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August 1st
165 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish chemist (1897-1996).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Włocławek.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 99 years old in Basel. [ref]
Joseph Schacht
Islamic scholar.
Born April 15th, 1902 in Racibórz.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 67 years old in Englewood. [ref]
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]
Philip Abelson
Us physicist, editor of the journal science, and director of the carnegie institution of washington's geophysical laboratory.
Born April 27th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda (respiratory failure).
Yakov Agranov
Nkvd officer (1893-1938).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Čačersk.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Hope Mirrlees
British translator, poet and novelist.
Died August 1st, 1978 at 91 years old in Thames Bank.
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
Herbert Selpin
German film director.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 38 years old in Berlin (hanging). [ref]
Edmund Charles Tarbell
American impressionist painter (1862-1938).
Born April 26th, 1862 in Groton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1938 at 76 years old in New Castle. [ref]
Keiko Tsushima
Japanese actress.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Nagasaki.
Died August 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [ref]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy