August 1st famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 1st
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010New Zealand cricket and rugby international referee/umpire (Born in 1910).
Puerto Rican nationalist (Born 1919).
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009Aristocratic Filipino family. After her education in convent schools, she was married to an ambitious journalist and politician. She was a homemaker who enjoyed making pasta, playing with her children, and tending her garden. She is modest, conservative, shy, and devout. She has also remarked that her most happy times were three years in exile in Newton Massachusetts, where she …
American installation artist (Born 1965).
American cartoonist Frank and Ernest (comic strip), (d. 2006).
American feminist and political scientist (Born 1949).
Dutch cartoonist (Born 1918)
Dutch artist, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2005).
American music journalist (Born 1928).
Belgian football coach (Born in 1922)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999Indian-born writer (Born in 1897).
Hungarian actress, who appeared in 38 films and was on-screen since 1952. After three years of studying with the Pak Subuh sect, she gave up her career and began teaching it at a school she established in Honolulu. She was once married to Curt Jergens.
Ukrainian composer and pianist (d. 1997)
President of Palau (1989-1992)
Russian pianist dies at 82 from a heart attack
French singer of Italian heritage
President (ANSCUS) / Somalia
Tenor dies at 75
Bishop of Oran dies at 58
Polish-Swiss chemist, academic Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996).
Canadian doctor and international aid worker (Born in 1929).
After her long career, she was a Dutch actress and became the "grand old lady" of the theater. She was one of few Dutch artists to refuse to work with the Germans in WW II. If she did, it would have been a risk for her job or freedom.
Pianist dies at 75
Trumpet/sax dies at 85
Furniture maker / designer, dies at 90
French non-figurative painter, stained-glass artist and tapestry designer, all part of the Paris Schooland the Salon de Mai.
Governor of Kaukasus, assassinated
Russian major General, murdered
Dut Author (Kleutertje Luister) dies at 72
Founder/owner (KC Royals), died from lung cancer at 76
Trumpeter (Stan Kenton Orch), passes away from cancer at 72
US platform diver (watershows).
Actor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, dies at 39 from AIDS
Actor (Lethal Weapon 3), dead at 87
German/English / Netherlands philosopher/sociologist
British serial killer (Born 1947).
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989Manchester, England -- Pianist/composer
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Broadway actress, The Swan, dies at 86
American cardinal dies at the age of 80.
Actor Hill St Blues, dies in an auto accident at 38
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Polish-American actress. One of the most beloved stars of silent film for her passionate, smoldering and exaggerated theatrics.
Actress (Charlie Chan Purple Heart), is killed at 70
Variety artist dies at 73
Cameraman dies at the age of 92.
Actor, 62, is put to death in London, England.
At 58, Screenwriter (Network, Hospital), dies from cancer
Composer dies at 49
French race car driver, who was a participant in 95 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix. He made his debut on July 2, 1972. He also took part in several races not affiliated with the Championship Formula One.
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American actor, who plays western characters with grizzled accents. He starred in "The Sons of Katie Elder," 1966 "True Grit," 1969" "Pocket Money," 1972, and "Cool Hand Luke," where he was paired with Paul Newman.
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1977At 47, a pilot of the US U-2 dies
American spy plane pilot (Born 1929).
Actor (Quebec Detective Story), died at 68
Italian Catholic cardinal (Born in 1898).
Italian composer (Born in 1882)
Germany; chancellor (1960-1973).
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American actress and "Miss Sex Appeal of 1937" leading lady. In 1935, she made her film debut with "Too Many Parents". She also performed on stage, radio, and movies. She was a maniac for self-destruction and began drinking, having affairs, parties, arrests, and engaging in rowdy behavior. Farmer got married to Leif Erickson on 02/08/1936, but the couple split when …
German doctor and physiologist, Nobel Prize Winner (Born 1883).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1967Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate. (Born 1900).
15 people are killed in a shooting incident at the University of Texas at Austin.
American Jazz pianist and virtuoso in the bebop era. Powell was a close friend of Thelonious Monk and recorded the first recorded recording of Monk's "Round Midnight" with The Cootie Williams Orchestra, August 22, 1944.
Composer dies at 77
American singer (b. 1934)
United States -- Poet (Words For the Wind).
Polish Author (Niemcy) dies at 62
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1954Writer
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1946Russian General (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45
First President of the Philippine Commonwealth (Born in 1878).
German / US learned/ Rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), Dies at 68
Soviet pilot, one among only two female flying aces (d. 1943).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938American actor (Born 1890).
Composer dies at 79
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929Australian cricketer and coach (d. 299)
Painter/lithographer/ etcher/writer, dies at 61
Composer dies at 72
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Indian leader of the Indian Nationalist Party (Born 1856).
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1918American cowboy and Texas Ranger (Born in 1854)
American labor organizer (lynched) (Born 1879)
German linguist (Das grosse Duden Lexicon)
American painter (Born in 1852)
American politician (Born 1843)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on August 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1903American frontierswoman (Born in 1853)
Painter