August 5th
219 Notable deaths
Jerzy Neyman
Polish statistician (1894-1981).
Born April 16th, 1894 in Bender.
Died August 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in Oakland.
Gustav von Wangenheim
German actor (1895-1975).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Wiesbaden.
Died August 5th, 1975 at 80 years old in East Berlin.
Colin Higgins
American film director and screenwriter, born in new caledonia.
Born July 28th, 1941 in Nouméa.
Died August 5th, 1988 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications).
Art Ross
Canadian hockey player (1886-1964).
Born January 13th, 1886 in Naughton.
Died August 5th, 1964 at 78 years old in Medford.
Sameera Moussa
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1917-1952).
Born March 3rd, 1917 in Sinbu Al Kubra.
Died August 5th, 1952 at 35 years old in Sheridan (single-vehicle accident).
Alexis Soyer
French chef (1810–1858).
Born February 4th, 1810 in Meaux.
Died August 5th, 1858 at 48 years old in London.
George Butterworth
English composer (1885–1916).
Born July 12th, 1885 in London.
Died August 5th, 1916 at 31 years old in Pozières.
Shamim Ara
Pakistani actor and film director.
Born March 22nd, 1938 in Aligarh.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 78 years old in London.
Robin Lakoff
American linguist.
Born November 27th, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Walnut Creek. [ref]
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French catholic cardinal (1926–2007).
Born September 17th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Godfrey Binaisa
Ugandan president from may 1979 to june 1980.
Born May 30th, 1920 in Buganda.
Died August 5th, 2010 at 90 years old in Kampala (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerald Cohen
Canadian philosopher (1941–2009).
Born April 14th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died August 5th, 2009 at 68 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Nami Sano
Japanese mangaka.
Born April 17th, 1987 in Nishinomiya.
Died August 5th, 2023 at 36 years old (cancer). [ref]
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
French historian and politician (1929–2023).
Born July 6th, 1929 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 5th, 2023 at 94 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Andrzej Lepper
Polish politician (1954-2011).
Born June 13th, 1954 in Stowięcino.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 57 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death). [ref]
Bjorg Lambrecht
Belgian competitive cyclist.
Born April 2nd, 1997 in Ghent. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2019 at 22 years old in Rybnik (major trauma). [ref]
Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.
Born November 9th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1972 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Queenie Smith
American actress (1898-1978).
Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German explorer (1873-1969).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Schwerin.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 95 years old in Eutin.
Mark White
American politician (1940-2017).
Born March 17th, 1940 in Henderson. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2017 at 77 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jô Soares
Brazilian comedian and writer.
Born January 16th, 1938 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 5th, 2022 at 84 years old in São Paulo (heart failure, kidney failure, aortic valve stenosis, atrial fibrillation). [ref]
Clive Caldwell
Australian fighter ace of world war ii (1910–1994).
Born July 28th, 1910 in Lewisham.
Died August 5th, 1994 at 84 years old in Sydney.
Alan Rabinowitz
American zoologist (1953–2018).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2018 at 64 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Pran Kumar Sharma
Indian cartoonist (1938–2014).
Born August 15th, 1938 in Kasur.
Died August 5th, 2014 at 75 years old in Gurgaon (colorectal cancer).
John Charnley
English orthopaedic surgeon (1911–1982).
Born August 29th, 1911 in Bury.
Died August 5th, 1982 at 70 years old in Manchester.
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé