August 5th
168 Notable deaths
Boško Simonović
Serbian footballer (1898-1965).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Šid.
Died August 5th, 1965 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
M. Ageyev
Russian writer.
Born August 8th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 1973 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Lena Mukhina
Russian writer (1924-1991).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Ufa.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Roza Tamarkina
Soviet pianist (1920-1950).
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Kyiv.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 30 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).
Norah Lange
Argentine author (1905–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Anton Schall
Austrian footballer (1907-1947).
Born July 22nd, 1907 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 40 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Iosif Apanasenko
Russian military personnel (1890-1943).
Born April 15th, 1890.
Died August 5th, 1943 at 53 years old in Belgorod.
Dmitri Anosov
Russian mathematician (1936–2014).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2014 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Jordi Sabater Pi
Spanish primatologist.
Born August 2nd, 1922 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Ernest Fourneau
French scientist (1872-1949).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Biarritz.
Died August 5th, 1949 at 76 years old in Ascain.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde