August 5th
155 Notable deaths
May Puskas
Hungarian noble lady and second spouse of the khedive abbas ii of egypt (1877-1968).
Born June 15th, 1877 in Philadelphia.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Graz.
Hanns Seidel
German politician (1901-1961).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.
Daniel Schmid
Swiss film and theater director.
Born December 26th, 1941 in Flims. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Flims (cancer). [ref]
Salvador Bacarisse
Spanish composer (1898-1963).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Marie Hamsun
Norwegian actress and writer.
Born November 9th, 1881 in Elverum.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 87 years old in Nørholm. [ref]
Aron Gurevich
Russian historian (1924-2006).
Born June 12th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Banesh Hoffmann
American mathematician and physicist (1906-1986).
Born September 6th, 1906 in Richmond.
Died August 5th, 1986 at 79 years old in New York City.
Ana Luísa Amaral
Portuguese poet and professor.
Born April 5th, 1956 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2022 at 66 years old in Leça da Palmeira. [ref]
Sidney Bracey
Australian-american actor (1877-1942).
Born December 18th, 1877 in Melbourne.
Died August 5th, 1942 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Snyder Rini
Prime minister of solomon islands.
Born July 27th, 1948 in Telina.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks