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August 3rd
150 Notable deaths
Alfred Schnittke
German soviet composer.
Born November 24th, 1934 in Engels. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg (stroke). [ref]
Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
British politician (1905-2001).
Born December 5th, 1905 in London.
Died August 3rd, 2001 at 95 years old in London.
Emile Berliner
German-born american inventor of the phonograph.
Born May 20th, 1851 in Hanover.
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Edward B. Titchener
American psychologist.
Born January 11th, 1867 in Chichester.
Died August 3rd, 1927 at 60 years old in Ithaca.
Jobriath
American singer.
Born December 14th, 1946 in Philadelphia.
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 36 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Peter Collins
British racing driver (1931-1958).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Kidderminster.
Died August 3rd, 1958 at 26 years old in Bonn.
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter (1938-2010).
Born July 26th, 1938 in Nashville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Nashville (lung cancer). [ref]
Ram Kinker Baij
Indian sculptor and painter, 1906-1980.
Born May 25th, 1906 in Bankura. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 74 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Johanna Quandt
German businesswoman (1926-2015).
Born June 21st, 1926 in Berlin.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German opera soprano.
Born December 9th, 1915 in Jarocin. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Schruns. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht