Famous Deaths In August - 05

1989  On this day in history ralph Meeker, actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68   

1990  Herman Gooding, Suriname police-inspector, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cin Bengals), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1992  On August - 05 jeff Porcaro, drummer (Toto-Africa), dies of cardiac arrest at 38   

1994  On this day in history amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39   

1995  On August - 05 agha Hasan Abedi, banker, dies at 73   

1996  On this day in history abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician, dies at 72   

1997  On this day in history don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61   

1998  Death of Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian dictator (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

2000  On August - 05 death of sir Alec Guinness, British actor (b. 1914)   

2001  On this day in history death of otema Allimadi, Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929)   

2002  On this day in history death of josh Ryan Evans, American actor (b. 1982)   

2005  Death of Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast (b. 1936) on August - 05.   

2006  Death of Susan Butcher, American sled dog champion (b. 1954) on this day in history.   

2007  Death of Florian PittiÅŸ, Romanian artist (b. 1943) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Reg Lindsay, Australian country and western singer/songwriter (b. 1929) on August - 05.   

2009  On August - 05 death of budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist (b. 1914)   

2017  On August - 05 death of dionigi Tettamanzi, Italian cardinal   

2018  Death of Charlotte Rae, American actress on August - 05.   

2018  On this day in history death of piotr Szulkin, Polish film director and writer   

2019  Death of Toni Morrison, American Nobel writer on this day in history.   

2021  On August - 05 death of yevhen Marchuk, 4th Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1941)   

2023  On this day in history death of walter Bortz II , 93, American physician and author.   

2023  Death of Hélène Carrère d'Encausse , 94, French historian and politician, MEP (1994–1999) and secretary of the Académie Française (since 1999) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of philippe Curval , 93, French journalist and science fiction writer.   

2023  On this day in history death of sir Timothy Daunt , 87, British diplomat, lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man (1995–2000), complications from cerebral vasculitis .   

2023  On August - 05 death of julio Ferreyra , 81, Argentine politician, deputy (since 2019).   

2023  On this day in history death of gan Teik Chai , 40, Malaysian badminton player, heart attack.   

2023  Death of Shreyas Hareesh , 13, Indian motorcycle racer, race crash on August - 05.   

2023  Death of Bambi Harper , 82, Filipino cultural writer, administrator of Intramuros (2008–2010) on this day in history.   

2023  On August - 05 death of tristan Honsinger , 73, American cellist.   

2023  Death of Leonid Kozik , 75, Belarusian trade unionist, president of the FTUB (2002–2014) on August - 05.   

2023  On August - 05 death of slim Lehart , 88, American country singer.   

2023  Death of James J. Lindsay , 90, American general on August - 05.   

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America