Died on
Who died on August 15
109 figures who shaped history died on August 15.
- 109deaths
- 103events
Best known
Best known
Honorius
Western Roman emperor from 393 to 423
Libius Severus
Western Roman emperor from 461 to 465
Roland
Frankish military leader under Charlemagne
Emperor Yizong of Tang
Emperor of Tang China from 859 to 873
Bulcsú (chieftain)
10th-century Magyar chieftain and military leader
Lehel
Magyar chieftain (died 955)
Honorius — Western Roman emperor from 393 to 423, who died on August 15 423.
Libius Severus — Western Roman emperor from 461 to 465, who died on August 15 465.
Roland — Frankish military leader under Charlemagne, who died on August 15 778.
Emperor Yizong of Tang — Emperor of Tang China from 859 to 873, who died on August 15 873.
Bulcsú (chieftain) — 10th-century Magyar chieftain and military leader, who died on August 15 955.
Lehel — Magyar chieftain (died 955), who died on August 15 955.
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- 398LLan HanEmperor of Later Yan
- 698TTheodotus of AmidaSyriac Orthodox monk and bishop
- 767AAD 767Calendar year
- 874AAltfrid
- 912HHan Jian (Zhenguo warlord)Warlord and official of the Tang and Later Liang dynasties
- 932MMa XishengRuler of Ma Chu from 930 to 932
- 955SSúr (chieftain)10th-century Magyar chieftain and military leader
- 978
Li Yu (Southern Tang)Chinese ruler of Southern Tang from 961 to 976 - 986MMinnborinus of CologneIrish abbot and saint active in Germany
- 1022NNikephoros Phokas BarytrachelosByzantine aristocrat and magnate
- 1038
Stephen I of HungaryKing of Hungary from 1000/1001 to 1038; Catholic saint - 1057MMacbeth, King of ScotlandScottish king from 1040 to 1057
- 1118
Alexios I KomnenosByzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118 - 1196CConrad II, Duke of SwabiaGerman nobleman
- 1224
Marie of France, Duchess of BrabantDuchess consort of Brabant - 1257
Hyacinth of PolandPolish Dominican priest and missionary - 1274
Robert de Sorbon13th century French theologian, founder of the Sorbonne college - 1275
Lorenzo TiepoloDoge of Venice from 1268 to 1275 - 1328
Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty)Mongol Khan and Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1323 to 1328 - 1369
Philippa of HainaultQueen of England from 1328 to 1369 - 1388
Adalbertus Ranconis de EricinioCzech theologian and philosopher - 1399IIde Pedersdatter Falk
- 1496
Isabella of Portugal, Queen of CastileQueen of Castile and León from 1447 to 1454 - 1506
Alexander AgricolaNetherlandish composer (1457/8–1506) - 1507
John V, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgDuke of Saxe-Lauenburg - 1528
Odet de Foix, Viscount of LautrecFrench military leader - 1552
Hermann of WiedRoman Catholic archbishop - 1594TThomas Kyd16th-century English dramatist
- 1621
John Barclay (poet)Scottish writer - 1666
Johann Adam Schall von BellGerman Jesuit astronomer active in China - 1714
Constantin BrâncoveanuPrince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714 - 1728
Marin MaraisFrench composer and viol player - 1758
Pierre BouguerFrench mathematician, physicist, and astronomer - 1799
Giuseppe PariniItalian poet - 1844JJosé María CoppingerSpanish soldier
- 1852
Johan GadolinFinnish chemist - 1859NNathaniel ClaiborneAmerican politician
- 1907
Joseph JoachimHungarian violinist, composer, and teacher - 1909
Euclides da CunhaBrazilian journalist, sociologist and engineer - 1917
Thomas J. Higgins - 1925
Konrad MägiEstonian painter - 1928
Anatole von HügelAustrian anthropologist - 1935
Wiley Post20th-century American aviator - 1935
Will RogersAmerican humorist and entertainer - 1935
Paul SignacFrench painter - 1936
Grazia DeleddaItalian writer - 1942
Mahadev DesaiPersonal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi - 1945
Korechika AnamiJapanese general - 1945FFred HockleyRoyal Navy Sub-Lieutenant, Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot
- 1951
Artur SchnabelAustrian pianist - 1953
Ludwig PrandtlGerman physicist - 1962
Lei FengChinese soldier - 1967
René MagritteBelgian painter - 1971
Paul LukasHungarian-American actor - 1974
Clay ShawAmerican businessman acquitted of involvement in JFK assassination - 1975
Sheikh Mujibur RahmanBangladeshi revolutionary and statesman - 1975HHarun Karadeniz
- 1977
Raymond A. PalmerAmerican editor and novelist - 1981
Carol Ryrie BrinkAmerican novelist - 1981JJørgen LøvsetNorwegian gynaecologist
- 1982
Ernie BushmillerAmerican cartoonist - 1982
Jock TaylorBritish sidecar racer
- 1982
Hugo TheorellSwedish biochemist - 1989
Minoru GendaJapanese aviator - 1989
Thrasyvoulos TsakalotosGreek general and diplomat - 1990
Viktor TsoiSoviet musician and actor - 1992
Linda LaubensteinAmerican medical researcher - 1994
Wout WagtmansDutch cyclist - 1995
John Cameron SwayzeAmerican news commentator and game show panelist
- 1997
Ida GerhardtDutch poet and classicist - 1999
Hugh CassonBritish architect - 2000
Lancelot WareEnglish lawyer and biochemist - 2001YYavuz ÇetinTurkish musician
- 2001RRichard ChelimoKenyan long-distance runner
- 2001
Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist)Ukrainian Soviet and Ukrainian computer scientist - 2004
Sune BergströmSwedish biochemist - 2004
Amarsinh ChaudharyIndian politician - 2005BBendapudi Venkata SatyanarayanaIndian doctor, dermatologist
- 2006
Te AtairangikaahuMāori Queen from 1966 to 2006 - 2006RRick BourkeAustralian rugby league footballer
- 2006
Faas WilkesDutch footballer - 2007
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)Musical artist - 2007
John GofmanAmerican scientist - 2007GGeoffrey OrbellNew Zealand doctor and naturalist
- 2007
Sam PollockCanadian sports executive - 2008
Vic ToweelSouth African boxer - 2008
Jerry WexlerAmerican music producer, journalist - 2009
Mary Catherine LambAmerican artist - 2011
Rick RypienCanadian ice hockey player - 2012
Bob BirchAmerican musician - 2012AAltamiro CarrilhoMusical artist
- 2012
Harry Harrison (writer)American science fiction author - 2013
Rosalía MeraSpanish businesswoman - 2013
Sławomir MrożekPolish playwright
- 2013
Marich Man Singh ShresthaFormer Prime Minister of Nepal - 2013AAugust SchellenbergCanadian actor
- 2014
Licia AlbaneseItalian-born American operatic soprano - 2015
Julian BondAmerican politician and activist - 2015
Hamid GulPakistani director of Intelligence - 2017
Gunnar BirkertsAmerican architect - 2020
Robert TrumpAmerican businessman - 2021
Gerd MüllerGerman footballer - 2024
Peter Marshall (entertainer)American game show host, performer, singer
Frequently asked questions
Who died on August 15?
109 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 15, including Honorius, Libius Severus, Roland. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on August 15?
103 documented historical events happened on August 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the Byzantine Empire. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles captured and blinded Ibatzes of Bulgaria by means of a ruse, ending the last resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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