August 5th
155 Notable deaths
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.
Born November 8th, 1924 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2013 at 88 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Angelo Gremo
Italian bicycle racer.
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Turin.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 52 years old in Turin.
Montagu Toller
English cricketer (1871-1948).
Born February 2nd, 1871 in Barnstaple. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1948 at 77 years old
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Finnish actress.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Keuruu.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 48 years old in Helsinki (disease).
György Bródy
Hungarian water polo player.
Born July 21st, 1908 in Budapest.
Died August 5th, 1967 at 59 years old in Johannesburg.
Fritze Carstensen
Olympic swimmer (1925-2005).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Aarhus.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 80 years old in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.
Ber Groosjohan
Dutch footballer (1897-1971).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Rotterdam.
Died August 5th, 1971 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche