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August 15th
154 Notable deaths
Jean Papineau-Couture
Composer and academic (1916–2000).
Born November 12th, 1916 in Montreal.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal.
George A. Kennedy
American sinologist.
Born May 17th, 1901 in Zhejiang.
Died August 15th, 1960 at 59 years old in San Francisco.
Wout Wagtmans
Dutch racing cyclist (1929–1994).
Born November 10th, 1929 in Rucphen.
Died August 15th, 1994 at 64 years old in St. Willebrord.
Tom Taylor
Canadian soccer player (1880-1945).
Born December 4th, 1880 in Galt.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 64 years old in Winnipeg.
Karel Hlaváček
Czech poet and artist (1874-1898).
Born August 23rd, 1874 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1898 at 23 years old in Prague (tuberculosis). [ref]
Armida Barelli
Italian activist, editor (1882-1952).
Born December 1st, 1882 in Milan. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1952 at 69 years old in Varese, Marzio. [ref]
Ferdinando Riva
Swiss footballer (1930-2014).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Coldrerio.
Died August 15th, 2014 at 84 years old in Chiasso. [ref]
Anne Sewell Young
American astronomer.
Born January 2nd, 1871 in Bloomington. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 90 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Karel Píč
Czech poet, esperantist, bookwriter and writer (1920–1995).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Litomyšl.
Died August 15th, 1995 at 74 years old in Litomyšl.
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