August 3rd
155 Notable deaths
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]
Antonia Brico
American conductor.
Born June 26th, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Denver.
Yuri Brezhnev
Soviet politician (1933-2013).
Born March 31st, 1933 in Kamianske.
Died August 3rd, 2013 at 80 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
Alfred Lunt
Actor (1892-1977).
Born August 12th, 1892 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1977 at 84 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Jackie Walorski
U.s. representative from indiana.
Born August 17th, 1963 in South Bend. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2022 at 58 years old in Nappanee (traffic collision). [ref]
Carl Davis
American-born conductor and composer (1936-2023).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Oxford (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Shahram Amiri
Nuclear scientist.
Born November 8th, 1977 in Kermanshah.
Died August 3rd, 2016 at 38 years old in Tehran (hanging). [ref]
Ángel Nieto
Spanish motorcycle racer.
Born January 25th, 1947 in Zamora. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Ibiza (traffic collision). [ref]
Raymond Vahan Damadian
American scientist and inventor.
Born March 16th, 1936 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein