Eduardo Chibás

Cuban politician (1907-1951).

Born August 15th, 1907 in Santiago de Cuba.

Died August 16th, 1951 at 44 years old in Havana (gunshot wound).

Manfred von Brauchitsch

German racecar driver (1905–2003).

Born August 15th, 1905 in Hamburg.

Died February 6th, 2003 at 97 years old in Gräfenwarth.

Teodors Bļugers

Latvian ice hockey player.

Born August 15th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Riga.

John Cranko

South african choreographer (1927–1973).

Born August 15th, 1927 in Rustenburg.

Died June 26th, 1973 at 45 years old in Dublin (myocardial infarction).

Syed Waliullah

Bengali novelist, short-story writer and playwright.

Born August 15th, 1922 in Chittagong.

Died October 10th, 1971 at 49 years old in Paris.

Georgios Averoff

Greek businessman (1815–1899).

Born August 15th, 1815 in Metsovo.

Died July 15th, 1899 at 83 years old in Alexandria.

Vincent Kok

Hong kong actor and film director.

Born August 15th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Hong Kong.

Münir Özkul

Turkish actor (1925–2018).

Born August 15th, 1925 in Bakırköy.

Died January 5th, 2018 at 92 years old in Istanbul.

Serhii Kyslytsia

Ukrainian diplomat.

Born August 15th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Kyiv. ^[ref]

Amir Naderi

Iranian film director.

Born August 15th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Abadan.

Grafton Elliot Smith

Australian anatomist (1871–1937).

Born August 15th, 1871 in Grafton.

Died January 1st, 1937 at 65 years old in Broadstairs.

Anatoly Kvashnin

Former chief of the general staff of the armed forces of the russian federation (1946–2022).

Born August 15th, 1946 in Ufa.

Died January 7th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (infarction, COVID-19). ^[ref]

Anne Marie Pohtamo

Finnish model, beauty queen.

Born August 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Helsinki. ^[ref]

Kenneth L. Hale

American linguist.

Born August 15th, 1934 in Evanston.

Died October 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Lexington.

Dimitar Glavchev

Bulgarian politician.

Born August 15th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Sofia.

K. M. Beenamol

Athletics (sport) competitor.

Born August 15th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Idukki district.

Maria Grazia Buccella

Italian actress.

Born August 15th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Milan.

Oh Jin-hyek

South korean archer.

Born August 15th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Nonsan.

Eni Faleomavaega

American samoan politician (1943–2017).

Born August 15th, 1943 in American Samoa.

Died February 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Provo.

Charles Godfrey Leland

American folklorist (1824-1903).

Born August 15th, 1824 in Philadelphia.

Died March 20th, 1903 at 78 years old in Florence.

Harlow Curtice

American businessman (1893–1962).

Born August 15th, 1893 in Flint.

Died November 3rd, 1962 at 69 years old in Flint.

Scott Kalvert

American film director (1964–2014).

Born August 15th, 1964 in New York City.

Died March 5th, 2014 at 49 years old in Woodland Hills.

Wolfgang Hohlbein

German writer.

Born August 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Weimar. ^[ref]

Mikael Tariverdiev

Soviet composer of armenian descent (1931–1996).

Born August 15th, 1931 in Tbilisi.

Died July 25th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sochi.

Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand duke of baden (1824–1858).

Born August 15th, 1824 in Karlsruhe.

Died January 22nd, 1858 at 33 years old in Karlsruhe.