August 1st
178 Notable deaths
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]
Pavel Janák
Czech architect.
Born March 12th, 1882 in Vysočany. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1956 at 74 years old in Dejvice. [ref]
Alfred Manessier
Abstract painter (1911-1993).
Born December 5th, 1911 in Saint-Ouen. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1993 at 81 years old in Orléans (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Robert Krieps
Luxembourgish politician (1922-1990).
Born October 16th, 1922 in Dalheim. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1990 at 67 years old in Clamart.
Enric Prat de la Riba
Spanish politician (1870-1917).
Born November 29th, 1870 in Castellterçol.
Died August 1st, 1917 at 46 years old in Castellterçol.
Annemarie Huber-Hotz
Swiss politician (1948-2019).
Born August 16th, 1948 in Baar.
Died August 1st, 2019 at 70 years old in Schwarzsee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Blas Cabrera Felipe
Spanish physicist (1878-1945).
Born May 20th, 1878 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1945 at 67 years old in Mexico City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alois Carigiet
Swiss artist (1902-1985).
Born August 30th, 1902 in Trun.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 82 years old in Trun. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 178
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche