Carol Thatcher

British journalist.

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

Stieg Larsson

Swedish author.

Born August 15th, 1954 in Skelleftehamn. ^[ref]

Died November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tony Robinson

English actor, broadcaster and political campaigner.

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

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Ethiopian prime minister and nobel peace prize laureate.

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

Khaleda Zia

Prime minister of bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006).

Born August 15th, 1945 in Jalpaiguri.

Died December 30th, 2025 at 80 years old in Evercare Hospital Dhaka. ^[ref]

Rakhee Gulzar

Indian actress.

Born August 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ranaghat.

Melinda Gates

American businesswoman and philanthropist.

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

Rose Marie

American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer (1923-2017).

Born August 15th, 1923 in Manhattan.

Died December 28th, 2017 at 94 years old in Van Nuys. ^[ref]

Mike Connors

American actor (1925-2017).

Born August 15th, 1925 in Fresno. ^[ref]

Died January 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Tarzana (leukemia). ^[ref]

Anita Sarkeesian

American blogger.

Born August 15th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Toronto. ^[ref]