August 5th
162 Notable deaths
Ernst Melchior
Association football player (1920-1978).
Born June 26th, 1920 in Villach. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1978 at 58 years old in Rouen.
Johannes Thiele
German zoologist and malacologist (1860–1935).
Born October 1st, 1860 in Gołdap.
Died August 5th, 1935 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Alain de Changy
Auto racer.
Born February 5th, 1922 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died August 5th, 1994 at 72 years old in Etterbeek.
Erwin Axer
Polish theatre director.
Born January 1st, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 2012 at 95 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ivan Blatný
Czech poet (1919-1990).
Born December 21st, 1919 in Brno. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1990 at 70 years old in Colchester. [ref]
John Larsen
Sport shooter (1913-1989).
Born August 27th, 1913 in Christiania.
Died August 5th, 1989 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Angéla Németh
Athletics competitor.
Born February 18th, 1946 in Budapest.
Died August 5th, 2014 at 68 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Menachem Avidom
Israeli composer of polish descent (1908-1995).
Born January 6th, 1908 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died August 5th, 1995 at 87 years old in Herzliya.
Louis Meznarie
French engineer (1930-2020).
Born January 14th, 1930 in Saintry-sur-Seine.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 90 years old in Le Coudray-Montceaux. [ref]
Robert Häusser
German photographer (1924–2013).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Stuttgart.
Died August 5th, 2013 at 88 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin