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August 15th
150 Notable deaths
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish dramatist and writer (1930-2013).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Borzęcin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nice. [ref]
Kateryna Yushchenko
Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian computer scientist.
Born December 8th, 1919 in Chyhyryn.
Died August 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Edward Craven Walker
English inventor (1918-2000).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Singapore. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2000 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Stuart Christie
British anarchist.
Born July 10th, 1946 in Glasgow.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 74 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
Chilla Porter
Australian high jumper.
Born January 11th, 1936 in Brisbane.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Innaloo (bone cancer). [ref]
Dora Diamant
Lover of franz kafka.
Born March 4th, 1898 in Pabianice. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1952 at 54 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Nicola Romeo
Italian businessman (1876-1938).
Born April 28th, 1876 in Sant'Antimo.
Died August 15th, 1938 at 62 years old in Magreglio.
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.
Born October 31st, 1922 in Vyazma.
Died August 15th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Florian Cajori
American mathematician.
Born February 28th, 1859 in Scharans. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1930 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 150
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou