).

Born January 31st, 1921 in Seattle.

Died January 15th, 2019 at 97 years old in Rancho Mirage (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Rosa Luxemburg

Polish marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary, editor (1871–1919).

Born March 5th, 1871 in Zamość. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1919 at 47 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Roger Lloyd-Pack

British actor (1944-2014).

Born February 8th, 1944 in Islington.

Died January 15th, 2014 at 69 years old in Kentish Town (pancreatic cancer).

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