Famous Deaths In August - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1927 Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on this day in history.
1929 Death of Millicent Fawcett, British suffragist (b. 1847) on this day in history.
1931 On this day in history ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43
1932 Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies on this day in history.
1934 On August - 05 neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26
1940 Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1943 Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1944 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies on August - 05.
1946 Death of Wilhelm Marx, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863) on August - 05.
1947 On August - 05 joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies
1950 On this day in history emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist/bio-chemistry, dies at 73
1952 On August - 05 death of sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist (b. 1917)
1955 On this day in history carmen Miranda, singer/actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42
1957 Heinrich O Wieland, German chemist (Nobel 1927), dies at 80 on August - 05.
1958 On this day in history joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80
1959 On this day in history edgar Guest, US poet/newspaperman, dies at 77
1960 On August - 05 death of arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
1961 Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63 on August - 05.
1962 On August - 05 death of marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35
1963 Death of Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (b. 1898) on this day in history.
1964 Moa Martinson, writer, dies on August - 05.
1966 Austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies on this day in history.
1968 Death of Luther Perkins American guitarist on August - 05.
1971 Josef Stanislav, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1972 Frederic Tozere, actor (Mr Phillips-Stanley), dies at 71 on August - 05.
1976 On this day in history adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88
1977 Charles Carson, actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 87 on August - 05.
1978 On August - 05 queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
1980 On August - 05 death of harold Runnels, American politician (b. 1924)
1982 On this day in history wanda Rotha, actress (Mrs Fitzherbert), dies at 72
1983 Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 on this day in history.
1984 On August - 05 howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
1985 Theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67 on August - 05.
1987 On this day in history zygmunt Mycielsky, composer, dies at 79
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