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August 1st
170 Notable deaths
John Aasen
Actor (1890-1938).
Born March 5th, 1890 in Minneapolis.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 48 years old in Mendocino (pneumonia).
Gordon Bennett
Australian army officer (1887-1962).
Born April 16th, 1887 in Balwyn.
Died August 1st, 1962 at 75 years old in Sydney.
Israel Zangwill
British writer.
Born February 14th, 1864 in London. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1926 at 62 years old in Midhurst. [ref]
Lesya Ukrainka
Ukrainian poet and writer (1871-1913).
Born February 25th, 1871 in Novohrad-Volynskyi.
Died August 1st, 1913 at 42 years old in Surami (Pott disease). [ref]
Jonathan Kaplan
American director (1947–2025).
Born November 25th, 1947 in Paris.
Died August 1st, 2025 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
Stephan Beckenbauer
Former german footballer (1968-2015).
Born December 1st, 1968 in Munich.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 46 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Pauline Baynes
English illustrator of children's books (1922–2008).
Born September 9th, 1922 in Brighton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2008 at 85 years old in Surrey. [ref]
Henri Konan Bédié
President of ivory coast from 1993 to 1999 (1934-2023).
Born May 5th, 1934 in Daoukro. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2023 at 89 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Richard Kuhn
Austrian-german biochemist.
Born December 3rd, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2013 at 112 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Frida Boccara
French singer.
Born October 29th, 1940 in Casablanca.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 55 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory disease). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris