John Chisum

American businessman, rancher (1824–1884).

Born August 15th, 1824 in Hardeman County.

Died December 23rd, 1884 at 60 years old in Eureka Springs.

Kevin Cheng

Hong kong actor and singer.

Born August 15th, 1969 (age 56 years) in San Francisco.

Amy Holland

American singer.

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

Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia

Ethiopian crown prince.

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

Michael Graham

Irish singer-songwriter, actor and record producer.

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

Boudewijn Zenden

Dutch association football player (born 1976).

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

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968).

Born August 15th, 1887 in Kalamazoo.

Died April 16th, 1968 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer).

Rondell Sheridan

American actor and comedian.

Born August 15th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Chicago.

Barbara Shelley

British actress (1932-2021).

Born August 15th, 1933 in Marylebone. ^[ref]

Died January 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in London (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Neena Kulkarni

Indian actress.

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

Josh Magennis

Northern irish association football player (born 1990).

Born August 15th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Bangor.

Andres Serrano

American photographer (1950- ).

Born August 15th, 1950 (age 75 years) in New York City.

Craig MacTavish

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 15th, 1958 (age 67 years) in London.

Uschi Digard

Swedish model and actress.

Born August 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Stockholm.

Lori Nelson

American actress and model (1933–2020).

Born August 15th, 1933 in Santa Fe.

Died August 23rd, 2020 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Lubna Azabal

Belgian actress.

Born August 15th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Brussels metropolitan area.

Laura Mulvey

British feminist film theorist.

Born August 15th, 1941 (age 84 years) in England.

Atom Willard

American drummer.

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

Rory Best

Irish rugby union player.

Born August 15th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Craigavon.

Ron Dean

American actor.

Born August 15th, 1938 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died October 5th, 2025 at 87 years old in Chicago. ^[ref]

Gudrun Ensslin

German far-left militant (1940–1977).

Born August 15th, 1940 in Bartholomä.

Died October 18th, 1977 at 37 years old in Stuttgart (hanging to death).

Bobby Helms

American male singer (1933–1997).

Born August 15th, 1933 in Bloomington.

Died June 19th, 1997 at 63 years old in Martinsville (pulmonary emphysema).

Maddie Corman

American actress.

Born August 15th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Manhattan.

Bruno Fernando

Angolan basketball player.

Born August 15th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Luanda.

Alain Juppé

92nd prime minister of france (born 1945).

Born August 15th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Mont-de-Marsan.