Famous Deaths for 15th August 2026

1196 – Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)
1935 – Will Rogers, American humorist and actor (Judge Priest), dies in a plane crash in Alaska at 55
1972 – Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter Boston Doves v Cincinnati Reds 1907), dies at 84
1978 – Harrison Kerr, American composer, dies at 80
1988 – Barry Bingham Sr, American newspaper publisher (The Courier-Journal, The Louisville Times), dies at 82
2004 – Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist, (1982 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for identification of prostaglandins), dies at 88
2006 – Te Atairangikaahu, New Zealand M?ori Queen for 40 years, dies at 75
2006 – Rick Bourke, Australian rugby league player (Cronulla), dies of cancer at 52
2010 – James J. Kilpatrick, American newspaper journalist and columnist (60 Minutes), dies at 89
2013 – Jacques Vergès, French lawyer known as “The Devil’s Advocate” (defended Klaus Barbie and Carlos the Jackal), dies of a heart attack at 88

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