August 1st
181 Notable deaths
Richard Archbold
American zoologist.
Born April 9th, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1976 at 69 years old in Venus (cancer). [ref]
Jan Kasprowicz
Polish poet (1860–1926).
Born December 12th, 1860 in Szymborze. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1926 at 65 years old in Zakopane. [ref]
Donát Bánki
Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor.
Born June 6th, 1859 in Bakonybánk. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1922 at 63 years old in Budapest. [ref]
John Francis Dearden
Catholic cardinal (1907–1988).
Born October 15th, 1907 in Valley Falls.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 80 years old in Southfield (pancreatic cancer).
Ana-Maria Avram
Romanian composer (1961-2017).
Born September 12th, 1961 in Bucharest.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 55 years old [ref]
Alfred Manessier
Abstract painter (1911-1993).
Born December 5th, 1911 in Saint-Ouen.
Died August 1st, 1993 at 81 years old in Orléans (traffic collision).
Pavel Janák
Czech architect (1882–1956).
Born March 12th, 1882 in Vysočany. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1956 at 74 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Chiara Pierobon
Cyclist (1993-2015).
Born January 21st, 1993 in Mirano. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2015 at 22 years old in Ingolstadt (pulmonary embolism).
William Pepperell Montague
American philosopher (1873-1953).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Chelsea.
Died August 1st, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 181
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler