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History Deaths on August 03

By  Jeremy Waugh  03 Aug   71 Views

History Deaths on August 03

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Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (b. 1509)

#Étienne_Dolet

In 1546

Frumka P?otnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (b. 1914)

#Frumka_P?otnicka

In 1943

Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1851)

#Ture_Malmgren

In 1922

Lydia Yu-Jose, Filipino political scientist and academic (b. 1944)

#Lydia_Yu-Jose

In 2014

Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

#Bertil_Ohlin

In 1979

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)

#Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn

In 2008

Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (b. 1913)

#Makarios_III

In 1977

Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (b. 1920)

#Françoise_d'Eaubonne

In 2005

Coleen Gray, American actress (b. 1922)

#Coleen_Gray

In 2015

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (b. 1849)

#Ferdinand_Georg_Frobenius

In 1917

Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (b. 1641)

#Anthonie_Heinsius

In 1720

Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (b. 1888)

#Edgar_Johan_Kuusik

In 1974

Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (b. 1915)

#Paul_McCracken_(economist)

In 2012

Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (b. 1944)

#Mel_Farr

In 2015

Colette, French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)

#Colette

In 1954

Jef Murray, Australian artist and author (b. 1960)

#Jef_Murray

In 2015

William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1844)

#William_Lyne

In 1913

Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)

#Ignotus

In 1949

Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (b. 1892)

#Alfred_Lunt

In 1977

Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (b. 1763)

#Dorothea_von_Schlegel

In 1839

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)

#Elisabeth_Schwarzkopf

In 2006

Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (b. 1923)

#Edward_Clancy_(cardinal)

In 2014

Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1872)

#Richard_Willstätter

In 1942

James II, king of Scotland (b. 1430)

#James_II_of_Scotland

In 1460

Eugène Sue, French author and politician (b. 1804)

#Eugène_Sue

In 1857

Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)

#Richard_Arkwright

In 1792

Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. 1930)

#Carolyn_Jones

In 1983

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemiologist and philosopher (b. 1715)

#Étienne_Bonnot_de_Condillac

In 1780

Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1889)

#Alexander_Mair

In 1969

Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (b. 1896)

#Konstantin_Rokossovsky

In 1968

Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1767)

#Wenzel_Müller

In 1835

John Coombs, English-Monegasque race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)

#John_Coombs

In 2013

Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)

#Flannery_O'Connor

In 1964

Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (b. 1884)

#Hilda_Rix_Nicholas

In 1961

Thietmar, margrave of Meissen

#Thietmar,_Margrave_of_Meissen

In 979

Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (b. 1918)

#Ida_Lupino

In 1995

Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (b. 1857)

#Joseph_Conrad

In 1924

Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)

#Bubba_Smith

In 2011

Francesco Ferruccio, Italian captain (b. 1489)

#Francesco_Ferruccio

In 1530

Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (b. 1917)

#Robert_Conquest

In 2015

Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (b. 1724)

#Christopher_Anstey

In 1805

Rudolf I, bishop of Würzburg

#Rudolf_I_(bishop_of_Würzburg)

In 908

Roger Casement, Irish poet and activist (b. 1864)

#Roger_Casement

In 1916

Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1948)

#Peter_Thorup

In 2007

William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)

#William_B._Ogden

In 1877

William Bruce, Australian cricketer (b. 1864)

#William_Bruce_(cricketer)

In 1925

Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal

#Scaramuccia_Trivulzio

In 1527

Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

#Bobby_Hebb

In 2010

Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)

#Grinling_Gibbons

In 1721

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace (b. 1484)

#Antonio_da_Sangallo_the_Younger

In 1546

At-Ta'i, Abbasid caliph (b. 932)

#At-Ta'i

In 1003

Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (b. 1556)

#Guillaume_du_Vair

In 1621

Skip Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1939)

#Skip_Caray

In 2008

George Inness, American painter (b. 1825)

#George_Inness

In 1894

Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (b. 1939)

#Jørgen_Garde

In 1996

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)

#Jeffery_Amherst,_1st_Baron_Amherst

In 1797

Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1873)

#Konstantin_Konik

In 1936

Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (b. 1857)

#Thorstein_Veblen

In 1929

Johanna Quandt, German businesswoman (b. 1926)

#Johanna_Quandt

In 2015

Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (b. 1540)

#Bernardino_de_Mendoza

In 1604

Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (b. 1851)

#Emile_Berliner

In 1929

Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)

#Joseph_Severn

In 1879

Gábor Klauzál, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1804)

#Gábor_Klauzál

In 1866

Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)

#Margot_Loyola

In 2015

Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

#Lenny_Bruce

In 1966

Stanis?aw Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1700)

#Stanis?aw_Konarski

In 1773

Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)

#Johann_Matthias_Gesner

In 1761

Richard Marshall, American general (b. 1895)

#Richard_Marshall_(general)

In 1973

Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and journalist (b. 1934)

#Alfred_Schnittke

In 1998

Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist and composer (b. 1958)

In 2014

Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American author (b. 1916)

In 2014

Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (b. 1928)

In 2014

Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (b. 1920)

In 2013

Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

In 2013

John Pritchard, American basketball player (b. 1927)

In 2012

Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (b. 1927)

In 2012

Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)

In 2012

William Sleator, American author (b. 1945)

In 2011

Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)

In 2009

Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)

In 2008

John Gardner, English author (b. 1926)

In 2007

Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1945)

In 2006

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (b. 1908)

In 2004

Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954)

In 2003

Christopher Hewett, English actor and director (b. 1922)

In 2001

Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (b. 1921)

In 2000

Byron Farwell, American historian and author (b. 1921)

In 1999

Rod Ansell, Australian hunter (b. 1953)

In 1999

Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)

In 1997

Edward Whittemore, American soldier and author (b. 1933)

In 1995

Angelos Terzakis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1907)

In 1979

Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (b. 1901)

In 1975

Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)

In 1972

Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (b. 1887)

In 1959

Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)

In 1958

Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1883)

In 1920

Philipp August Böckh, German historian and scholar (b. 1785)

In 1867

Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)

In 1712

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, English nobleman

In 1355

Cao, Chinese empress dowager

In 925

Egino, duke of Thuringia

In 908

Burchard, duke of Thuringia

In 908

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