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August 5th
155 Notable deaths
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]
Jordi Sabater Pi
Spanish primatologist.
Born August 2nd, 1922 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet rower (1938–2024).
Born July 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]
Anton Schall
Austrian footballer (1907-1947).
Born July 22nd, 1907 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 40 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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