Death anniversary

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Died on August 3, 2008

Years ago

19th anniversary next

The 19th anniversary falls on August 3, 2027, in 282 days.

Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Soviet and Russian author and dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag prison system.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore

Share this anniversary

Related people4

1857–1924

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Polish:; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureDied aged 66

View profile

Photo: George Charles Beresford · Public domain

1873–1954

Colette

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (French:; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureDied aged 81

View profile

Photo: Henri Manuel · Public domain

b. 1963

James Hetfield

James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

MusicAge 63

View profile

Photo: Kreepin Deth · CC BY-SA 4.0

b. 1979

Evangeline Lilly

Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian actress and author.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

FilmAge 47

View profile

Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY 2.0