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Who died on August 15

109 figures who shaped history died on August 15.

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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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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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