Farit Zigangirov

Russian field hockey player.

Born August 15th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Kirov.

Yukio Tsuda

Japanese association football player (1917–1979).

Born August 15th, 1917 in Kobe.

Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.

Jérôme Neuville

French cyclist.

Born August 15th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

Masaaki Kanno

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born August 15th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Sofka Popova

Bulgarian sprinter.

Born August 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Plovdiv.

Carl Frederick Wandel

Danish naval officer and polar explorer.

Born August 15th, 1843 in Copenhagen.

Died April 21st, 1930 at 86 years old

Atli Danielsen

Faroese footballer (born 1983).

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

Bjørn Myrbakken

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born August 15th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Orkdal Municipality.

Edmond Gustave Camus

French botanist (1852-1915).

Born August 15th, 1852 in Paris.

Died August 22nd, 1915 at 63 years old in Paris.

Charles Woodruff

American archer (1846–1927).

Born August 15th, 1846 in Cincinnati.

Died September 6th, 1927 at 81 years old in Cincinnati.

Jens Gaiser

German nordic combined skier.

Born August 15th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Baiersbronn.

Rajmund Badó

Olympic wrestler (1902-1997).

Born August 15th, 1902 in Budapest.

Died December 26th, 1997 at 95 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Endre Tilli

Fencer (1922-1958).

Born August 15th, 1922 in Budapest.

Died August 14th, 1958 at 35 years old in Shannon (traffic collision).

José Antonio Momene

Spanish road bicycle racer (1940–2010).

Born August 15th, 1940 in Zierbena.

Died December 23rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Barakaldo. ^[ref]

Willem van Loon

Dutch tug of war competitor (1891–1975).

Born August 15th, 1891 in Arnhem.

Died November 29th, 1975 at 84 years old in Arnhem.

Aleksey Kuznetsov

Cross-country skier.

Born August 15th, 1929 in Gorodetsky District.

Died March 28th, 2003 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Maurice Gufflet

Olympic sailor (1863–1915).

Born August 15th, 1863 in Port Louis.

Died April 22nd, 1915 at 51 years old in Bordeaux.

Wilhelm Steffensen

Gymnast.

Born August 15th, 1889 in Ålesund Municipality.

Died July 26th, 1954 at 64 years old

Noriaki Tsutsui

Japanese association football player.

Born August 15th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Yokohama.

Sami Wolking

Finnish bass guitarist.

Born August 15th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Helsinki.

Alexandre Afonso da Silva

Brazilian association football player.

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

Gösta Lundqvist

Swedish competitive sailor (1892-1944).

Born August 15th, 1892 in Gothenburg.

Died October 10th, 1944 at 52 years old in Gothenburg.

Janina Ipohorska

Polish painter and journalist (1914–1981).

Born August 15th, 1914 in Lviv.

Died September 20th, 1981 at 67 years old in Rabka-Zdrój.

Sofia Romanskaya

Soviet astronomer (1886-1969).

Born August 15th, 1886 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 26th, 1969 at 83 years old

Catello Amarante

Italian rower (born 1979).

Born August 15th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Castellammare di Stabia.