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June 1st
181 Notable deaths
Maria Knebel
Soviet actor (1898-1985).
Born May 18th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died June 1st, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Walter Frederick Gale
Australian astronomer and banker (1865-1945).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Paddington.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 79 years old in Waverley.
István Szőke
Hungarian football player (1947–2022).
Born February 13th, 1947 in Budapest.
Died June 1st, 2022 at 75 years old in Budapest (stroke). [ref]
Josef Ospelt
Prime minister of liechtenstein (1881-1962).
Born January 9th, 1881 in Vaduz.
Died June 1st, 1962 at 81 years old in Vaduz.
Walter Eich
Swiss footballer (1925-2018).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Zürich.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 93 years old in Bern. [ref]
Wieslaw Kielar
Polish writer (1919–1990).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Przeworsk.
Died June 1st, 1990 at 70 years old in Wrocław.
Ayşe Seitmuratova
Crimean tatar civil rights activist.
Born February 11th, 1937.
Died June 1st, 2025 at 88 years old in Autonomous Republic of Crimea. [ref]
Angelo Angeli
Italian chemist.
Born August 20th, 1864 in Tarcento. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1931 at 66 years old in Florence.
Poldy Bird
Argentine writer (1941-2018).
Born December 16th, 1941 in Paraná.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
James Gathers
Athletics competitor.
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sumter.
Died June 1st, 2002 at 71 years old in Alcoa.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius