Famous Deaths In August - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1909 Death of Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. 1866) on this day in history.
1914 Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28] on this day in history.
1915 Death of Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched on August - 15.
1917 On August - 15 death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)
1918 Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1925 On August - 15 death of konrad Mägi, Estonian artist (b. 1878)
1935 On this day in history gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75
1936 Grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1945 On August - 15 death of korechika Anami, Japanese War Minister (b. 1887)
1951 Artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1953 On August - 15 death of ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. 1875)
1956 On this day in history constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83
1958 William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65 on August - 15.
1959 On this day in history death of blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901)
1962 On this day in history death of lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary (b. 1940)
1963 On August - 15 john Powell, composer, dies at 80
1966 On August - 15 gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64
1967 René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1968 On August - 15 edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84
1969 On August - 15 stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97
1970 Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66 on August - 15.
1971 On this day in history paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76
1972 On August - 15 alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89
1974 On this day in history edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82
1975 Death of Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53 on August - 15.
1976 Jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80
1982 On this day in history patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60
1983 Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on August - 15.
1985 On this day in history richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68
1988 Barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82 on August - 15.
1989 On August - 15 f de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies
1990 On this day in history nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66
1991 Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74 on this day in history.
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