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August 15th
150 Notable deaths
Mahadev Desai
Indian independence activist, writer and mahatma gandhi's personal secretary.
Born January 1st, 1892 in Surat district. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1942 at 50 years old [ref]
Matome Ugaki
Imperial japanese navy admiral.
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).
Ludwig Prandtl
German physicist (1875-1953).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Freising. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1953 at 78 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Dr. Atl
Mexican artist (1875-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1875 in Guadalajara.
Died August 15th, 1964 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Virginia Davis
Actress (1918-2009).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 90 years old in Corona (disease). [ref]
Bob Birch
American bassist.
Born July 14th, 1956 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bindeshwar Pathak
Indian sociologist.
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Bihar.
Died August 15th, 2023 at 80 years old
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.
Momoko Sakura
Japanese mangaka.
Born May 8th, 1965 in Shimizu-ku. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2018 at 53 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer). [ref]
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