🇮🇳 Independence Day (India)
Notable deaths on August 15th
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer (1917–1996).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Newport News.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Lisa Robin Kelly
American film and television actress (1970–2013).
Born March 5th, 1970 in Southington.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 43 years old in Altadena (myocardial infarction, drug overdose).
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
President of the provisional government of bangladesh and the 2nd prime minister and first president of bangladesh.
Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.
Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (gunshot wound).
Gerd Müller
German association football player (1945–2021).
Born November 3rd, 1945 in Nördlingen.
Died August 15th, 2021 at 75 years old in Wolfratshausen (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Will Rogers
American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935).
Born November 4th, 1879 in Oologah.
Died August 15th, 1935 at 55 years old in Point Barrow (aviation accident).
René Magritte
Belgian surrealist (1898–1967).
Born November 21st, 1898 in Lessines. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1967 at 68 years old in Schaerbeek (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Robert Trump
American businessman (1948–2020).
Born August 26th, 1948 in Queens.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 71 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. [ref]
Viktor Tsoi
Soviet rock musician (1962-1990).
Born June 21st, 1962 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 15th, 1990 at 28 years old in Tukums District (traffic collision).
Jay Adams
American skateboarder (1961–2014).
Born February 3rd, 1961 in Los Angeles.
Died August 15th, 2014 at 53 years old in Puerto Escondido (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Dougherty
American police officer and husband of marilyn monroe (1921–2005).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died August 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in San Rafael (leukemia).
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi