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List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 3rd

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

2022

2020

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

  • Long-serving county executive in Michigan known for his conservative policies.

2016

  • Lead singer of the American heavy metal band Coven.

  • Co-founder of Sling Media and inventor of the Slingbox.

2015

  • Ritta Svensson was a Swedish novelist known for her novels that explored the complexities of human relationships.

  • Coleen Gray

    American actress. she has appeared in films since 1944, mostly in small roles. in 1965, she was part of the cast of "days of our lives", a tv soap opera.

  • English-american historian, poet, and academic (d. 2015)

  • German businesswoman (b. 1926)

  • American artist and author (b. 1960)

2014

2013

  • Arlene Ackerman was an American educator and entrepreneur, known for her work in improving public education and for founding several successful educational technology companies.

  • American burlesque performer known as 'The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque'.

  • Scottish-american soccer player and manager (b. 1920)

  • American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

  • English-monegasque race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)

2012

2011

  • Gerrald Genta was a Swiss watch designer who created iconic watch designs for brands like Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and Cartier.

  • Thresea Heinz was a German journalist and author who reported on international affairs.

  • Bubba Smith

    Former NFL defensive end and actor, known for his role in the 'Police Academy' movies.

  • American composer and author (d. 2011).

2010

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

2008

  • Nobel Prize-winning author known for his works on Soviet labor camps.

  • Alecxander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, historian, and activist who was an outspoken critic of the Soviet Union and its political system.

  • Russian novelist and historian, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his literary works, a major figure of the Soviet dissident movement.

  • Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, nobel prize laureate (d. 2008)

  • Russian dissident writer and novelist, solzhenitsyn was also a historian. his work exposed the brutality of stalin's era. solzhenitsyn was exiled for his actions in 1974 that were against soviet citizenship. his books include "one day in the life of ivan denisovich", which was published in 1962 and won the nobel prize in 1970.

2007

  • Renowned novelist known for works like 'Grendel' and 'October Light.'

  • Danish guitarist and producer of singer-songwriters (the beefeaters and collective consciousness society). (d. 2007).

2006

  • After her 1938 debut, she was a german singer with berlin city opera. her flawless voice and impeccable pitch won her international fame after world war ii. she was a perfect fit for roles in mozart and strauss.

  • American psychedelic rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (love) (born 1945)

  • German-austrian soprano and actress (d. 2006)

2005

  • Françoise d'eaubonne was a french feminist, writer, and philosopher known for her influential works on ecofeminism and her activism for women's rights.

  • French feminist (born 1920).

2004

  • French master photographer, exhibited starting in 1934. his work is regarded as one the greatest achievements of postwar photojournalism.

  • American television and radio broadcaster (born in 1924)

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

  • Ida Lupino

    British-american actress who lived a turbulent life. her screen debut was in 1933 with "her first affair". her career continued until 1977, when she appeared in "charlie's angels." she was also an innovator in low-budget films, dramas, and tv series "the untouchables."

  • American soldier and author (b. 1933)

  • Pianist vocalist bandleader, dies at 88

  • Manager of baseball, died at 80

1994

1993

  • Renowned actress known for her roles in classic Hollywood films.

  • Dsc communications is a global supplier of telecommunications equipment. it was founded by an american technical engineer and corporate manager. the company settled a class action suit alleging that it defrauded shareholders. donald holds a bs in engineering and a ms in engineering.

  • Indian vedanta swami (born 1916)

1992

  • Chinese labor activist and politician, member of the gang of four (b. 1935)

  • Vice president chinese comm party (1973-1976)

1991

  • Considered the father of modern Arabic music, he composed and performed numerous iconic songs that shaped the Arab music industry.

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

  • Physicist known for his work in materials science and dislocation theory.

1986

  • Beryl Markham was a British-born Kenyan aviator, adventurer, and author who became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west.

  • Dutch tv host (show) dies at 41

  • At 87, the dutch communist party's chairman dies

1983

  • Carolyn Jones

    American actress. she is the daughter of cloejeanette southern, a housewife and julius alfred jones (a barber). her father died in 1934 and her mother moved her two children with her to amarillo. carolyn was severely asthmatic, which often prevented her from participating in childhood activities. she loved hollywood magazines and was an avid reader. she loved going to the …

1981

  • Leader of the italian brother of red brigade, killed

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

  • Orilla Orr was an American professional football player who played as a halfback in the National Football League.

  • Paris: assassination of a representative of the palestinian liberation organization

1977

  • Archbishop of Cyprus who played a key role in the island's independence movement.

  • Former MLB pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

  • Actor (guardsman sally of sawdust), is killed at 83

  • Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st president of the republic of cyprus (b. 1913)

  • At 63, archbishop/president (cyprus) dies

1975

1974

1973

1972

  • Legendary baseball player known for his exceptional skills and sportsmanship.

  • Turkey-born greek composer and musician (born 1913).

1970

  • Ilario Bertolini was an Italian playwright known for his experimental and avant-garde theatrical works.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Australian politician, 26th premier of new south wales (b. 1889)

1968

1966

  • Lenny Bruce

    American comedian who was known for his satirical and controversial topics. he changed the face of standup comedy. in 1963, he wrote a fictionalized autobiography called "how to talk dirty & influence people". he was once married to a drug addict and stripper, and they had one child together before he divorced. on 8/03/1966, he died from a heroin overdose …

  • Controversial stand-up comedian known for his satirical and free-form style.

1964

  • Maezie O'Connor was a renowned American short story writer known for her dark, ironic tales.

  • American short story writer and novelist (d. 1964)

1961

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1958

1957

1954

  • French author and performer who was a major figure in early 20th-century French literature and is best known for her novel Gigi.

  • French author known for her sensual and witty novels such as 'Gigi.'

  • French writer of voluptuous fiction, drama, criticism, and literary correspondence for a newspaper. colette's personal life was a bedroom farce with male and female lovers who included her husband's 18-year-old son while he ran off with a romanian aristocrat. a complete sensualist and libertine, amid her extraordinary carnal energy, she managed to produce some 50 volumes, journalism, film scripts and …

  • France -- vagabonde, a novelist from france, dies at 81

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)

1948

1944

  • Felix nussbaum's wife, the painter felix nussbaum dies in auschwitz

  • German painter (widerstandskunst), dies in auschwitz

1943

1942

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

1936

  • Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th estonian minister of education (b. 1873)

1934

1933

  • Singer/comedian (peerless quintet), dies at the age of 69

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • American inventor born in germany who made significant contributions to the telephone technology and invented the phonograph record disk.

  • American economist and sociologist (b. 1857)

  • American economist and sociologe (d. 1929).

1925

1924

  • Renowned novelist known for works like 'Heart of Darkness'.

  • Polish-British writer known for novels like 'Heart of Darkness'.

  • Renowned author known for works like 'Heart of Darkness'.

  • Polish-British writer known for novels like 'Heart of Darkness'.

  • Polish-british adventurer, writer and poet who was well-known for his tragic and romantic stories about intrigue in malaya, the congo and europe. his novels include "tales of unrest", 1898, "lord jim", 1900, and "personal records," (1912).

1922

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1918

  • Dutch political cartoonist het volk (het volk) dies at 41

1917

1916

1913

  • Australian politician, 13th premier of new south wales (b. 1844)

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on August 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1907

1905

  • Known for his work in phonetics and the development of Visible Speech.

1902

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