August 15th
165 Notable deaths
Matome Ugaki
Imperial japanese navy admiral (1890–1945).
Born February 15th, 1890 in Okayama.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 55 years old in Okinawa Prefecture.
Norman Petty
American musician and record producer, talent manager (1927-1984).
Born May 25th, 1927 in Clovis.
Died August 15th, 1984 at 57 years old in Lubbock (leukemia).
Mahadev Desai
Indian independence activist, writer and mahatma gandhi's personal secretary (1892–1942).
Born January 1st, 1892.
Died August 15th, 1942 at 50 years old in Aga Khan Palace.
Artur Schnabel
Austrian pianist.
Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.
Died August 15th, 1951 at 69 years old in Morschach.
Ludwig Prandtl
German physicist (1875-1953).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Freising.
Died August 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Göttingen.
Bindeshwar Pathak
Indian sociologist.
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Bihar.
Died August 15th, 2023 at 80 years old in New Delhi.
Te Atairangikaahu
Māori queen.
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Waahi Pā.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 75 years old (kidney failure). [ref]
Virginia Davis
American actress (1918–2009).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 90 years old in Corona (disease). [ref]
Prince Yi Kang
Korean prince (1877-1955).
Born March 30th, 1877 in Seoul.
Died August 15th, 1955 at 78 years old in Seoul (disease).
William H. Simpson
United states army general (1888-1980).
Born May 18th, 1888 in Weatherford.
Died August 15th, 1980 at 92 years old in San Antonio.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi