August 5th
165 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]
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
American painter (1850-1936).
Born December 10th, 1850 in Honesdale. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1936 at 85 years old in New York City. [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).
Aaron Flahavan
English footballer (1975-2001).
Born December 15th, 1975 in Southampton.
Died August 5th, 2001 at 25 years old in Bournemouth (traffic collision).
Polina Astakhova
Soviet gymnast.
Born October 30th, 1936 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
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).
Dionigi Tettamanzi
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 14th, 1934 in Renate. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Triuggio.
Pak Seung-zin
North korean footballer (1941-2011).
Born January 11th, 1941 in Wonsan.
Died August 5th, 2011 at 70 years old
Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro
Uruguayan politician (1942-2016).
Born March 14th, 1942 in Montevideo.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Giulietta Simionato
Italian opera singer.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Forlì. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2010 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 165
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown