August 5th
155 Notable deaths
George Butterworth
English composer (1885–1916).
Born July 12th, 1885 in London. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1916 at 31 years old in Pozières. [ref]
Art Ross
Canadian hockey player (1886-1964).
Born January 13th, 1886 in Walden.
Died August 5th, 1964 at 78 years old in Medford.
Colin Higgins
Director, producer, actor, screenwriter.
Born July 28th, 1941 in Noumea. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1988 at 47 years old in Beverly Hills (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Robin Lakoff
American linguist.
Born November 27th, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Walnut Creek. [ref]
Patti Yasutake
American actress.
Born September 6th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French catholic cardinal.
Born September 17th, 1926 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Bjorg Lambrecht
Belgian competitive cyclist.
Born April 2nd, 1997 in Ghent.
Died August 5th, 2019 at 22 years old in Rybnik (major trauma). [ref]
Gustav von Wangenheim
German politician (1895-1975).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1975 at 80 years old in East Berlin.
Sameera Moussa
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1917-1952).
Born March 3rd, 1917 in Gharbia Governorate.
Died August 5th, 1952 at 35 years old in California (traffic collision).
Godfrey Binaisa
Ugandan president (1920–2010).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Buganda.
Died August 5th, 2010 at 90 years old in Kampala (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 155
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.