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August 1st
178 Notable deaths
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).
Lin Sen
Chairman of the national government of china (1868-1943).
Born March 16th, 1868 in Minhou County.
Died August 1st, 1943 at 75 years old in Chongqing (traffic collision).
Edwin Austin Abbey
American illustrator and painter (1852-1911).
Born April 1st, 1852 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1911 at 59 years old in London.
John Ogdon
English pianist and composer (1937-1989).
Born January 27th, 1937 in Mansfield Woodhouse. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1989 at 52 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
Canadian medical doctor and surgeon who worked in uganda (1929-1996).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1996 at 67 years old in Besana in Brianza (death from AIDS-related complications).
Pavel Tchelitchew
Russian artist (1898-1957).
Born September 21st, 1898 in Dubrovka.
Died August 1st, 1957 at 58 years old in Grottaferrata.
Constant Nieuwenhuys
Dutch painter (1920-2005).
Born July 21st, 1920 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2005 at 85 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Ali Sardar Jafri
Urdu writer from india (1913-2000).
Born November 29th, 1913 in Balrampur.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
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