Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

1909  On August - 15 death of euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. 1866)   

1914  On August - 15 anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28]   

1915  On August - 15 death of albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched   

1917  Death of Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1918  Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64 on August - 15.   

1925  On August - 15 death of konrad Mägi, Estonian artist (b. 1878)   

1935  Gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1936  Grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64 on August - 15.   

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  Death of Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

1956  Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83 on August - 15.   

1958  William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history death of blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901)   

1962  Death of Lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary (b. 1940) on this day in history.   

1963  John Powell, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1966  On August - 15 gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64   

1967  On August - 15 rené Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68   

1968  Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97   

1970  On August - 15 karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66   

1971  On August - 15 paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76   

1972  On August - 15 alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89   

1974  Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history death of mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53   

1976  On August - 15 jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84   

1978  On this day in history harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80   

1982  On August - 15 patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60   

1983  On this day in history anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42   

1985  On this day in history richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68   

1988  On August - 15 barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82   

1989  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies on August - 15.   

1990  Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66 on this day in history.   

1991  On August - 15 marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74   

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1171  On August - 15 birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On this day in history birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher