August 1st
178 Notable deaths
Qian Xiuling
Chinese-belgian scientist.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Yixing.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 95 years old in Belgium.
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]
Eduard Berzin
Latvian nkvd officer.
Born February 19th, 1894 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow.
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.
Jérôme Golmard
French tennis player (1973–2017).
Born September 9th, 1973 in Dijon.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 43 years old in Dijon (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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]
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.
Charles-Amable Lenoir
French painter (1860-1926).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Châtelaillon-Plage.
Died August 1st, 1926 at 65 years old in Paris.
Ferenc Szusza
Hungarian association football player (1923-2006).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 178
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs