August 5th

162 Notable deaths

Dieter Borsche

German actor (1909-1982).

Born October 25th, 1909 in Hanover.

Died August 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Nuremberg.

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]

Leo Lemešić

Croatian footballer (1908-1978).

Born June 8th, 1908 in Sinj.

Died August 5th, 1978 at 70 years old in Split.

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]

Vladimir Golenishchev

Russian egyptologist.

Born January 29th, 1856 in Saint Petersburg.

Died August 5th, 1947 at 91 years old in Nice.

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.

Arthur Ceuleers

Belgian footballer (1916-1998).

Born February 28th, 1916 in Antwerp.

Died August 5th, 1998 at 82 years old

John Chang Yik

Catholic bishop.

Born November 20th, 1933 in Seoul.

Died August 5th, 2020 at 86 years old [ref]

Bahne Rabe

West german rower.

Born August 7th, 1963 in Hamburg.

Died August 5th, 2001 at 37 years old in Kiel.

Deaths 121 to 130 of 162

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