August 15th
150 Notable deaths
Alfred H. Barr
American art historian and museum director (1902-1981).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1981 at 79 years old in Salisbury. [ref]
Hugo Theorell
Biochemist (1903-1982).
Born July 6th, 1903 in Linköping cathedral. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1982 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Gianfranco D'Angelo
Italian actor.
Born August 19th, 1936 in Rome.
Died August 15th, 2021 at 84 years old in Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic. [ref]
Ivan Tyulenev
Soviet general (1892-1978).
Born January 28th, 1892.
Died August 15th, 1978 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Marc Porel
Swiss-french actor.
Born January 3rd, 1949 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1983 at 34 years old in Casablanca (drug overdose).
Konrad Mägi
Estonian artist (1878-1925).
Born November 1st, 1878 in Hellenurme. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1925 at 46 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
British artist (1852-1909).
Born April 16th, 1852 in London.
Died August 15th, 1909 at 57 years old in London, Hindhead. [ref]
Heinrich Köselitz
German composer (1854-1918).
Born January 10th, 1854 in Annaberg-Buchholz. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1918 at 64 years old in Annaberg-Buchholz. [ref]
Vsevolod Ivanov
Russian-soviet writer and dramatist.
Born February 24th, 1895. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1963 at 68 years old in Moscow (kidney cancer). [ref]
Pierre Chambon
French molecular biologist.
Born February 7th, 1931 in Mulhouse.
Died August 15th, 2018 at 87 years old
Deaths 91 to 100 of 150
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau