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August 5th
219 Notable deaths
Snyder Rini
Prime minister of solomon islands.
Born July 27th, 1948 in Telina.
Died August 5th, 2025 at 77 years old [ref]
Salvador Bacarisse
Spanish composer (1898-1963).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Madrid.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
Philipp Foltz
German history painter (1805–1877).
Born May 11th, 1805 in Bingen am Rhein. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1877 at 72 years old in Munich. [ref]
Aron Gurevich
Russian historian (1924-2006).
Born June 12th, 1924 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
French astronomer and mathematician (1816-1872).
Born April 9th, 1816 in Lusigny-sur-Barse.
Died August 5th, 1872 at 56 years old in Cherbourg (maritime accident, drowning).
Dmytro Yavornytsky
Ukrainian academic.
Born November 6th, 1855 in Borysivka.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 84 years old in Dnipro.
James D. Black
Governor of kentucky in 1919.
Born September 24th, 1849 in Knox County.
Died August 5th, 1938 at 88 years old in Barbourville (pneumonia).
Michel Daerden
Belgian politician (1949–2012).
Born November 16th, 1949 in Baudour.
Died August 5th, 2012 at 62 years old in Fréjus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vatroslav Jagić
Austrian professor and university educator (1838–1923).
Born July 6th, 1838 in Varaždin.
Died August 5th, 1923 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Ana Luísa Amaral
Portuguese poet and professor (1956–2022).
Born April 5th, 1956 in Lisbon.
Died August 5th, 2022 at 66 years old [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet rower (1938–2024).
Born July 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Boško Simonović
Serbian footballer (1898-1965).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Šid.
Died August 5th, 1965 at 67 years old in Belgrade.
M. Ageyev
Russian writer (1898–1973).
Born August 8th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 1973 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Lena Mukhina
Russian writer (1924-1991).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Ufa.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Roza Tamarkina
Soviet pianist (1920-1950).
Born March 23rd, 1920 in Kyiv.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 30 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).
Norah Lange
Argentine author (1905–1972).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Anton Schall
Austrian footballer (1907-1947).
Born June 22nd, 1907 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 40 years old in Basel. [ref]
Iosif Apanasenko
Soviet army general (1890－1943).
Born April 15th, 1890 in Apanasenkovskoye.
Died August 5th, 1943 at 53 years old in Belgorod (airstrike).
Fanny Lewald
German writer (1811-1889).
Born March 21st, 1811 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1889 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Sakuma Samata
Japanese general (1844-1915).
Born November 19th, 1844 in Ōtsu district.
Died August 5th, 1915 at 70 years old in Sendai.
Karl Weigert
German pathologist (1845–1904).
Born March 19th, 1845 in Ziębice.
Died August 5th, 1904 at 59 years old in Frankfurt.
Adolph Friedrich Hesse
German organist and composer (1809-1863).
Born August 30th, 1809 in Wrocław.
Died August 5th, 1863 at 53 years old in Wrocław.
Dmitri Anosov
Russian mathematician (1936–2014).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2014 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Jordi Sabater Pi
Spanish primatologist (1922–2009).
Born August 2nd, 1922 in Barcelona.
Died August 5th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Ernest Fourneau
French scientist (1872-1949).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Biarritz.
Died August 5th, 1949 at 76 years old in Ascain.
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