Park Hye-Won

South korean short track speed skater (born 1983).

Born August 15th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Seoul.

Mourad Daami

Tunisian football referee.

Born August 15th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Monastir.

Selmar Schonland

South african botanist (1860-1940).

Born August 15th, 1860 in Bad Frankenhausen.

Died April 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Makhanda.

Robert John Lechmere Guppy

British naturalist (1836-1916).

Born August 15th, 1836 in London.

Died August 5th, 1916 at 79 years old in San Fernando.

Carl Albert Andersen

Gymnast and pole vaulter (1876-1951).

Born August 15th, 1876 in Christiania.

Died September 28th, 1951 at 75 years old in Oslo.

Frédéric Nihous

French politician.

Born August 15th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Valenciennes.

Arianna Castiglioni

Italian swimmer.

Born August 15th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Busto Arsizio.

Elisabeth Schiemann

German botanist and geneticist (1881-1972).

Born August 15th, 1881 in Viljandi.

Died January 3rd, 1972 at 90 years old in West Berlin.

Gonzalo Matias Carou

Argentine handball player.

Born August 15th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Buenos Aires.

Laura Luis

Portuguese association football player.

Born August 15th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Funchal.

Carlo Miranda

Italian mathematician (1912–1982).

Born August 15th, 1912 in Naples.

Died May 28th, 1982 at 69 years old in Naples.

Michel Vauzelle

French politician.

Born August 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Montélimar.

Afag Bashirgyzy

Azerbaijani actress.

Born August 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Baku.

Anna Maria Muccioli

Captain regent, head of government for san marino.

Born August 15th, 1964 (age 61 years) in San Leo.

Michel Kreder

Dutch road cyclist.

Born August 15th, 1987 (age 38 years) in The Hague.

Valery Levaneuski

Belarusian politician.

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

Christophe Capelle

French cyclist.

Born August 15th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Compiègne.

Antonio Permunian

Swiss footballer (1930-2020).

Born August 15th, 1930 in Bellinzona.

Died March 5th, 2020 at 89 years old in Bellinzona. ^[ref]

Josip Friščić

Croatian politician (1949–2016).

Born August 15th, 1949 in Subotica Podravska.

Died January 23rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Koprivnica (cancer).

Aké Loba

Ivorian writer (1927-2012).

Born August 15th, 1927 in Abidjan.

Died August 3rd, 2012 at 84 years old in Aix-en-Provence.

Mario González

Mexican boxer.

Born August 15th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Mexico City.

Zsolt Nemcsik

Hungarian sabre fencer.

Born August 15th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Budapest.

Alevtina Olyunina

Soviet cross-country skier.

Born August 15th, 1942 in Sudislavsky District.

Died November 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Kostroma. ^[ref]

Prince Konstantin of Bavaria

Bavarian royal (1920-1969).

Born August 15th, 1920 in Munich.

Died July 30th, 1969 at 48 years old in Hechingen.

Benjamin Bradshaw

Olympic wrestler (1879-1960).

Born August 15th, 1879 in Brooklyn.

Died April 19th, 1960 at 80 years old