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Who died on 15 May?

Celebrities who died on 15 May

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Oldest

100 years, 5 months, 14 days

Youngest

30 years, 5 months, 8 days

Born first

20 September 1886

Died first

15 May 1945

Born last

16 December 1985

Died last

15 May 2022

Australian politician and 12th Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies

Robert Menzies

Australian politician and 12th Prime Minister of Australia

1978
American football player and coach Clark Shaughnessy

Clark Shaughnessy

American football player and coach

1970
American actress Yolanda King

Yolanda King

American actress

2007
American actor and comedian  Fred Willard

Fred Willard

American actor and comedian

2020
American singer, songwriter and actress June Carter Cash

June Carter Cash

American singer, songwriter and actress

2003
American film director, screenwriter, film editor, actress and film producer  Lynn Shelton

Lynn Shelton

American film director, screenwriter, film editor, actress and film producer

2020
Yugoslav singer Đorđe Marjanović

Đorđe Marjanović

Yugoslav singer

2021
German actress, theater director and documentary filmmaker Klara Höfels

Klara Höfels

German actress, theater director and documentary filmmaker

2022
Spanish artist  Juan Genovés

Juan Genovés

Spanish artist

2020
British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and member of the Inklings Charles Williams

Charles Williams

British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and member of the Inklings

1945
American actress Maggie Peterson

Maggie Peterson

American actress

2022
Trinidadian footballer Jlloyd Samuel

Jlloyd Samuel

Trinidadian footballer

2018
Brazilian television actress Eva Wilma

Eva Wilma

Brazilian television actress

2021
Hong Kong politician Allen Lee

Allen Lee

Hong Kong politician

2020
Japanese actress Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Japanese actress

2019
Australian actor Bud Tingwell

Bud Tingwell

Australian actor

2009
basketball player Wayman Tisdale

Wayman Tisdale

basketball player

2009
American artist Knox Martin

Knox Martin

American artist

2022
Soviet actress  Nina Mazaeva

Nina Mazaeva

Soviet actress

2022
German journalist and author Wiglaf Droste

Wiglaf Droste

German journalist and author

2019
American baseball player Goose Goslin

Goose Goslin

American baseball player

1971
American basketball player and coach Ralph Miller

Ralph Miller

American basketball player and coach

2001
1922-1994 American actor Royal Dano

Royal Dano

1922-1994 American actor

1994
Korean racing model Joo Da-ha

Joo Da-ha

Korean racing model

2016
American college football player, U.S. Army lieutenant, Distinguished Service Cross recipient Forest K. Ferguson

Forest K. Ferguson

American college football player, U.S. Army lieutenant, Distinguished Service Cross recipient

1954
American film actor Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

American film actor

1994
English footballer Ray Wilson

Ray Wilson

English footballer

2018
actor Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

actor

1988
American transgender activist  Felicia Elizondo

Felicia Elizondo

American transgender activist

2021
Composer and viola player Herbert Blendinger

Herbert Blendinger

Composer and viola player

2020
Italian journalist Sandro Petrone

Sandro Petrone

Italian journalist

2020
US Army officer Joseph G. Clemons

Joseph G. Clemons

US Army officer

2018
Canadian musician Denny DeMarchi

Denny DeMarchi

Canadian musician

2020
American vaudeville performer Joe Cook

Joe Cook

American vaudeville performer

1959
Argentine singer Sergio Denis

Sergio Denis

Argentine singer

2020
American football player Garo Yepremian

Garo Yepremian

American football player

2015
Soviet/American actor Oleg Vidov

Oleg Vidov

Soviet/American actor

2017
American politician Mitch Greenlick

Mitch Greenlick

American politician

2020
American actress Barbara Stuart

Barbara Stuart

American actress

2011
Indonesian actor Titien Sumarni

Titien Sumarni

Indonesian actor

1966
Italian composer, pianist and conductor Ezio Bosso

Ezio Bosso

Italian composer, pianist and conductor

2020
German film, television, and voice actor  Rainer Basedow

Rainer Basedow

German film, television, and voice actor

2022
Swedish politician Claes Borgström

Claes Borgström

Swedish politician

2020
Argentine diplomat Eduardo A. Roca

Eduardo A. Roca

Argentine diplomat

2019
1924-1972 British actor Nigel Green

Nigel Green

1924-1972 British actor

1972
director  Babak Khorramdin

Babak Khorramdin

director

2021
U.S. Army surgeon general Frank F. Ledford, Jr.

Frank F. Ledford, Jr.

U.S. Army surgeon general

2019
actress Greta Nissen

Greta Nissen

actress

1988
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