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August 1st
223 Notable deaths
Ndre Mjeda
Albanian poet (1866–1937).
Born November 19th, 1866 in Shkodër.
Died August 1st, 1937 at 70 years old in Shkodër.
Geneviève de Fontenay
French businesswoman (1932–2023).
Born August 30th, 1932 in Longwy.
Died August 1st, 2023 at 90 years old in Saint-Cloud (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Eduard Berzin
Latvian nkvd officer (1894–1938).
Born February 19th, 1894 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow.
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]
Qian Xiuling
Chinese-belgian scientist.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Yixing. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 95 years old in Brussels.
Alexander Kazakov
Russian flying ace (1889-1919).
Born January 14th, 1889 in Kherson Governorate.
Died August 1st, 1919 at 30 years old in Bereznik.
Andrejs Rubins
Latvian association football player (1978–2022).
Born November 26th, 1978 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 2022 at 43 years old [ref]
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov.
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz.
Arlen Siu
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1955-1975).
Born July 15th, 1955 in Jinotepe.
Died August 1st, 1975 at 20 years old in El Sauce.
Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Regent of waldeck and pyrmont (1802–1858).
Born May 20th, 1802 in Schaumburg Castle.
Died August 1st, 1858 at 56 years old in Bad Pyrmont.
Mikhail Katkov
Russian publicist and politician (1818–1887).
Born November 13th, 1818 in Moscow.
Died August 1st, 1887 at 68 years old in Znamenskoye-Sadki (esophageal cancer).
Kartika Liotard
Dutch politician (1971–2020).
Born June 26th, 1971 in Voorburg.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 49 years old [ref]
Vivien Oakland
American actress (1895–1958).
Born May 20th, 1895 in Oakland.
Died August 1st, 1958 at 63 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Khosrow Sinai
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020).
Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Ferenc Szusza
Hungarian association football player (1923-2006).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Konrad Duden
German philologist (1829-1911).
Born January 3rd, 1829 in Gut Bossigt.
Died August 1st, 1911 at 82 years old in Sonnenberg.
Joseph Walker
American cinematographer (1892-1985).
Born August 22nd, 1892 in Denver.
Died August 1st, 1985 at 92 years old in Las Vegas.
Charles-Amable Lenoir
French painter (1860-1926).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Châtelaillon-Plage.
Died August 1st, 1926 at 65 years old in Paris.
Steve McCrory
American boxer (1964–2000).
Born April 13th, 1964 in Detroit.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 36 years old in Detroit.
Erwin Madelung
German physicist (1881–1972).
Born May 18th, 1881 in Bonn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 91 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Zulfiya
Uzbek poet (1915-1996).
Born March 14th, 1915 in Tashkent.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 81 years old in Tashkent.
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]
Giuseppe Pizzardo
Catholic cardinal (1877-1970).
Born July 13th, 1877 in Savona.
Died August 1st, 1970 at 93 years old in Rome.
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.
Aldo Maldera
Italian footballer (1953-2012).
Born October 14th, 1953 in Milan.
Died August 1st, 2012 at 58 years old in Rome. [ref]
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