August 1st
170 Notable deaths
Georges Wambst
French cyclist.
Born July 21st, 1902 in Lunéville. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Frode Sørensen
Danish cyclist (1912-1980).
Born February 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
Luciano Montero
Spanish racing cyclist (1908-1993).
Born April 16th, 1908 in Gemuño.
Died August 1st, 1993 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Günter Perleberg
German canoe racer (1935-2019).
Born March 13th, 1935 in Brandenburg an der Havel. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2019 at 84 years old in Garbsen. [ref]
August Oberhauser
Swiss footballer (1895-1971).
Born March 4th, 1895 in Switzerland.
Died August 1st, 1971 at 76 years old in Merlischachen.
Jaroslav Konečný
Czechoslovak handball player (1945-2017).
Born January 14th, 1945 in Měnín.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 72 years old in Újezd u Brna. [ref]
Peter Kraus
Field hockey player.
Born June 27th, 1941 in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Died August 1st, 2024 at 83 years old
Theo Bruce
Australian long jumper (1923-2002).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Adelaide.
Died August 1st, 2002 at 79 years old
Alex Dupont
French association football manager.
Born June 30th, 1954 in Dunkirk. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2020 at 66 years old in La Turbie (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Arif Babayev
Azerbaijani singer (1938–2025).
Born February 20th, 1938 in Sarıhacılı.
Died August 1st, 2025 at 87 years old in Baku (heart failure). [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young