August 5th
148 Notable deaths
Heinrich Otto Wieland
German nobel laureate in chemistry (1877-1957).
Born June 4th, 1877 in Pforzheim. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1957 at 80 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Peter Strasser
German aviation leader.
Born April 1st, 1876 in Hanover.
Died August 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Wells (killed in action).
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Uruguayan politician (1942-2016).
Born March 14th, 1942 in Montevideo.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
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]
Dionigi Tettamanzi
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 14th, 1934 in Renate. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Triuggio.
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).
Giulietta Simionato
Italian opera singer.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Forlì. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2010 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Moa Martinson
Swedish writer (1890-1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1964 at 73 years old [ref]
Pak Seung-zin
North korean footballer (1941-2011).
Born January 11th, 1941 in Wonsan.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 70 years old
Victor Hasselblad
Swedish photographer and inventor.
Born March 8th, 1906 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 72 years old in Onsala. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 148
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore