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August 5th
168 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner