August 15th
152 Notable deaths
Lionello Venturi
Italian art historian.
Born April 25th, 1885 in Modena. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Olga Orozco
Argentine writer (1920-1999).
Born March 17th, 1920 in Toay. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1999 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Nigar Shikhlinskaya
Azeri nurse.
Born March 21st, 1878 in Tbilisi.
Died August 15th, 1931 at 53 years old in Baku.
René Léonard
Racing driver.
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Pau. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1965 at 76 years old in Saint-Gratien. [ref]
Walther von Wartburg
Swiss philologist and lexicographer (1888–1971).
Born May 18th, 1888 in Riedholz. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1971 at 83 years old in Basel. [ref]
Pierre Boutroux
French mathematician and historian of science.
Born December 6th, 1880 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1922 at 41 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ida Gerhardt
Dutch poet.
Born May 11th, 1905 in Gorinchem. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1997 at 92 years old in Warnsveld. [ref]
Imre Komora
Hungarian association football player (1940–2024).
Born June 5th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died August 15th, 2024 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Javier Lambán
Former president of the government of aragon.
Born August 19th, 1957 in Ejea de los Caballeros. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2025 at 67 years old in Ejea de los Caballeros (colorectal cancer). [ref]
John B. O'Brien
American film director and actor.
Born December 13th, 1884 in Roanoke.
Died August 15th, 1936 at 51 years old in Los Angeles.
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett