August 5th
219 Notable deaths
Ber Groosjohan
Dutch footballer (1897-1971).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Rotterdam.
Died August 5th, 1971 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Emilio Badini
Italian footballer (1897-1956).
Born August 4th, 1897 in Rosario.
Died August 5th, 1956 at 59 years old in Bologna.
Pietro Genovesi
Italian footballer (1902-1980).
Born June 27th, 1902 in Bologna.
Died August 5th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bologna.
Emanuel Löffler
Olympic gymnast (1901-1986).
Born December 29th, 1901 in Letovice. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1986 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Anton Josef Gruscha
Catholic cardinal (1820-1911).
Born November 3rd, 1820 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 1911 at 90 years old in Kirchberg am Wechsel.
Predrag Ristić
Architect from serbia.
Born January 17th, 1931 in Belgrade.
Died August 5th, 2019 at 88 years old in Belgrade.
Maurice Mollin
Belgian cyclist (1924–2003).
Born May 6th, 1924 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2003 at 79 years old in Antwerp.
Sven Johansson
Swedish canoer, 1912-1953.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Västervik.
Died August 5th, 1953 at 41 years old in Stockholm.
Francisco Rúa
Argentine footballer (1911–1993).
Born February 4th, 1911 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 5th, 1993 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires.
Émile Eudes
French revolutionary politician (1843-1888).
Born September 12th, 1843 in Roncey.
Died August 5th, 1888 at 44 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
John Sibbit
British racing cyclist (1895-1950).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ancoats.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 55 years old in Manchester.
Ravil Khabutdinov
Russian weightlifter (1928–1997).
Born December 15th, 1928 in Zimnik.
Died August 5th, 1997 at 68 years old in Oktyabrsky.
Charles Simons
Belgian footballer (1906-1979).
Born September 27th, 1906 in Antwerp.
Died August 5th, 1979 at 72 years old
Koosje van Voorn
Swimmer (1935–2018).
Born January 15th, 1935 in Groningen.
Died August 5th, 2018 at 83 years old in Scheveningen. [ref]
Joseph Bertrand
French water polo player and swimmer (1877–1918).
Born July 13th, 1877 in Helstroff. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1918 at 41 years old in Lomme. [ref]
Harald Smedvik
Gymnast (1888-1956).
Born March 28th, 1888. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1956 at 68 years old [ref]
Oskar Üpraus
Estonian footballer (1898-1968).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Keila Rural Municipality.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Vladimir Geptner
Soviet zoologist (1901–1975).
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 1975 at 74 years old in Moscow.
John Larsen
Sport shooter (1913-1989).
Born August 27th, 1913 in Christiania.
Died August 5th, 1989 at 75 years old in Oslo.
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