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History Deaths on August 05

By  Val Dodge  05 Aug   102 Views

History Deaths on August 05

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Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

#Matt_Robinson_(actor)

In 2002

Otto Kretschmer, German commander (b. 1912)

#Otto_Kretschmer

In 1998

Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830)

#Robert_Williams_(Trebor_Mai)

In 1877

Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer who scored India's first Test century (b. 1911)

#Lala_Amarnath

In 2000

Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (b. 1865)

#Béla_Jankovich

In 1939

Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)

#Chick_Hearn

In 2002

Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast and coach (b. 1936)

#Polina_Astakhova

In 2005

Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962)

#Harold_J._Greene

In 2014

Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (b. 1820)

#Friedrich_Engels

In 1895

Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)

#Harold_L._Runnels

In 1980

Richard Burton, Welsh-Swiss actor and producer (b. 1925)

#Richard_Burton

In 1984

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (b. 1726)

#Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe

In 1799

Alec Guinness, English actor (b. 1914)

#Alec_Guinness

In 2000

Euthymius I of Constantinople (b. 834)

#Euthymius_I_of_Constantinople

In 917

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)

#Jacques_Boucher_de_Crèvecœur_de_Perthes

In 1868

Charles Harold Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1856)

#Charles_Harold_Davis

In 1933

Joan Robinson, English economist and author (b. 1903)

#Joan_Robinson

In 1983

Florian Pitti?, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943)

#Florian_Pitti?

In 2007

Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921)

#Robert_Muldoon

In 1992

Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (b. 1931).

#Toni_Morrison

In 2019

Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664)

#Thomas_Newcomen

In 1729

Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (b. 1881)

#Edgar_Guest

In 1959

George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)

#George_Abbot_(bishop)

In 1633

Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (b. 1823)

#Spotted_Tail

In 1881

Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1732)

#Frederick_North,_Lord_North

In 1792

Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (b. 1370)

#Henry_Scrope,_3rd_Baron_Scrope_of_Masham

In 1415

Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

#Michel_Daerden

In 2012

Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)

#Bob_Caruthers

In 1911

Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504)

#Stanislaus_Hosius

In 1579

David Townsend, American art director and set designer (b. 1891)

#David_Townsend_(art_director)

In 1935

Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552)

#Alonso_García_de_Ramón

In 1610

Millicent Fawcett, English trade union leader and activist (b. 1847)

#Millicent_Fawcett

In 1929

Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)

#Dimitrios_Rallis

In 1921

Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1911)

#Todor_Zhivkov

In 1998

Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1886)

#Art_Ross

In 1964

Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863)

#Wilhelm_Marx

In 1946

Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (b. 1917)

#Sameera_Moussa

In 1952

Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)

#Ferdinand_Ritter_von_Hebra

In 1880

Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (b. 1960)

#Roland_Charles_Wagner

In 2012

Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (b. 1926)

#Jean-Marie_Lustiger

In 2007

Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)

#Budd_Schulberg

In 2009

Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908)

#Menachem_Avidom

In 1994

Paul Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1908)

#Paul_Brown

In 1991

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696)

#John_Hervey,_2nd_Baron_Hervey

In 1743

Oswald, king of Northumbria (b. 604)

#Oswald_of_Northumbria

In 642

Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (b. 1913)

#Judy_Canova

In 1983

Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966)

#Shawn_Burr

In 2013

Louis III, Frankish king (b. 863)

#Louis_III_of_France

In 882

Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1898)

#Arnold_Horween

In 1985

Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)

#Heinrich_Otto_Wieland

In 1957

Reg Lindsay, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929)

#Reg_Lindsay

In 2008

Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1840)

#Victoria,_Princess_Royal

In 1901

John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (b. 1395)

#John_Holland,_2nd_Duke_of_Exeter

In 1447

Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)

#Carmen_Miranda

In 1955

Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)

#Chavela_Vargas

In 2012

George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1834)

#George_Dibbs

In 1904

K?gon, Japanese emperor (b. 1313)

#Emperor_K?gon

In 1364

Darrell Porter, American baseball player (b. 1952)

#Darrell_Porter

In 2002

Fred Matua, American football player (b. 1984)

#Fred_Matua

In 2012

Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917)

#Erwin_Axer

In 2012

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927)

#Jesse_Leonard_Steinfeld

In 2014

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (b. 1375)

#Richard_of_Conisburgh,_3rd_Earl_of_Cambridge

In 1415

Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756)

#Thomas_Linley_the_younger

In 1778

Andrzej Lepper, Polish farmer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1954)

#Andrzej_Lepper

In 2011

George Butterworth, British composer, killed at the Battle of the Somme (b. 1885)

#George_Butterworth

In 1916

Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (b. 1893)

#Jesse_Haines

In 1978

Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)

#Willie_Dunn

In 2013

Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)

#Arthur_Meighen

In 1960

Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)

#Roy_Rubin

In 2013

Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943)

In 2015

Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912)

In 2015

Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914)

In 2014

Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936)

In 2014

Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959)

In 2013

May Song Vang, American activist (b. 1951)

In 2013

Ruth Asawa, American sculptor and educator (b. 1926)

In 2013

Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (b. 1916)

In 2012

Aziz Shavershian, Russian-born Australian Bodybuilder and internet sensation (b. 1989)

In 2011

Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (b. 1932)

In 2008

Eddie Jenkins, Welsh footballer (b. 1909)

In 2005

Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Filipino Secretary of Education (b. 1941)

In 2005

Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (b. 1915)

In 2005

Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)

In 2002

Christopher Skase, Australian-Spanish businessman (b. 1948)

In 2001

Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929)

In 2001

Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)

In 2000

Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)

In 2000

Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)

In 1994

Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (b. 1906)

In 1991

Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1910)

In 1987

Luther Perkins, American guitarist (b. 1928)

In 1968

Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (b. 1898)

In 1963

Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871)

In 1948

Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906)

In 1944

Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703)

In 1778

Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)

In 1678

John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)

In 1600

Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd

In 1063

Li Decheng, Chinese general (b. 863)

In 940

Ingwær, king of Northumbria

In 910

Eowils and Halfdan, joint kings of Northumbria

In 910

Ranulf II, duke of Aquitaine (b. 850)

In 890

Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, Abbasid vizier

In 877

Heizei, Japanese emperor (b. 773)

In 824

Eowa, king of Mercia

In 642

Xiao Ji, prince of the Liang dynasty (b. 508)

In 553

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