August 15 Deaths

1

Gerd Muller (1945-2021)

Soccer Player

2

Will Rogers (1879-1935)

Movie Actor

3

Viktor Tsoi (1962-1990)

Rock Singer

4

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-1975)

Politician

5

Jasmine Fiore (1981-2009)

Model

6

Robert Trump (1948-2020)

Family Member

7

Abigail Adams Smith (1765-1813)

Family Member

8

Rene Magritte (1898-1967)

Painter

9

Jay Adams (1961-2014)

Skateboarder

10

VB Chandrasekhar (1961-2019)

Cricket Player

11

Max Roach (1924-2007)

Drummer

12

August Schellenberg (1936-2013)

TV Actor

13

Edward Craven Walker (1918-2000)

Entrepreneur

14

Jesse Brown (1944-2002)

War Hero

15

Julian Bond (1940-2015)

Civil Rights Leader

16

Rosalía Mera (1944-2013)

Entrepreneur

17

Genesis Potini (1963-2011)

Chess Player

18

Slawomir Mrozek (1930-2013)

Playwright

19

Wiley Post (1898-1935)

Pilot

20

Biff Elliot (1923-2012)

Movie Actor

21

Lei Feng (1940-1962)

War Hero

22

Paul Lukas (1891-1971)

Movie Actor

23

Lenny Johnrose (1969-2022)

Soccer Player

24

Ena Begovic (1960-2000)

Movie Actress

25

Harry Harrison (1925-2012)

Novelist

26

Tokollo Tshabalala (1976-2022)

Pop Singer

27

Grazia Deledda (1871-1936)

Novelist

28

Joe Seneca (1919-1996)

Movie Actor

29

John Cameron Swayze (1906-1995)

TV Show Host

30

Paul Signac (1863-1935)

Painter

31

Richard Bassett (1745-1815)

Politician

32

Edward Turner (1901-1973)

Entrepreneur

33

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022)

Novelist

34

John Barclay (1582-1621)

Poet

35

William Hood Simpson (1888-1980)

War Hero

36

Jerry Wexler (1917-2008)

Music Producer

37

Ernie Sigley (1938-2021)

TV Show Host

38

Alexander Tamir (1931-2019)

Pianist

39

Artur Schnabel (1882-1951)

Pianist

40

Kyle Rote (1928-2002)

Football Player

41

Frans De Potter (1834-1904)

Non-Fiction Author

42

Skylar Lynnae Neil (1991-1995)

Family Member

43

George Starbuck (1931-1996)

Poet

44

Ajit Wadekar (1941-2018)

Cricket Player

45

Robert Stephen Hawker (1803-1875)

Poet

46

Paule Marshall (1929-2019)

Novelist

47

Gunnar Birkerts (1925-2017)

Architect

48

Carol Brink (1895-1981)

Young Adult Author