Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

1909  On August - 15 death of euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. 1866)   

1914  Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28] on August - 15.   

1915  Death of Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched on August - 15.   

1917  On August - 15 death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)   

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 this day in history gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75   

1936  On August - 15 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 this day in history artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69   

1953  Death of Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. 1875) on August - 15.   

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  On August - 15 death of blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. 1901)   

1962  Death of Lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary (b. 1940) on this day in history.   

1963  John Powell, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

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

1969  On this day in history stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97   

1970  Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66 on August - 15.   

1971  Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76 on this day in history.   

1972  Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89 on August - 15.   

1974  On this day in history edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82   

1975  On August - 15 death of mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53   

1976  Jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80   

1982  On this day in history patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60   

1983  Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on August - 15.   

1985  On August - 15 richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68   

1988  On this day in history barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82   

1989  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies on August - 15.   

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

1575  On August - 15 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  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