August 15th
150 Notable deaths
Raymond Arthur Palmer
American editor and science fiction author (1910-1977).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Milwaukee.
Died August 15th, 1977 at 67 years old in Portage.
Licia Albanese
Italian-born american operatic soprano.
Born July 22nd, 1909 in Torre a Mare. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2014 at 105 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Euclides da Cunha
Brazilian writer (1866-1909).
Born January 20th, 1866 in Cantagalo. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1909 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (firearm). [ref]
Hans Bernd von Haeften
German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism.
Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Ena Begović
Croatian actress.
Born June 16th, 1960 in Split.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 40 years old in Brač (traffic collision).
Stephen Wooldridge
Australian cyclist.
Born October 17th, 1977 in Sydney.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 39 years old [ref]
Biff Elliot
American actor (1923-2012).
Died August 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
Otto Ruge
Norwegian general.
Born January 9th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 79 years old in Eidsberg.
Takeshi Mori
Japanese general.
Born April 25th, 1894 in Kōchi. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1945 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Sune Bergström
Swedish biochemist (1916–2004).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 150
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo