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August 1st
178 Notable deaths
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 Chachersk.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
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.
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]
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]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare