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August 3rd
216 Notable deaths
Isabelle Weingarten
French actress (1950–2020).
Born April 18th, 1950 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2020 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Jessie M. King
Scottish artist (1875-1949).
Born March 20th, 1875 in Glasgow, Bearsden. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1949 at 74 years old in Kirkcudbright. [ref]
Almira Sessions
American actress (1888-1974).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 3rd, 1974 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Piotr Szulkin
Polish film director and writer (1950–2018).
Born April 26th, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died August 3rd, 2018 at 68 years old in Gdańsk. [ref]
Betty Amann
German actress (1905-1990).
Born March 10th, 1905 in Pirmasens.
Died August 3rd, 1990 at 85 years old in Westport.
René Schick
President of nicaragua from 1963 to 1966.
Born November 23rd, 1909 in Managua.
Died August 3rd, 1966 at 56 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Albert Corey
French long distance runner (1878-1926).
Born April 16th, 1878 in Meursault.
Died August 3rd, 1926 at 48 years old in Paris.
Egon Orowan
Physicist (1902-1989).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Budapest.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Louis Couturat
French logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist (1868–1914).
Born January 17th, 1868 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 1914 at 46 years old in Ris-Orangis (traffic collision).
Andreas Embirikos
Greek poet (1901–1975).
Born September 2nd, 1901 in Brăila.
Died August 3rd, 1975 at 73 years old in Kifisia.
Libbie Henrietta Hyman
American zoologist (1888-1969).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Des Moines.
Died August 3rd, 1969 at 80 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease).
Guglielmo Ferrero
Italian historian and writer (1871-1942).
Born July 21st, 1871 in Portici.
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Mont Pèlerin.
Antônio Meneses
Brazilian cellist (1957–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1957 in Recife.
Died August 3rd, 2024 at 66 years old in Basel (glioblastoma). [ref]
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 (1933–2017).
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.
Margaret W. Rossiter
American historian of science.
Born July 8th, 1944 in Malden. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Salem. [ref]
August Klughardt
German composer (1847-1902).
Born November 30th, 1847 in Köthen.
Died August 3rd, 1902 at 54 years old in Dessau.
Margot Loyola
(1918–2015).
Born September 15th, 1919 in Linares.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 95 years old in La Reina. [ref]
Gilles Perrault
French writer and journalist (1931–2023).
Born March 9th, 1931 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 92 years old in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Arthur Dion Hanna
Bahamian politician (1928–2021).
Born March 7th, 1928 in Acklins.
Died August 3rd, 2021 at 93 years old in Nassau. [ref]
Karl Knies
German economist and university lecturer (1821-1898).
Born March 29th, 1821 in Marburg.
Died August 3rd, 1898 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
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.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius