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August 31st
144 Notable deaths
Gayne Whitman
Actor (1890-1958).
Born March 19th, 1890 in Chicago.
Died August 31st, 1958 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Moshe Czerniak
Polish-israeli chess player.
Born February 3rd, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 1984 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv.
Valery Rozhdestvensky
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 13th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 31st, 2011 at 72 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok.
Yisha'ayahu Schwager
Israeli footballer (1946-2000).
Born February 10th, 1946 in Poland.
Died August 31st, 2000 at 54 years old in Israel (myocardial infarction).
Ángel Bossio
Argentine association football player (1905-1978).
Born May 5th, 1905 in Avellaneda.
Died August 31st, 1978 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Nina Ulyanenko
Hero of the soviet union from the 46th taman guards night bomber regiment (1923-2005).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Votkinsk.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 81 years old in Izhevsk.
Pierre Cahuzac
French footballer (1927-2003).
Born July 3rd, 1927 in Saint-Pons-de-Thomières. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2003 at 76 years old in Lavaur. [ref]
Albert Sing
German footballer and manager (1917-2008).
Born April 7th, 1917 in Eislingen/Fils.
Died August 31st, 2008 at 91 years old in Origlio.
Paul von Klenau
Danish-born composer (1883-1946).
Born February 11th, 1883 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1946 at 63 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Gertrud Luckner
German wwii anti-nazi resister; righteous among the nations.
Born September 26th, 1900 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1995 at 94 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 144
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