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August 1st
165 Notable deaths
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]
John Francis Dearden
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 15th, 1907 in Valley Falls.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 80 years old in Southfield (pancreatic cancer).
Taffy Abel
Ice hockey player from the united states (1900-1964).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died August 1st, 1964 at 64 years old in Sault Ste. Marie.
Veikko Karvonen
Athletics competitor.
Born January 5th, 1926 in Gromovo.
Died August 1st, 2007 at 81 years old in Turku. [ref]
Celeste Rodrigues
Portuguese singer.
Born March 14th, 1923 in Fundão.
Died August 1st, 2018 at 95 years old in Lisbon (stroke).
Ryan Cox
South african cyclist.
Born April 9th, 1979 in Johannesburg.
Died August 1st, 2007 at 28 years old in Johannesburg (internal bleeding). [ref]
Hugo Lederer
German sculptor (1871-1940).
Born November 16th, 1871 in Znojmo. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Margarita Aliger
Soviet poet, translator, and journalist.
Born October 7th, 1915 in Odesa.
Died August 1st, 1992 at 76 years old in DSK «Michurinets».
Jean Prévost
French resistance member.
Born June 13th, 1901 in Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1944 at 43 years old in Sassenage. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 165
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