August 15th
165 Notable deaths
Hans Bernd von Haeften
German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism (1905–1944).
Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
German noble.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Lichtenstein.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Lichtenstein.
Robert Kempner
German-american lawyer (1899–1993).
Born October 17th, 1899 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died August 15th, 1993 at 93 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
President of peru (1889-1967).
Born April 11th, 1889 in Lima.
Died August 15th, 1967 at 78 years old in Paris.
Alfred H. Barr
American art historian and museum director (1902-1981).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 79 years old in Salisbury.
Chilla Porter
Australian high jumper (1936–2020).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Brisbane.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Innaloo (bone cancer). [ref]
Gunnar Birkerts
Latvian-american architect (1925-2017).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Riga. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2017 at 92 years old in Needham. [ref]
Alice Vanderbilt Morris
Vanderbilt family member.
Born December 7th, 1874 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 1950 at 75 years old in Bar Harbor.
Seena Owen
Actress (1894-1966).
Born November 14th, 1894 in Spokane.
Died August 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Ivan Tyulenev
Soviet general (1892-1978).
Born January 28th, 1892.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 86 years old in Moscow.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan