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August 3rd
216 Notable deaths
Lenny Bruce
American comedian and social critic (1925–1966).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Mineola.
Died August 3rd, 1966 at 40 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
Loni Anderson
American actress (1945–2025).
Born August 5th, 1945 in Saint Paul.
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leiomyosarcoma). [ref]
Carolyn Jones
American actress (1930–1983).
Born April 28th, 1930 in Amarillo.
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (colorectal cancer).
Joseph Conrad
Polish-british writer (1857–1924).
Born December 3rd, 1857 in Terekhove. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1924 at 66 years old in Bishopsbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008).
Born December 11th, 1918 in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Mark Margolis
American actor (1939–2023).
Born November 26th, 1939 in Philadelphia.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Flannery O'Connor
American writer (1925–1964).
Born March 25th, 1925 in Savannah.
Died August 3rd, 1964 at 39 years old in Milledgeville (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Colette
French novelist (1873–1954).
Born January 28th, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1954 at 81 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ida Lupino
British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995).
Born February 4th, 1918 in London.
Died August 3rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Bubba Smith
American football player and actor (1945–2011).
Born February 28th, 1945 in Beaumont, Orange.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Hardy
British actor (1925–2017).
Born October 29th, 1925 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Northwood. [ref]
Devdas Gandhi
Indian activist (1900–1957).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Durban. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1957 at 57 years old in Mumbai.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French photographer (1908–2004).
Born August 22nd, 1908 in Landévant, Chanteloup-en-Brie.
Died August 3rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Montjustin. [ref]
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet and polish military commander (1896-1968).
Born December 21st, 1896 in Cieliachany. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Roger Casement
Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916).
Born September 1st, 1864 in Sandycove, Sandymount.
Died August 3rd, 1916 at 51 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).
Annette Charles
American actress.
Born March 5th, 1948 in Los Angeles.
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Thorstein Veblen
American economist and sociologist (1857–1929).
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Menlo Park.
Ty Hardin
American actor (1930–2017).
Born January 1st, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Huntington Beach (disease).
Beryl Clutterbuck Markham
British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Ashwell.
Died August 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
John Hume
Irish politician from northern ireland (1937–2020).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Derry.
Died August 3rd, 2020 at 83 years old in Derry. [ref]
Arthur Lee
American rock musician (1945–2006).
Born March 7th, 1945 in Memphis.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 61 years old in Memphis (leukemia). [ref]
Phil Graham
American newspaper publisher (1915-1963).
Born July 18th, 1915 in South Dakota.
Died August 3rd, 1963 at 48 years old in Marshall.
Coleen Gray
American actress (1922–2015).
Born October 23rd, 1922 in Staplehurst.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Chinmayananda Saraswati
Indian hindu spiritual teacher (1916-1993).
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 77 years old in San Diego.
Jackie Walorski
American politician (1963-2022).
Born August 17th, 1963 in South Bend. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2022 at 58 years old in Nappanee (traffic collision). [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran