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August 1st
223 Notable deaths
Kevin Lynch
Irish hunger striker (1956-1981).
Born May 25th, 1956 in Park. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1981 at 25 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Amar Singh
Indian politician (1956–2020).
Born January 27th, 1956 in Azamgarh.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 64 years old in Singapore (kidney failure). [ref]
Arabella Mansfield
American lawyer and suffragist (1846–1911).
Born May 23rd, 1846 in Benton Township.
Died August 1st, 1911 at 65 years old in Aurora.
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish-swiss chemist (1897-1996).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Włocławek.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 99 years old in Basel. [ref]
Keiko Tsushima
Japanese actress (1926–2012).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Nagasaki.
Died August 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Philip Abelson
Us physicist, editor of the journal science, and director of the carnegie institution of washington's geophysical laboratory (1913–2004).
Born April 27th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda (respiratory failure).
Robert F. Boyle
Art directors (1909-2010).
Born October 10th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died August 1st, 2010 at 100 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
Herbert Selpin
German film director (1904–1942).
Born May 29th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 40 years old in Berlin (hanging to death).
Edmund Charles Tarbell
American impressionist painter (1862-1938).
Born April 26th, 1862 in Groton.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 76 years old in New Castle.
Yu Ying-shih
American china historian (1930-2021).
Born January 22nd, 1930 in Tianjin.
Died August 1st, 2021 at 91 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Italian composer of the 20th century (1882-1973).
Born March 18th, 1882 in Venice.
Died August 1st, 1973 at 91 years old in Treviso.
Stan Barstow
British writer (1928–2011).
Born June 28th, 1928 in Horbury.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 83 years old in Baglan. [ref]
Yusuf Idris
Egyptian writer (1927-1991).
Born May 19th, 1927 in Elmaady.
Died August 1st, 1991 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Gerhard Mitter
German racecar driver (1935-1969).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Krásná Lípa.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 33 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).
Carlo Confalonieri
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church (1893–1986).
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 15th arrondissement of 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. [ref]
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
Henry Kendall
Australian author and bush poet (1839-1882).
Born April 18th, 1839 in New South Wales.
Died August 1st, 1882 at 43 years old in Redfern.
Albert E. Smith
American stage magician, film director and producer (1875-1958).
Born June 4th, 1874 in Faversham.
Died August 1st, 1958 at 84 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]
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