Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15
Sunday, 11 January 2026
1909 Death of Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. 1866) on this day in history. 

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 August - 15. 

1918 On August - 15 peter Gast, composer, dies at 64 

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

1935 Gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75 on August - 15. 

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 Death of Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. 1875) on August - 15. 

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 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 August - 15. 

1963 John Powell, composer, dies at 80 on August - 15. 

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

1967 René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68 on August - 15. 

1968 On August - 15 edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 

1969 Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97 on August - 15. 

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 Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history. 

1974 On August - 15 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 August - 15 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 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 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 August - 15 nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66 

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

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