August 1st
178 Notable deaths
Gerhard Mitter
Racecar driver (1935-1969).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Krásná Lípa.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 33 years old in Nürburgring.
Patrick Bateson
British biologist.
Born March 31st, 1938 in England.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 79 years old
Guy Thys
Belgian footballer (1922-2003).
Born December 6th, 1922 in Antwerp.
Died August 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Antwerp.
Albert E. Smith
English stage magician, film director and producer; naturalized american.
Born June 4th, 1875 in Faversham.
Died August 1st, 1958 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Ndre Mjeda
Albanian poet (1866–1937).
Born November 20th, 1866 in Shkodër.
Died August 1st, 1937 at 70 years old in Shkodër.
Bernard d'Espagnat
French physicist and philosopher (1921-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Fourmagnac.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 93 years old in Paris.
Alexander Kazakov
Russian flying ace (1889-1919).
Born January 14th, 1889 in Kherson Governorate.
Died August 1st, 1919 at 30 years old in Bereznik.
Andrejs Rubins
Latvian association football player (1978–2022).
Born November 26th, 1978 in Riga.
Died August 1st, 2022 at 43 years old [ref]
Ernst Fischer
Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Chomutov. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1972 at 73 years old in Deutschfeistritz. [ref]
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver.
Born June 6th, 1923 in East Ham.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 36 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene