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August 1st
181 Notable deaths
Eduard Berzin
Latvian nkvd officer (1894–1938).
Born February 19th, 1894 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Tommy Cassidy
Northern irish footballer and manager (1950–2024).
Born November 18th, 1950 in Belfast.
Died August 1st, 2024 at 73 years old in Belfast (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Qian Xiuling
Chinese-belgian scientist.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Yixing. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 95 years old in Brussels.
Alexander Kazakov
Russian flying ace (1889-1919).
Born January 14th, 1889 in Kherson Governorate.
Died August 1st, 1919 at 30 years old in Bereznik.
Andrejs Rubins
Latvian association football player (1978–2022).
Born November 26th, 1978 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 2022 at 43 years old [ref]
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Khosrow Sinai
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020).
Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Ferenc Szusza
Hungarian association football player (1923-2006).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Charles-Amable Lenoir
French painter (1860-1926).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Châtelaillon-Plage.
Died August 1st, 1926 at 65 years old in Paris.
Steve McCrory
Boxer.
Born April 13th, 1964 in Detroit.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 36 years old in Detroit.
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