People who died on August 5 103
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Xiao Ji
d. 553 (b. 508)
Xiao Ji, prince of the Liang dynasty (b. 508)
Eowa of Mercia
d. 642
Eowa, king of Mercia
Oswald of Northumbria
d. 642 (b. 604)
Oswald, king of Northumbria (b. 604)
Emperor Heizei
d. 824 (b. 773)
Heizei, Japanese emperor (b. 773)
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Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan
d. 877
Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, Abbasid vizier
Louis III of France
d. 882 (b. 863)
Louis III, Frankish king (b. 863)
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Ranulf II of Aquitaine
d. 890 (b. 850)
Ranulf II, duke of Aquitaine (b. 850)
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Eowils and Halfdan
d. 910
Eowils and Halfdan, joint kings of Northumbria
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Ingwær
d. 910
Ingwær, king of Northumbria
Euthymius I of Constantinople
d. 917 (b. 834)
Euthymius I of Constantinople (b. 834)
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Li Decheng
d. 940 (b. 863)
Li Decheng, Chinese general (b. 863)
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
d. 1063
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
Emperor Kōgon
d. 1364 (b. 1313)
Kōgon, Japanese emperor (b. 1313)
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
d. 1415 (b. 1375)
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (b. 1375)
Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham
d. 1415 (b. 1370)
Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (b. 1370)
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
d. 1447 (b. 1395)
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (b. 1395)
Stanislaus Hosius
d. 1579 (b. 1504)
Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
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John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
d. 1600 (b. 1577)
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)
Alonso García de Ramón
d. 1610 (b. 1552)
Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552)
George Abbot (bishop)
d. 1633 (b. 1562)
George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
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Juan García de Zéspedes
d. 1678 (b. 1619)
Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)
Thomas Newcomen
d. 1729 (b. 1644)
Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664)
John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey
d. 1743 (b. 1696)
John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696)
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Charles Clémencet
d. 1778 (b. 1703)
Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703)
Thomas Linley the younger
d. 1778 (b. 1756)
Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756)
Frederick North, Lord North
d. 1792 (b. 1732)
Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1732)
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
d. 1799 (b. 1726)
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
d. 1868 (b. 1788)
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and author (d. 1868)
Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)
d. 1877 (b. 1830)
Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830)
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
d. 1880 (b. 1816)
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
Spotted Tail
d. 1881 (b. 1823)
Spotted Tail, American tribal chief (b. 1823)
Friedrich Engels
d. 1895 (b. 1820)
Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (b. 1820)
Victoria, Princess Royal
d. 1901 (b. 1840)
Victoria, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (b. 1840)
George Dibbs
d. 1904 (b. 1834)
George Dibbs, Australian politician, 10th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1834)
Bob Caruthers
d. 1911 (b. 1864)
Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1864)
George Butterworth
d. 1916 (b. 1885)
George Butterworth, British composer, killed at the Battle of the Somme (b. 1885)
Dimitrios Rallis
d. 1921 (b. 1844)
Dimitrios Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
Millicent Fawcett
d. 1929 (b. 1847)
Millicent Fawcett, English trade union leader and activist (b. 1847)
Charles Harold Davis
d. 1933 (b. 1856)
Charles Harold Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1856)
David Townsend (art director)
d. 1935 (b. 1891)
David Townsend, American art director and set designer (b. 1891)
Béla Jankovich
d. 1939 (b. 1865)
Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (b. 1865)
Maurice Turnbull
d. 1944 (b. 1906)
Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906)
Wilhelm Marx
d. 1946 (b. 1863)
Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863)
Montagu Toller
d. 1948 (b. 1871)
Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871)
Sameera Moussa
d. 1952 (b. 1917)
Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (b. 1917)
Carmen Miranda
d. 1955 (b. 1909)
Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)
Heinrich Otto Wieland
d. 1957 (b. 1877)
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
Edgar Guest
d. 1959 (b. 1881)
Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author (d. 1959)
Arthur Meighen
d. 1960 (b. 1874)
Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
Marilyn Monroe
d. 1962 (b. 1926)
Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (b. 1926)
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Salvador Bacarisse
d. 1963 (b. 1898)
Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. 1963)
Art Ross
d. 1964 (b. 1886)
Art Ross, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1886)
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Luther Perkins
d. 1968 (b. 1928)
Luther Perkins, American guitarist (b. 1928)
Jesse Haines
d. 1978 (b. 1893)
Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach (b. 1893)
Harold L. Runnels
d. 1980 (b. 1924)
Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
Judy Canova
d. 1983 (b. 1913)
Judy Canova, American actress and comedian (b. 1913)
Joan Robinson
d. 1983 (b. 1903)
Joan Robinson, English economist and author (b. 1903)
Richard Burton
d. 1984 (b. 1925)
Richard Burton, Welsh-Swiss actor and producer (b. 1925)
Arnold Horween
d. 1985 (b. 1898)
Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1898)
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Georg Gaßmann
d. 1987 (b. 1910)
Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1910)
Paul Brown
d. 1991 (b. 1908)
Paul Brown, American football player and coach (d. 1991)
Soichiro Honda
d. 1991 (b. 1906)
Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (b. 1906)
Robert Muldoon
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Robert Muldoon, New Zealand sergeant, accountant, and politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921)
Menachem Avidom
d. 1994 (b. 1908)
Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908)
Alain de Changy
d. 1994 (b. 1922)
Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)
Otto Kretschmer
d. 1998 (b. 1912)
Otto Kretschmer, German commander (b. 1912)
Todor Zhivkov
d. 1998 (b. 1911)
Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian police officer and politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (d. 1998)
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Otto Buchsbaum
d. 2000 (b. 1920)
Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
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Tullio Crali
d. 2000 (b. 1910)
Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)
Alec Guinness
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
Alec Guinness, English actor (b. 1914)
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Otema Allimadi
d. 2001 (b. 1929)
Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929)
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Christopher Skase
d. 2001 (b. 1948)
Christopher Skase, Australian businessman (d. 2001)
Chick Hearn
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)
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Franco Lucentini
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
Matt Robinson (actor)
d. 2002 (b. 1937)
Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
Polina Astakhova
d. 2005 (b. 1936)
Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast and coach (b. 1936)
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Jim O'Hora
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (b. 1915)
Raul Roco
d. 2005 (b. 1941)
Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Filipino Secretary of Education (b. 1941)
Jean-Marie Lustiger
d. 2007 (b. 1926)
Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007)
Florian Pittiș
d. 2007 (b. 1943)
Florian Pittiș, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1943)
Neil Bartlett (chemist)
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
Neil Bartlett, English-American chemist and academic (d. 2008)
Reg Lindsay
d. 2008 (b. 1929)
Reg Lindsay, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1929)
Budd Schulberg
d. 2009 (b. 1914)
Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)
Andrzej Lepper
d. 2011 (b. 1954)
Andrzej Lepper, Polish farmer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1954)
Aziz Shavershian
d. 2011 (b. 1989)
Aziz Shavershian, Russian-born Australian Bodybuilder and internet sensation (b. 1989)
Erwin Axer
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917)
Michel Daerden
d. 2012 (b. 1949)
Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
Fred Matua
d. 2012 (b. 1984)
Fred Matua, American football player (b. 1984)
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Martin E. Segal
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (b. 1916)
Chavela Vargas
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)
Roland Charles Wagner
d. 2012 (b. 1960)
Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (b. 1960)
Ruth Asawa
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Ruth Asawa, American sculptor and educator (b. 1926)
Shawn Burr
d. 2013 (b. 1966)
Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966)
Willie Dunn
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
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Roy Rubin
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
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May Song Vang
d. 2013 (b. 1951)
May Song Vang, American activist (b. 1951)
Rob Wyda
d. 2013 (b. 1959)
Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959)
Harold J. Greene
d. 2014 (b. 1962)
Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962)
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Vladimir Orlov (author)
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936)
Chapman Pincher
d. 2014 (b. 1914)
Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927)
Arthur Walter James
d. 2015 (b. 1912)
Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912)
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Tony Millington
d. 2015 (b. 1943)
Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943)