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August 5th
165 Notable deaths
Vladimir Golenishchev
Russian egyptologist.
Born January 29th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 91 years old in Nice.
Raymond Klibansky
German-canadian historian of philosophy.
Born October 15th, 1905 in Paris.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 99 years old in Montreal.
Marc Wright
American pole vaulter.
Born April 21st, 1890 in Chicago.
Died August 5th, 1975 at 85 years old in Massachusetts.
Carl Westergren
Olympic wrestler (1895–1958).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Malmö.
Died August 5th, 1958 at 62 years old in Malmö.
Francisco Coloane
Chilean writer.
Born July 19th, 1910 in Quemchi. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2002 at 92 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Daniel Carroll
Australian rugby union player; usa rugby union player and national coach; olympic gold medalist (1892-1956).
Born November 17th, 1892 in Melbourne.
Died August 5th, 1956 at 63 years old in New Orleans.
Bahne Rabe
West german rower.
Born August 7th, 1963 in Hamburg.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 37 years old in Kiel.
Alphons Egli
Member of the swiss federal council (1924-2016).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Lucerne.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 91 years old in Lucerne. [ref]
Alain de Changy
Auto racer (1922–1994).
Born February 5th, 1922 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 5th, 1994 at 72 years old in Etterbeek.
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