August 5th
148 Notable deaths
Polina Astakhova
Soviet gymnast.
Born October 30th, 1936 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Agathonas Iakovidis
Greek singer (1955-2020).
Born January 2nd, 1955 in Evangelismos.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 65 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emil Abderhalden
Swiss biochemist and physiologist (1877–1950).
Born March 9th, 1877 in Oberuzwil. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1950 at 73 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Mihály Babits
Hungarian poet, translator.
Born November 26th, 1883 in Szekszárd. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1941 at 57 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Hertha Thiele
German actress (1908-1984).
Born May 8th, 1908 in Leipzig.
Died August 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in East Berlin.
Sasha Chorny
Russian poet, satirist and children's writer.
Born October 13th, 1880 in Odesa. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1932 at 51 years old in La Favière. [ref]
Georges Palante
French philosopher and sociologist.
Born November 20th, 1862 in Saint-Laurent-Blangy. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1925 at 62 years old in Hillion. [ref]
Yevhen Marchuk
Ukrainian politician (1941-2021).
Born January 28th, 1941 in Dolynivka.
Died August 5th, 2021 at 80 years old in Kyiv (COVID-19).
Joseph Holbrooke
English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Born July 5th, 1878 in Croydon. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1958 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Eugen Suchoň
Slovak composer (1908–1993).
Born September 25th, 1908 in Pezinok. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1993 at 84 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 148
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare