August 15th
165 Notable deaths
Stijn Streuvels
Belgian writer (1871–1969).
Born October 4th, 1871 in Heule.
Died August 15th, 1969 at 97 years old in Ingooigem. [ref]
Jan Ekier
Polish pianist and composer (1913-2014).
Born August 29th, 1913 in Kraków.
Died August 15th, 2014 at 100 years old in Warsaw.
Ruth Gavison
Israeli legal scholar, professor and civil rights activist.
Born March 28th, 1945 in Jerusalem.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Tsuneko Sasamoto
Japanese photographer.
Born September 1st, 1914 in Tokyo.
Died August 15th, 2022 at 107 years old in Kamakura. [ref]
Mariya Tsukanova
Heroine of the soviet union (1924–1945).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Omsk.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 20 years old in Chongjin.
Stanisława Przybyszewska
Polish playwright (1901-1935).
Born October 1st, 1901 in Kraków.
Died August 15th, 1935 at 33 years old in Gdańsk.
Guy Moll
French racing driver.
Born May 28th, 1910 in Meftah.
Died August 15th, 1934 at 24 years old in Pescara.
Rastko Petrović
Serbian poet, writer, diplomat, literary and art critic (1898-1949).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Belgrade.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C..
Rafael Chirbes
Spanish writer.
Born June 27th, 1949 in Tavernes de la Valldigna.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 66 years old in Beniarbeig (lung cancer). [ref]
Federico Gamboa
Mexican author and diplomat (1864-1939).
Born December 22nd, 1864 in Mexico City.
Died August 15th, 1939 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 165
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler