History Deaths on August 15

Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1923)

#Faas_Wilkes

Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)

#Wiley_Post

John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1439)

#John_V,_Duke_of_Saxe-Lauenburg

Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)

#Ludwig_Prandtl

Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (b. 1477)

#Hermann_of_Wied

Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England (b. 1314)

#Philippa_of_Hainault

Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)

#Konrad_Mägi

John Gofman, American biologist, chemist, and physicist (b. 1918)

#John_Gofman

Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1048)

#Alexios_I_Komnenos

Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant (b. 1198)

#Marie_of_France,_Duchess_of_Brabant

Lorenzo Tiepolo, Doge of Venice

#Lorenzo_Tiepolo

Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)

#Mahadev_Desai

Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)

#Giuseppe_Parini

Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)

#Nathaniel_Claiborne

Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, French general (b. 1485)

#Odet_of_Foix,_Viscount_of_Lautrec

Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of the Army (b. 1887)

#Korechika_Anami

Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

#Will_Rogers

Honorius, Roman emperor (b. 384)

#Honorius_(emperor)

Stephen I, Hungarian king (b. 975)

#Stephen_I_of_Hungary

Li Yu, ruler ('king') of Southern Tang

#Li_Yu_(Southern_Tang)

Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)

#Pierre_Bouguer

Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1887)

#Paul_Lukas

Roland, Frankish military leader

#Roland

Yesün Temür, emperor of the Yuan Dynasty (b. 1293)

#Yesün_Temür_(Yuan_dynasty)

Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445)

#Alexander_Agricola

Yi Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 833)

#Emperor_Yizong_of_Tang

Lei Feng, Chinese soldier (b. 1940)

#Lei_Feng

Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)

#Paul_Signac

Rick Rypien, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1984)

#Rick_Rypien

Saint Hyacinth of Poland

#Hyacinth_of_Poland

Julian Bond, American academic and politician (b. 1940)

#Julian_Bond

Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)

#Artur_Schnabel

Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (b. 1919)

#Kateryna_Yushchenko_(scientist)

Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)

#Thomas_J._Higgins

Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)

#Johan_Gadolin

Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)

#Johann_Adam_Schall_von_Bell

Abu Hanifa, Iraqi scholar and educator (b. 699)

#Abu_Hanifa

Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)

#Anatole_von_Hügel

Ida Gerhardt, Dutch poet and educator (b. 1905)

#Ida_Gerhardt

Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)

#Joseph_Joachim

Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (b. 1904)

#Minoru_Genda

Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)

#Euclides_da_Cunha

Clay Shaw, American businessman (b. 1913)

#Clay_Shaw

Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and educator, founded the College of Sorbonne (b. 1201)

#Robert_de_Sorbon

John Cameron Swayze, American journalist and actor (b. 1906)

#John_Cameron_Swayze

Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)

#Marin_Marais

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bengali politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (b. 1920)

#Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

Altamiro Carrilho, Brazilian flute player and composer (b. 1924)

#Altamiro_Carrilho

Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

#Grazia_Deledda

Bob Birch, American bass player and saxophonist (b. 1956)

#Bob_Birch

Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect (b. 1925)

#Gunnar_Birkerts

Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician and actor (b. 1962)

#Viktor_Tsoi

Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

#Hugo_Theorell

Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)

#Constantin_Brâncoveanu

S?awomir Mro?ek, Polish-French author and playwright (b. 1930)

#S?awomir_Mro?ek

Libius Severus, Roman emperor (b. 420)

#Libius_Severus

Altfrid, bishop of Hildesheim

#Altfrid

Infanta Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and León (b. 1428)

#Isabella_of_Portugal,_Queen_of_Castile

Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

#Sune_Bergström

Harry Harrison, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)

#Harry_Harrison_(writer)

John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (b. 1582)

#John_Barclay_(poet)

Wout Wagtmans, Dutch cyclist (b. 1929)

#Wout_Wagtmans

Hamid Gul, Pakistani general (b. 1936)

Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress (b. 1909)

Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Nepali politician, 28th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1942)

Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (b. 1944)

Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (b. 1917)

Vic Toweel, South African-Australian boxer (b. 1929)

Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman (b. 1925)

Geoffrey Orbell, New Zealand physician (b. 1908)

Richard Bradshaw, English conductor and director (b. 1944)

Coenraad Bron, Dutch computer scientist and academic (b. 1937)

Rick Bourke, Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)

Te Atairangikaahu, New Zealand queen (b. 1931)

Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist and academic (b. 1927)

Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (b. 1941)

Richard Chelimo, Kenyan runner (b. 1972)

Yavuz Çetin, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1970)

Hugh Casson, English architect and interior designer (b. 1910)

Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (b. 1947)

Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1897)

Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle sidecar racer (b. 1954)

Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (b. 1905)

Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (b. 1896)

Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (b. 1895)

Harun Karadeniz, Turkish political activist and author (b. 1942)

René Magritte, Belgian painter (b. 1898)

Fred Hockley, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1923)

Thomas Kyd, English playwright (b. 1558)

Ide Pedersdatter Falk, Danish noblewoman (b. 1358)

Adalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio, Bohemian theologian and rector of the University of Paris (b. circa 1320)

Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)

Macbeth, King of Scotland

Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos, Byzantine rebel

Minnborinus, Irish missionary and abbot

Ma Xisheng, Chinese governor and king (b. 899)

Han Jian, Chinese warlord (b. 855)

Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Lan Yan