August 1st
223 Notable deaths
Márton Lőrincz
Olympic wrestler.
Born October 26th, 1911 in Corund.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 57 years old in Bariloche.
Valery Yardy
Soviet cyclist (1948-1994).
Born January 18th, 1948 in Shumerlinsky District.
Died August 1st, 1994 at 46 years old in Cheboksary.
Louis-Jean Guyot
Catholic cardinal (1905–1988).
Born July 7th, 1905 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 83 years old in Bordeaux. [ref]
Lennart Back
Swedish athletics competitor.
Born May 28th, 1933 in Färgelanda Municipality.
Died August 1st, 2022 at 89 years old
Anna Vickers
A british, france-born marine algologist and plant collector (1852–1906).
Born June 28th, 1852 in Bordeaux.
Died August 1st, 1906 at 54 years old in Roscoff.
Pierre Georget
Olympic cyclist (1917-1964).
Born August 9th, 1917 in Châtellerault. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1964 at 46 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Guido Santin
Italian rower (1911–2008).
Born January 1st, 1911 in Cavallino-Treporti.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 97 years old in Cavallino-Treporti.
Georges Wambst
French cyclist (1902–1988).
Born July 21st, 1902 in Colombes, Lunéville.
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Antibes.
Alex Dupont
French football manager (1954-2020).
Born June 30th, 1954 in Dunkirk.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 66 years old in La Turbie (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Peter Kraus
Field hockey player (1941–2024).
Born June 27th, 1941 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2024 at 83 years old [ref]
Mario Baroni
Italian cyclist (1927–1994).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Scarperia.
Died August 1st, 1994 at 67 years old in Figline Valdarno.
Luciano Montero
Spanish racing cyclist (1908-1993).
Born April 16th, 1908 in Gemuño.
Died August 1st, 1993 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Günter Perleberg
German canoe racer (1935-2019).
Born March 13th, 1935 in Brandenburg an der Havel. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2019 at 84 years old in Garbsen. [ref]
Jaroslav Konečný
Czechoslovak handball player (1945-2017).
Born January 14th, 1945 in Měnín.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 72 years old in Újezd u Brna. [ref]
August Oberhauser
Swiss footballer (1895-1971).
Born March 4th, 1895 in Switzerland.
Died August 1st, 1971 at 76 years old in Merlischachen.
Frode Sørensen
Danish cyclist (1912-1980).
Born February 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
Theo Bruce
Australian long jumper (1923-2002).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Adelaide.
Died August 1st, 2002 at 79 years old
Sigurd Holter
Sailor (1886-1963).
Born November 19th, 1886 in Halden.
Died August 1st, 1963 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Karl Wahlberg
Olympic curler (1874–1934).
Born March 31st, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1934 at 60 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Benedetto Pola
Italian cyclist.
Born April 17th, 1915 in Borgosatollo.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 85 years old in Borgosatollo.
Arif Babayev
Azerbaijani singer (1938–2025).
Born February 20th, 1938 in Sarıhacılı.
Died August 1st, 2025 at 87 years old in Baku (heart failure). [ref]
Hugo Fernández
Uruguayan association football player and manager.
Born February 2nd, 1945 in Montevideo.
Died August 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Mirko Božić
Croatian writer and poet lawyer (1919–1995).
Born September 21st, 1919 in Sinj.
Died August 1st, 1995 at 75 years old in Zagreb.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes