Famous Deaths In August - 15

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

1914  On this day in history anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28]   

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

1917  On this day in history death of thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. 1831)   

1918  On this day in history peter Gast, composer, dies at 64   

1925  On August - 15 death of konrad Mägi, Estonian artist (b. 1878)   

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  Death of Korechika Anami, Japanese War Minister (b. 1887) on August - 15.   

1951  Artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69 on August - 15.   

1953  Death of Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. 1875) on this day in history.   

1956  Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83 on August - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1962  Death of Lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary (b. 1940) on August - 15.   

1963  On August - 15 john Powell, composer, dies at 80   

1966  On August - 15 gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64   

1967  On August - 15 rené Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68   

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

1969  Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97 on August - 15.   

1970  On August - 15 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  Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1975  On August - 15 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1575  On August - 15 birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

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

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 August - 15.   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.