August 15th
165 Notable deaths
Kathleen Howard
Opera singer, actress, magazine editor.
Born July 17th, 1884 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Died August 15th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles, Hollywood.
Patricia St. John
English missionary (1919–1993).
Born April 5th, 1919 in Southampton.
Died August 15th, 1993 at 74 years old in Coventry.
Eberhard Jäckel
German historian.
Born June 29th, 1929 in Wesermünde.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Hugo Theorell
Biochemist (1903-1982).
Born July 6th, 1903 in Linköping cathedral. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1982 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Rita Borsellino
Italian anti-mafia activist and politician (1945-2018).
Born June 2nd, 1945 in Palermo.
Died August 15th, 2018 at 73 years old in Palermo (pancreatic cancer).
Léa Garcia
Brazilian actress (1933-2023).
Born March 11th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 15th, 2023 at 90 years old in Gramado (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Mair
Political scientist (1951–2011).
Born March 3rd, 1951 in Rosses Point.
Died August 15th, 2011 at 60 years old in Connemara. [ref]
Masao Maruyama
Japanese political scientist (1914-1996).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Osaka.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Heinrich Köselitz
German composer (1854-1918).
Born January 10th, 1854 in Annaberg-Buchholz.
Died August 15th, 1918 at 64 years old in Annaberg-Buchholz. [ref]
Stefan Henze
German canoe racer (1981-2016).
Born May 3rd, 1981 in Halle (Saale).
Died August 15th, 2016 at 35 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision). [ref]
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott