Famous Deaths for 1st August 2023

1667 – Paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48
1798 – François-Paul Brueys D’Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. 1753)
1892 – George Baird Hodge, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 64
1943 – Ismar Elbogen, German-American rabbi and scholar (Encyclopedia Judaica), dies at 68
1971 – John McDermott, American golfer (US Open, 1911-12), dies of heart failure at 79
1996 – Pierre Lucien Claverie, Algerian-French Bishop of Oran, murdered by Islamic extremists in Algeria at 58
2010 – Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby union halfback (1 cap; Wellington RFU), cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 7 dismissals) and international umpire (1 Test), dies at 99
2013 – Dick Kazmaier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951; Unanimous All-American 1951; Princeton), dies from heart and lung disease at 82
2015 – Anatoly Kremer, Russian composer and conductor (Eksperiment), dies at 82
2016 – Franciszek Macharski, Polish Cardinal, Archbishop of Krakow (1978-2005), dies at 87

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