German admiral (1864-1941).
Born February 13th, 1864 in Schwedt/Oder.
Died August 19th, 1941 at 77 years old in Merano.
American tennis player (1891-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1891 in Santa Monica.
Died August 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Laguna Hills.
Polish writer (1938–2017).
Born September 13th, 1938 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Egypt, Marsa Alam. [ref]
Yugoslav writer (1938–2013).
Born December 26th, 1938 in Petrovići.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rovinj.
British set decorator (1942-2013).
Born July 20th, 1942 in Ilford.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Norfolk (ovarian cancer).
Lithuanian academic.
Born April 4th, 1927 in Kaunas.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 78 years old in Vilnius.
Belgian comics writer (1938–2021).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Antoing.
Died August 19th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Accelerator physicist who developed the betatron (1911-1993).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Galena.
Died August 19th, 1993 at 81 years old in Madison.
Soviet and russian theater and film actor, film director, drama teacher (1941—2023).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Zales'ye.
Died August 19th, 2023 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Maronite patriarch of antioch (1907-1994).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ain Ebel.
Died August 19th, 1994 at 86 years old in Beirut. [ref]
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