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August 5th
219 Notable deaths
Sidney Holland
New zealand politician (1893–1961).
Born October 18th, 1893 in Greendale.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 67 years old in Wellington.
Arthur Schmidt
American film editor (1937–2023).
Born June 17th, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died August 5th, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Ove Kindvall
Swedish association football player (1943–2025).
Born May 16th, 1943 in Norrköping.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Sollentuna Municipality. [ref]
Hawa Abdi
Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020).
Born May 17th, 1947 in Mogadishu. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2020 at 73 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Frank Mill
German footballer (1958–2025).
Born July 23rd, 1958 in Essen.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 67 years old in Essen. [ref]
James Devereux
United states marine corps general and congressman (1903-1988).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Cuba.
Died August 5th, 1988 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pneumonia).
Eric Bentley
American playwright (1916–2020).
Born September 14th, 1916 in Bolton.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in New York City. [ref]
Heinrich Wieland
German nobel laureate in chemistry (1877-1957).
Born June 4th, 1877 in Pforzheim.
Died August 5th, 1957 at 80 years old in Starnberg.
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
American painter (1850-1936).
Born December 10th, 1850 in Honesdale. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1936 at 85 years old in New York City.
Peter Strasser
German aviation leader (1876–1918).
Born April 1st, 1876 in Hanover.
Died August 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Wells.
Romuald Traugutt
Polish general and war hero (1826-1864).
Born January 16th, 1826 in Šastakova.
Died August 5th, 1864 at 38 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Aaron Flahavan
English footballer (1975-2001).
Born December 15th, 1975 in Southampton.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 25 years old in Bournemouth (traffic collision).
Polina Astakhova
Soviet-ukrainian artistic gymnast (1936–2005).
Born October 30th, 1936 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
Japanese novelist, translator, literary critic, art critic (1928–1987).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Shiba-ku.
Died August 5th, 1987 at 59 years old in Nishi-Shinbashi (laryngeal cancer).
Charles Longuet
French politician (1839-1903).
Born February 14th, 1839 in Caen.
Died August 5th, 1903 at 64 years old in Paris.
Neil Bartlett
English-american chemist (1932-2008).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died August 5th, 2008 at 75 years old in Walnut Creek (aortic aneurysm).
Dionigi Tettamanzi
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 14th, 1934 in Renate. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Triuggio.
Adin Ballou
American minister (1803–1890).
Born April 23rd, 1803 in Cumberland.
Died August 5th, 1890 at 87 years old
Pak Seung-zin
North korean footballer (1941-2011).
Born January 11th, 1941 in Wonsan.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 70 years old
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Uruguayan politician (1942-2016).
Born March 14th, 1942 in Montevideo.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Sadia Dehlvi
Author and columnist.
Born June 16th, 1957 in Delhi.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 63 years old
Victor Hasselblad
Swedish photographer and inventor (1906–1978).
Born March 8th, 1906 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1978 at 72 years old in Onsala. [ref]
Moa Martinson
Swedish writer (1890–1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890.
Died August 5th, 1964 at 73 years old in Sorunda församling.
Jango Edwards
American clown (1950–2023).
Born April 15th, 1950 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2023 at 73 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain