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August 1st
181 Notable deaths
Carlo Confalonieri
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church.
Born July 25th, 1893 in Seveso.
Died August 1st, 1986 at 93 years old in Rome.
Guy Thys
Belgian footballer (1922–2003).
Born December 6th, 1922 in Antwerp.
Died August 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Antwerp.
Bernard d'Espagnat
French physicist and philosopher (1921-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Fourmagnac.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 93 years old in Paris.
Valyantsin Byalkevich
Football player from belarus (1973–2014).
Born January 27th, 1973 in Minsk.
Died August 1st, 2014 at 41 years old in Kyiv (stroke).
Julius Arigi
Austro-hungarian flying ace.
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Děčín.
Died August 1st, 1981 at 85 years old in Seewalchen am Attersee.
Patrick Bateson
British biologist.
Born March 31st, 1938 in England.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 79 years old
Albert E. Smith
English stage magician, film director and producer; naturalized american.
Born June 4th, 1875 in Faversham.
Died August 1st, 1958 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in East Ham.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 36 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Soviet and russian actress (1940-2011).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Poltava.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Ndre Mjeda
Albanian poet (1866–1937).
Born November 20th, 1866 in Shkodër.
Died August 1st, 1937 at 70 years old in Shkodër.
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