8 notable people died on August 15, including Hugo Theorell, Sune K. Bergström, Grazia Deledda.
21st Century
2 deaths
Sune K. Bergström
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1982)
Sławomir Mrożek
diaristjournalist
Polish dramatist and writer (1930-2013)
20th Century
3 deaths
Hugo Theorell
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1955)
Grazia Deledda
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1926)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
politicianwriter
President of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh and the 2nd Prime Minister and first President of Bangladesh
19th Century
1 death
Dimitrie Brândză
biologistbotanical collector
Romanian botanist (1846-1895)
17th Century
1 death
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and Jesuit missionary active in China
16th Century
1 death
Nicolaus Reimers
astronomermathematician
German astronomer (1551-1600)
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