August 5th

148 Notable deaths

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.

Boško Simonović

Serbian footballer (1898-1965).

Born February 12th, 1898 in Šid.

Died August 5th, 1965 at 67 years old in Belgrade.

Roza Tamarkina

Soviet pianist (1920-1950).

Born March 23rd, 1920 in Kyiv.

Died August 5th, 1950 at 30 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).

Michel Daerden

Belgian politician (1949-2012).

Born November 16th, 1949 in Baudour.

Died August 5th, 2012 at 62 years old in Fréjus (myocardial infarction). [ref]

M. Ageyev

Russian writer.

Born August 8th, 1898 in Moscow.

Died August 5th, 1973 at 74 years old in Yerevan.

Dmytro Yavornytsky

Ukrainian academic.

Born November 6th, 1855 in Borysivka.

Died August 5th, 1940 at 84 years old in Dnipro.

Norah Lange

Argentine author (1905–1972).

Born October 23rd, 1905 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Ernest Fourneau

French scientist (1872-1949).

Born October 4th, 1872 in Biarritz. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1949 at 76 years old in Ascain. [ref]

Deaths 91 to 100 of 148

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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran