Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
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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