August 3rd
216 Notable deaths
Josef Kohler
German poet (1849-1919).
Born March 9th, 1849 in Offenburg.
Died August 3rd, 1919 at 70 years old in Charlottenburg.
Xavier Lesage
Equestrian (1885-1968).
Born October 25th, 1885 in Moret-sur-Loing.
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 82 years old in Gisors.
Károly Sós
Hungarian football player, coach (1909-1991).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Budapest.
Died August 3rd, 1991 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Rosendo Hernández
Spanish footballer (1922-2006).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Santa Cruz de La Palma.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Pavel Melnikov
Russian statesman, scientist and engineer (1804-1880).
Born August 3rd, 1804 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 1880 at 76 years old in Lyuban.
Giovanni Battista Angioletti
Italian writer/journalist. (1896–1961).
Born November 27th, 1896 in Milan.
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 64 years old in Torre del Greco.
Reizo Koike
Swimmer (1915-1998).
Born December 12th, 1915 in Numazu.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 82 years old (lung cancer).
Peeter Süda
Estonian composer (1883–1920).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Atla.
Died August 3rd, 1920 at 37 years old in Tallinn.
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner
American bacteriologist and physician (1871–1935).
Born August 22nd, 1871 in Kaunas.
Died August 3rd, 1935 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Concepción Aleixandre Ballester
Spanish teacher, doctor, gynecologist, inventor, scientist, and write.
Born February 2nd, 1862 in Valencia. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1951 at 89 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Iryna Zhylenko
Ukrainian poet (1941–2013).
Born April 28th, 1941 in Kyiv.
Died August 3rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Dionýz Ilkovič
Slovak chemist, physicist and educator (1907-1980).
Born January 18th, 1907 in Šarišský Štiavnik.
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 73 years old in Bratislava.
Mercedes Valdivieso
Chilean feminist writer.
Born March 1st, 1924 in Santiago.
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 69 years old in Santiago.
Max Gumpel
Swedish water polo player (1890–1965).
Born April 23rd, 1890 in Stockholm.
Died August 3rd, 1965 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Francisco Javier Toledo
Honduran footballer (1959-2006).
Born September 30th, 1959 in San Pedro Sula.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 46 years old in San Pedro Sula.
Bruno Mealli
Italian bicycle racer.
Born November 20th, 1937 in Loro Ciuffenna.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 85 years old in Loro Ciuffenna.
Stoyan Mihaylovski
Bulgarian writer (1856–1927).
Born January 7th, 1856 in Elena.
Died August 3rd, 1927 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Aké Loba
Ivorian writer (1927-2012).
Born August 15th, 1927 in Abidjan.
Died August 3rd, 2012 at 84 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Anna Lisitsyna
Partisan, heroine of the soviet union (1922-1942).
Born February 14th, 1922 in Karelia.
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 20 years old in Svir (drowning).
Ruth Lyttle Satter
American botanist, physiologist and mathematician (1923-1989).
Born March 8th, 1923 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 66 years old (leukemia).
Christian Frémont
French politician and representative to andorra 2008-2012.
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Champagnac-de-Belair.
Died August 3rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Clichy (cancer). [ref]
Olimpio Bizzi
Italian cyclist.
Born August 1st, 1916 in Livorno.
Died August 3rd, 1976 at 60 years old in Abetone.
Carlos Buttice
Argentine footballer (1942-2018).
Born December 17th, 1942 in Monte Grande.
Died August 3rd, 2018 at 75 years old [ref]
Ernst Eklund
Swedish actor and director (1882–1971).
Born August 6th, 1882 in Östervåla. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Miklós Ambrus
Hungarian former water polo player (1933–2019).
Died August 3rd, 2019 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé