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August 5th
165 Notable deaths
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.
Josef Kadraba
Czech footballer (1933-2019).
Born September 29th, 1933 in Řevničov. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2019 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Vasily Yan
Russian writer (1875-1954).
Born January 4th, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1954 at 79 years old in Zvenigorod. [ref]
Dieter Borsche
German actor (1909-1982).
Born October 25th, 1909 in Hanover.
Died August 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Nuremberg.
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