12 notable people died on August 15, including Sune K. Bergström, Hugo Theorell, 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
6 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
Frans de Potter
deputy curatorediting staff
Belgian journalist and writer (1834-1904)
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Stijn Streuvels
bakerexlibrist
Belgian writer (1871–1969)
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Olga Orozco
journalistpoet
Argentine writer (1920-1999)
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
2 deaths
Nicolaus Reimers
astronomermathematician
German astronomer (1551-1600)
Bálint Bakfark
composerlutenist
Hungarian musician (ca. 1506-1576)
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