Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

1909  Death of Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. 1866) on August - 15.   

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

1915  On this day in history death of albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched   

1917  On August - 15 death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)   

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

1925  Death of Konrad Mägi, Estonian artist (b. 1878) on August - 15.   

1935  On August - 15 gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75   

1936  On this day in history grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64   

1945  On August - 15 death of korechika Anami, Japanese War Minister (b. 1887)   

1951  On August - 15 artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69   

1953  On this day in history death of ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. 1875)   

1956  On August - 15 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  Death of Blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 15 death of lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary (b. 1940)   

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

1966  Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1968  Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 on August - 15.   

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

1970  On this day in history karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66   

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

1976  On this day in history jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84   

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

1982  Patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1983  Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on August - 15.   

1985  Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1988  Barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.   

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

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

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

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.   

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 August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher