Famous Deaths In August - 15

1992  Evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies on this day in history.  

1993  On August - 15 robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93  

1994  Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80 on August - 15.  

1995  On August - 15 erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77  

1996  Agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86 on August - 15.  

1999  Death of Sir Hugh Casson, British architect and artist (b. 1910) on August - 15.  

2001  On August - 15 death of richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete (b. 1972)  

2003  Death of Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (heart attack) (b. 1957) on August - 15.  

2004  On this day in history death of semiha Berksoy, first Turkish opera singer (b. 1910)  

2006  Death of Te Atairangi Kaahu, Māori queen (b. 1931) on August - 15.  

2007  Death of Richard Bradshaw, British opera conductor, (b. 1944) on this day in history.  

2008  On this day in history death of jerry Wexler, music producer and coiner of the term "Rhythm & Blues"  

2017  Death of Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-born American architect on August - 15.  

2018  On August - 15 death of rita Borsellino, Italian anti-Mafia activist and politician  

2021  On August - 15 death of abdelhamid Brahimi, 3rd Prime Minister of Algeria (b. 1936)  

2021  Death of Gerd Müller, German football player (b. 1945) on August - 15.  

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.  

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

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)  

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.  

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.  

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.  

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

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.