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August 5th
157 Notable deaths
Clu Gulager
American actor (1928-2022).
Born November 16th, 1928 in Holdenville.
Died August 5th, 2022 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Paul Brown
American football coach.
Born September 7th, 1908 in Norwalk.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 82 years old in Cincinnati.
George Cole
Actor from england.
Born April 22nd, 1925 in Tooting.
Died August 5th, 2015 at 90 years old in Reading. [ref]
Issey Miyake
Japanese fashion designer.
Born April 22nd, 1938 in Hiroshima.
Died August 5th, 2022 at 84 years old in Tokyo (hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Sōichirō Honda
Japanese businessman.
Born November 17th, 1906 in Shizuoka.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Tokyo, Juntendo University Hospital (liver failure).
Satya Pal Malik
Indian politician.
Born July 24th, 1946 in Aligarh.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 79 years old in Delhi.
George Duke
American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (1946-2013).
Born January 12th, 1946 in San Rafael. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2013 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Marilyn Burns
American actress (1949-2014).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Erie. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2014 at 65 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ion Iliescu
President of romania (1990–1996; 2000–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1930 in Oltenița. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2025 at 95 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer). [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson