August 15th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 15th
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2008American journalist (Born 1955).
American businessman (Born in 1924)
South African boxer (Born 1929).
New Zealand bush walker (Born in 1908)
British opera conductor, (Born 1944)
Computer scientist from Holland (Born 1937).
Dutch international footballer (Born in 1923)
Australian rugby league player (Born circa 1955).
Indian dermatologist (Born 1927)
first Turkish opera singer (Born 1910)
Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister for Gujarat (d.2004)
Finnish singer and songwriter (heart attack). (Born 1957).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999British artist and architect (Born 1910).
Social scientist dies at 82
Motor-racing driver dies at 93
Medical social worker dies at 86
Pianist dies at 77
An English businessman founded White Star Line Shipping Company (d.1899).
At 86, a journalist/pacifist dies
Cyclist (Rome–Naples–Rome 1957), dies aged 64
At 28 years old, a Tanzanian marathoner is killed in an accident
London England: A stroke kills 80
At 93, a German officer of justice in Prussia dies
Italian hero saved 5,000 Jews from the Budapest war. He pretended to be a Spanish consul. His heroic feats were the subject of a TV movie. His name was given to him as "the just of all the just".
Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press).
Entertainer, dies after brief illness
Japanese Minister of Justice
American Glass Animals Author, USA
United Nations Commissioner of Human Rights, Dies at 74
Russian singer-songwriter/guitarist (Kino), (d. 1990).
Actress Missile to the Moon, dies at 66 from cancer
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989Officer in the Greek Army (Born 1897).
Dutch historian / director (IISG).
US newspaper publisher dies at 82
US blues guitarist, who dies around 48
President of Pakistan killed in a plane crash
US Composer (Creator Spirit), Dies at 68
At 88, the US Author of New Deal-legislation dies
Actor (Blue) dies at 42
Irish actor Barry Lyndon, who was born in Ireland, dies at the age of 60
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1978Composer dies at age 80
Flemish lawyer/sociologist dies at 84
At 53, a Pakistani sheik was killed in a military coup
American lawyer and John F. Kennedy assassination Investigator (Born 1913).
South Korean President's wife, killed
Actor (Motorcycle Gang), died at 82
Composer dies at 89
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Actor Kim, Berlin Express, dies at 76 from heart failure
Composer dies at 66
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97
Composer dies at 84
Belgian painter (Born in 1898).
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Sosnowiec (Poland) -- Vocalist / actor ("Her Wonderful Lie")
Actress/writer (Queen Kelly) dies at 71
German writer (Battle of Kolbenau) dies at 64
American discus thrower
Chinese revolutionary (Born in 1940)
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959American singer (Born 1901)
US blues singer / guitarist, dies at 65
German foreign minister, dies at 83
German physicist, widely considered the father of aerodynamics. He died 8/15/1953 Gottingen, Germany.
Austrian / US pianist (Reflections on Music), dead at 69
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1945Japanese politician and general 54th Japanese Minister for War (d. 1945).
Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary (Born1892)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1936Italian novelist and naturalist writer, she was also the Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1926. She was 17 when she wrote her first stories. She later married.
Composer dies at 76
Italian novelist and naturalist writer, she was also the Nobel Prize winner in literature in 1926. She was 17 when she wrote her first stories. She later married.
Georges Seurat and a French painter developed pointillism.
Composer dies at 75
American mechanic and pioneer aviator. He lost his right eye while working as a mechanic and, with the money from insurance, purchased his first plane. He loved to fly and took risks as a barnstormer. He flew many times around the globe between 1931 and 1933.
Azerbaijani WWI nurse (Born ca. 1878)
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1925Estonian artist (Born 1878)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918Composer dies at 64
Soldier of the American Union Army (Born 1831).
Jew convicted and lynched for murder
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 15th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909Brazilian writer and sociologe (Born 1866).
Austrian violinist composer, conductor (d. 1907).
Germany -- Sociologist dies at the age of 77