Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

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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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.   

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

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

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

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

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher