Notable People · 1997–2014

Leelah Alcorn

Leelah Alcorn (November 15, 1997 – December 28, 2014) was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention.

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Would be: 28
Age at death: 17
Years since death: 11

Born: November 15, 1997 · Kings Mills, United States
Died: December 28, 2014
Nationality: American
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1862–1946

Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (German:; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well.

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1891–1944

Erwin Rommel

Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (pronounced; 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), known as The Desert Fox (German: Der Wüstenfuchs, pronounced ), was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II.

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1738–1822

William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel ( HUR-shəl; German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German–British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel.

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b. 1935

Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, romanized: Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: أَبُو مَازِن, ʾAbū Māzin), is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) since 2005.

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1887–1986

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements.

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1397–1455

Nicholas V

Pope Nicholas V (Latin: Nicolaus V; Italian: Niccolò V; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455.

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1867–1934

Marie Curie

Pioneer of radioactivity research and the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.

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b. 1942

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025.

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1881–1973

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France.

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1483–1546

Martin Luther

Martin Luther ( LOO-thər; German:; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.

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ReligionDied aged 62

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