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Famous Deaths on August 15

8 notable people died on August 15, including Hugo Theorell, Sune K. Bergström, Grazia Deledda.

Total Deaths
8
Avg Age at Death
68
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1982)
Sławomir Mrożek
Sławomir Mrożek
diaristjournalist
Polish dramatist and writer (1930-2013)

20th Century

3 deaths
Hugo Theorell
Hugo Theorell
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1955)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1926)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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
Dimitrie Brândză
biologistbotanical collector
Romanian botanist (1846-1895)

17th Century

1 death
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
astronomermathematician
German astronomer and Jesuit missionary active in China

16th Century

1 death
Nicolaus Reimers
Nicolaus Reimers
astronomermathematician
German astronomer (1551-1600)

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