August 1st
179 Notable deaths
Keiko Tsushima
Japanese actress.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Nagasaki.
Died August 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [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).
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]
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
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]
Yu Ying-shih
American china historian (1930-2021).
Born January 22nd, 1930 in Tianjin.
Died August 1st, 2021 at 91 years old [ref]
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Italian composer of the 20th century.
Born March 18th, 1882 in Venice. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1973 at 91 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Yusuf Idris
Egyptian writer (1927-1991).
Born May 19th, 1927 in Faqous.
Died August 1st, 1991 at 64 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerhard Mitter
Racecar driver (1935-1969).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Krásná Lípa.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 33 years old in Nürburgring.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 179
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain