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August 15th
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Independence Day (India)
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200 Notable deaths
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893–1958).
Born June 26th, 1903 in Scott County.
Died August 15th, 1958 at 55 years old in Chicago (cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer).
Joe Seneca
American actor (1919–1996).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Cleveland.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 77 years old in Roosevelt Island (asthma).
Harry Harrison
American science fiction author (1925–2012).
Born March 12th, 1925 in Stamford.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Rosalía Mera
Spanish businesswoman; co-founder of inditex, zara (1944-2013).
Born January 28th, 1944 in A Coruña.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in A Coruña (cerebral hemorrhage).
Hotaru Akane
Pornographic performer (1983–2016).
Born October 25th, 1983 in Osaka. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2016 at 32 years old in Osaka.
Korechika Anami
Japanese general (1887–1945).
Born February 21st, 1887 in Tansumachi.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 58 years old in Nagatachō (seppuku).
Greg Iles
American novelist.
Born April 8th, 1960 in Stuttgart.
Died August 15th, 2025 at 65 years old in Natchez (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Frederick Buechner
American christian writer (1926–2022).
Born July 11th, 1926 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 2022 at 96 years old in Rupert. [ref]
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
Romanian physicist (1882-1944).
Born June 30th, 1882 in Bucharest.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 62 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Minoru Genda
Japanese politician, imperial japanese navy officer and jsdaf general (1904–1989).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Hiroshima.
Died August 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Matsuyama.
Yuk Young-soo
First lady of south korea (1925-1974).
Born November 29th, 1925 in Okcheon County.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 48 years old in Seoul.
Joseph Joachim
Hungarian violinist, composer, and teacher (1831–1907).
Born June 28th, 1831 in Kittsee.
Died August 15th, 1907 at 76 years old in Berlin (actinomycosis).
Ajit Wadekar
Indian cricketer (1941-2018).
Born April 1st, 1941 in Mumbai.
Died August 15th, 2018 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
Paul Mitchell
American politician.
Born November 14th, 1956 in Boston.
Died August 15th, 2021 at 64 years old in Dryden Township (kidney cancer). [ref]
Jacques Vergès
French lawyer, political activist and writer (1925–2013).
Born March 5th, 1925 in Ubon Ratchathani. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2013 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016).
Born January 17th, 1941 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2016 at 75 years old in Montara (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Matome Ugaki
Imperial japanese navy admiral (1890–1945).
Born February 15th, 1890 in Okayama.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 55 years old in Okinawa Prefecture.
Norman Petty
American musician and record producer, talent manager (1927-1984).
Born May 25th, 1927 in Clovis.
Died August 15th, 1984 at 57 years old in Lubbock (leukemia).
Mahadev Desai
Indian independence activist, writer and mahatma gandhi's personal secretary (1892–1942).
Born January 1st, 1892.
Died August 15th, 1942 at 50 years old in Aga Khan Palace.
Artur Schnabel
Austrian pianist (1882-1951).
Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.
Died August 15th, 1951 at 69 years old in Morschach.
Ludwig Prandtl
German physicist (1875-1953).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Freising.
Died August 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Göttingen.
Bindeshwar Pathak
Indian sociologist.
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Bihar.
Died August 15th, 2023 at 80 years old in New Delhi.
Te Atairangikaahu
Māori queen (1931–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Waahi Pā.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Ngāruawāhia (kidney failure). [ref]
Virginia Davis
American actress (1918–2009).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 90 years old in Corona (disease). [ref]
Prince Yi Kang
Korean prince (1877-1955).
Born March 30th, 1877 in Seoul.
Died August 15th, 1955 at 78 years old in Seoul (disease).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir