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August 1st
179 Notable deaths
Reiji Okazaki
Japanese biologist (1930–1975).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Hiroshima.
Died August 1st, 1975 at 44 years old in Hiroshima (leukemia).
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).
Elías García Martínez
Spanish painter (1858-1934).
Born July 20th, 1858 in Requena.
Died August 1st, 1934 at 76 years old in Utiel.
Claire Du Brey
Actress (1892-1993).
Born August 31st, 1892 in Bonners Ferry.
Died August 1st, 1993 at 100 years old in Los Angeles.
Joseph Schacht
Islamic scholar.
Born April 15th, 1902 in Racibórz.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 67 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Hope Mirrlees
British translator, poet and novelist.
Died August 1st, 1978 at 91 years old in Thames Bank.
Yakov Agranov
Nkvd officer (1893–1938).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Chachersk.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Kevin Lynch
Irish hunger striker (1956-1981).
Born July 11th, 1957 in Park. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1981 at 24 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]
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish chemist (1897-1996).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Włocławek.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 99 years old in Basel. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin