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  Death of Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched on August - 15.   

1917  Death of Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831) on August - 15.   

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

1925  Death of Konrad Mägi, Estonian artist (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

1945  On this day in history 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  Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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

1969  Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97 on this day in history.   

1970  Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1971  Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76 on August - 15.   

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 August - 15 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 August - 15 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  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  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies on this day in history.   

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

1991  Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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1171  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  On August - 15 birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

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

1575  On this day in history birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

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