August 15th
165 Notable deaths
Jean Papineau-Couture
Composer and academic (1916–2000).
Born November 12th, 1916 in Montreal.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal.
John B. O'Brien
American film director and actor (1884-1936).
Born December 13th, 1884 in Roanoke.
Died August 15th, 1936 at 51 years old in Los Angeles.
Ida Gerhardt
Dutch poet.
Born May 11th, 1905 in Gorinchem. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1997 at 92 years old in Warnsveld. [ref]
Wout Wagtmans
Dutch racing cyclist (1929–1994).
Born November 10th, 1929 in Rucphen.
Died August 15th, 1994 at 64 years old in St. Willebrord.
Max Greger
German conductor and bandleader (1926–2015).
Born April 2nd, 1926 in Munich.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (cancer). [ref]
Karel Hlaváček
Czech poet and artist (1874-1898).
Born August 23rd, 1874 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1898 at 23 years old in Prague (tuberculosis). [ref]
Armida Barelli
Italian activist, editor (1882-1952).
Born December 1st, 1882 in Milan. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1952 at 69 years old in Varese, Marzio. [ref]
Heydar Huseynov
Azerbaijani philosopher (1908–1950).
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Yerevan.
Died August 15th, 1950 at 42 years old in Baku (exsanguination).
Shukur Burkhanov
Russian actor (1910-1987).
Born September 15th, 1910 in Tashkent.
Died August 15th, 1987 at 76 years old in Tashkent.
Ferdinando Riva
Swiss footballer (1930-2014).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Coldrerio.
Died August 15th, 2014 at 84 years old in Chiasso. [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau