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August 5th
165 Notable deaths
Salvador Bacarisse
Spanish composer (1898-1963).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Madrid.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
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.
Aron Gurevich
Russian historian (1924-2006).
Born June 12th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dmytro Yavornytsky
Ukrainian academic.
Born November 6th, 1855 in Borysivka.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 84 years old in Dnipro.
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]
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]
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet rower (1938–2024).
Born July 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]
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.
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