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August 3rd
160 Notable deaths
Ali Sabri
Prime minister of egypt (1920-1991).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Cairo.
Died August 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Shirley Ann Grau
American writer (1929–2020).
Born July 8th, 1929 in New Orleans.
Died August 3rd, 2020 at 91 years old in Kenner. [ref]
Veronica Micle
Romanian writer.
Born April 22nd, 1850 in Năsăud. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1889 at 39 years old in Văratec (intoxication). [ref]
James Cruze
American actor (1884-1942).
Born March 27th, 1884 in Ogden. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 58 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Irina Miroshnichenko
Russian actress (1942-2023).
Born July 24th, 1942 in Barnaul.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Rosika Schwimmer
Hungarian activist, editor (1877-1948).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Talgat Musabayev
Kazakh cosmonaut.
Born January 7th, 1951 in Qarğalı.
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 74 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Moshé Mizrahi
Israeli film director.
Born September 5th, 1931 in Alexandria.
Died August 3rd, 2018 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv (pneumonia). [ref]
Vic Watson
English footballer (1897-1988).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Girton.
Died August 3rd, 1988 at 90 years old in Girton.
Settela Steinbach
Holocaust victim (1934–1944).
Born December 23rd, 1934 in Buchten.
Died August 3rd, 1944 at 9 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 160
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