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August 5th
148 Notable deaths
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]
John Alan Robinson
British-american mathematician (1930-2016).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Yorkshire.
Died August 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Portland.
Jędrzej Moraczewski
Prime minister of the second polish republic.
Born January 13th, 1870 in Trzemeszno.
Died August 5th, 1944 at 74 years old in Sulejówek.
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
Spanish writer (1880-1962).
Born August 9th, 1881 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1962 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
May Puskas
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.
Hanns Seidel
German politician (1901-1961).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Schweinheim.
Died August 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich.
Daniel Schmid
Swiss film and theater director.
Born December 26th, 1941 in Flims. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Flims (cancer). [ref]
Salvador Bacarisse
Spanish composer (1898-1963).
Born September 12th, 1898 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]
Marie Hamsun
Norwegian actress and writer.
Born November 9th, 1881 in Elverum.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 87 years old in Nørholm. [ref]
Aron Gurevich
Russian historian (1924-2006).
Born June 12th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 148
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr