Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

1909  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1936  Grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

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

1956  On this day in history constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83   

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

1959  Death of Blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901) on August - 15.   

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

1963  On this day in history john Powell, composer, dies at 80   

1966  On this day in history gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64   

1967  René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84   

1969  On August - 15 stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97   

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

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  Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80 on August - 15.   

1982  Patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60 on August - 15.   

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  On this day in history f de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies   

1990  Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66 on August - 15.   

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

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

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

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

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 this day in history.   

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  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.