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August 5th
168 Notable deaths
Giulietta Simionato
Italian opera singer.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Forlì. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2010 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Victor Hasselblad
Swedish photographer and inventor (1906–1978).
Born March 8th, 1906 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1978 at 72 years old in Onsala. [ref]
Moa Martinson
Swedish writer (1890–1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890.
Died August 5th, 1964 at 73 years old in Sorunda församling.
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]
Sasha Chorny
Russian poet, satirist and children's writer (1880–1932).
Born October 15th, 1880 in Odesa.
Died August 5th, 1932 at 51 years old in La Favière.
Mihály Babits
Hungarian poet, translator (1883-1941).
Born November 26th, 1883 in Szekszárd.
Died August 5th, 1941 at 57 years old in Budapest (laryngeal cancer). [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).
Emil Abderhalden
Swiss biochemist and physiologist (1877–1950).
Born March 9th, 1877 in Oberuzwil.
Died August 5th, 1950 at 73 years old in Zurich.
Hertha Thiele
German actress (1908-1984).
Born May 8th, 1908 in Leipzig.
Died August 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in East Berlin.
Bart Bok
Dutch-american astronomer.
Born April 28th, 1906 in Hoorn. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 168
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde