August 3rd
160 Notable deaths
Basil Heatley
British athlete (1933–2019).
Born December 25th, 1933 in Kenilworth.
Died August 3rd, 2019 at 85 years old in Worcester. [ref]
Dickie Hemric
American basketball player.
Born August 29th, 1933 in Jonesville.
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Akron. [ref]
Ronnie Taylor
British cinematographer (1924–2018).
Born October 27th, 1924 in Hampstead.
Died August 3rd, 2018 at 93 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
Iraqi poet (1926–1999).
Born December 19th, 1926 in Baghdad.
Died August 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Damascus.
Margot Loyola
(1918–2015).
Born September 15th, 1918 in Linares.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 96 years old in La Reina. [ref]
Gilles Perrault
French writer and journalist.
Born March 9th, 1931 in Paris.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 92 years old in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Arthur Dion Hanna
Bahamian politician.
Born March 7th, 1928 in Acklins.
Died August 3rd, 2021 at 93 years old in Nassau. [ref]
Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa
Spanish minister of foreign affairs (1876–1944).
Born February 1st, 1876 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1944 at 68 years old in San Sebastián.
José Pardo y Barreda
Peruvian politician (1864-1947).
Born February 24th, 1864 in Lima.
Died August 3rd, 1947 at 83 years old in Lima.
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov
Russian pianist (1943-2011).
Born April 14th, 1943 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2011 at 68 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 160
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young