August 5th
219 Notable deaths
Mirjami Kuosmanen
Finnish actress (1915–1963).
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Keuruu.
Died August 5th, 1963 at 48 years old in Helsinki (disease).
John Chang Yik
Catholic bishop.
Born November 20th, 1933 in Seoul.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 86 years old [ref]
António Mendes Belo
Portuguese cardinal (1842–1929).
Born June 18th, 1842 in Gouveia.
Died August 5th, 1929 at 87 years old in Lisbon.
Erwin Axer
Polish theatre director (1917–2012).
Born January 1st, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 2012 at 95 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Walery Antoni Wróblewski
Polish politician, general of paris commune and commander of january uprising (1836-1908).
Born December 27th, 1836 in Zhaludok.
Died August 5th, 1908 at 71 years old in Ouarville.
Theodor Pištěk
Czech actor (1895–1960).
Born June 13th, 1895 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1960 at 65 years old in Mukařov. [ref]
Ivan Blatný
Czech poet (1919-1990).
Born December 21st, 1919 in Brno. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1990 at 70 years old in Colchester. [ref]
Angéla Németh
Athletics competitor.
Born February 18th, 1946 in Budapest.
Died August 5th, 2014 at 68 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Klaus Bugdahl
German cyclist (1934–2023).
Born November 24th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died August 5th, 2023 at 88 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Julius Stinde
German writer (1841-1905).
Born August 28th, 1841 in Kirchnüchel.
Died August 5th, 1905 at 63 years old in Olsberg (myocardial infarction).
Robert John Lechmere Guppy
British naturalist (1836-1916).
Born August 15th, 1836 in London.
Died August 5th, 1916 at 79 years old in San Fernando.
Májuska Puskás
Hungarian noble lady and second spouse of the khedive abbas ii of egypt (1877-1968).
Born June 15th, 1877 in Philadelphia.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Graz.
Werner Kolhörster
German physicist (1887-1946).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Świebodzin.
Died August 5th, 1946 at 58 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Menachem Avidom
Israeli composer of polish descent (1908-1995).
Born January 6th, 1908 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died August 5th, 1995 at 87 years old in Herzliya.
Iskra Babich
Soviet-russian film director and screenwriter (1932—2001).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Sochi.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Angelo Gremo
Italian road bicycle racer (1887–1940).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Turin.
Died August 5th, 1940 at 52 years old in Turin.
Robert Häusser
German photographer (1924–2013).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Stuttgart.
Died August 5th, 2013 at 88 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Ernst Ludwig Alfred Hegar
German gynecologist (1830–1914).
Born January 6th, 1830 in Darmstadt.
Died August 5th, 1914 at 84 years old in Oberried. [ref]
György Bródy
Hungarian water polo player (1908–1967).
Born July 21st, 1908 in Budapest.
Died August 5th, 1967 at 59 years old in Johannesburg.
Louis Meznarie
French engineer (1930-2020).
Born January 14th, 1930 in Saintry-sur-Seine.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 90 years old in Le Coudray-Montceaux. [ref]
Bertie Hill
British equestrian.
Born February 7th, 1927 in Devon.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 78 years old in Devon.
Ullrich Haupt Sr.
German actor (1887–1931).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Złocieniec. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1931 at 43 years old in Santa Monica.
Manuel Mur Oti
Spanish film director, poet and screenwriter (1908-2003).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Vigo.
Died August 5th, 2003 at 94 years old in Madrid.
Fritze Carstensen
Danish swimmer (1925-2005).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Aarhus.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 80 years old in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.
Yuri Skobov
Soviet cross-country skier (1949–2024).
Born March 13th, 1949 in Klimovo.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 75 years old in Omutninsk. [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr