August 15th
152 Notable deaths
Jean Papineau-Couture
Composer and academic.
Born November 12th, 1916 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal. [ref]
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.
Born November 10th, 1929 in Rucphen. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1994 at 64 years old in Sint Willebrord. [ref]
Tom Taylor
Canadian soccer player (1880-1945).
Born December 4th, 1880 in Cambridge.
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]
Klaus Bugdahl
German cyclist.
Born November 24th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died August 15th, 2023 at 88 years old in Wiesbaden. [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.
Born December 6th, 1920 in Litomyšl.
Died August 15th, 1995 at 74 years old in Litomyšl.
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