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August 15th
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Independence Day (India)
Indian national holiday marking independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.
200 Notable deaths
William H. Simpson
United states army general (1888-1980).
Born May 18th, 1888 in Weatherford.
Died August 15th, 1980 at 92 years old in San Antonio.
Bob Birch
American bassist (1956–2012).
Born July 14th, 1956 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
Otto Braun
German communist writer (1900–1974).
Born September 28th, 1900 in Ismaning.
Died August 15th, 1974 at 73 years old in Varna.
Dr. Atl
Mexican artist (1875-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1875 in Guadalajara.
Died August 15th, 1964 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Momoko Sakura
Japanese mangaka (1965–2018).
Born May 8th, 1965 in Shimizu-ku. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2018 at 53 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer). [ref]
Kenji Hatanaka
Japanese military officer and conspirator (1912-1945).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Kyoto Prefecture.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 33 years old in Tokyo (gunshot wound).
Jim Dickinson
American musician (1941–2009).
Born November 15th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 67 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf
German politician (1896-1944).
Born October 14th, 1896 in Merseburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 47 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Kanji Ishiwara
General in the imperial japanese army (1889-1949).
Born January 18th, 1889 in Tsuruoka.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 60 years old in Takase (pneumonia, bladder cancer, pulmonary edema).
Giorgio Perlasca
Italian self-appointed spanish diplomat in hungary who saved 5218 jews from the holocaust (1910-1992).
Born January 31st, 1910 in Como.
Died August 15th, 1992 at 82 years old in Padua (myocardial infarction).
Vida Goldstein
Australian feminist politician (1869–1949).
Born April 13th, 1869 in Portland.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 80 years old in South Yarra (cancer).
Dora Diamantová
Polish teacher and actress, last lover of writer franz kafka (1898 or 1902-1952).
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pabianice.
Died August 15th, 1952 at 54 years old in London (kidney failure).
Faas Wilkes
Dutch footballer (1923-2006).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Rotterdam.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 82 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction).
Lester Cole
American screenwriter (1904-1985).
Born June 19th, 1904 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 1985 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Hubert Lanz
German general (1896-1982).
Born May 22nd, 1896 in Entringen.
Died August 15th, 1982 at 86 years old in Munich.
John Frederick Lewis
English orientalist painter (1805–1876).
Born June 14th, 1804 in London.
Died August 15th, 1876 at 72 years old in Walton-on-Thames.
Sardar Ajit Singh
Indian dissident.
Born February 23rd, 1881.
Died August 15th, 1947 at 66 years old
Sune Bergström
Swedish biochemist (1916–2004).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Edward Craven Walker
English inventor (1918-2000).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Singapore.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 82 years old in London (cancer).
Nicola Romeo
Italian businessman (1876-1938).
Born April 28th, 1876 in Sant'Antimo.
Died August 15th, 1938 at 62 years old in Magreglio.
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish dramatist and writer (1930-2013).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Borzęcin.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nice. [ref]
Jesse Brown
Former united states secretary of veterans affairs (1944-2002).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2002 at 58 years old in Warrenton (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Anatoli Papanov
Soviet actor (1922–1987).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Vyazma.
Died August 15th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Takeshi Mori
Japanese general (1894–1945).
Born April 25th, 1894 in Kōchi-shi. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1945 at 51 years old in Kōjimachi-ku (wound, homicide by firearm).
Stuart Christie
British anarchist (1946–2020).
Born July 10th, 1946 in Glasgow.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chelmsford (lung cancer). [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo