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June 1st
155 Notable deaths
Leslie Howard
British actor (1893-1943).
Born April 3rd, 1893 in London. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1943 at 50 years old in Cedeira (aviation accident). [ref]
Reinhold Niebuhr
American protestant theologian (1892–1971).
Born June 21st, 1892 in Wright City. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1971 at 78 years old in Stockbridge. [ref]
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Sixth president of india (1913-1996).
Born May 19th, 1913 in Kadapa.
Died June 1st, 1996 at 83 years old in Bengaluru (pneumonia).
Ion Antonescu
Prime minister and conducător of romania during world war ii, executed for war crimes (1882-1946).
Born June 14th, 1882 in Pitești. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1946 at 63 years old in Jilava (ballistic trauma).
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000).
Born April 20th, 1923 in New York City.
Died June 1st, 2000 at 77 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Birendra of Nepal
Former king of nepal.
Born December 28th, 1945 in Kathmandu.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 55 years old in Kathmandu (Nepalese royal massacre).
Charles Kennedy
British politician (1959-2015).
Born November 25th, 1959 in Inverness.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 55 years old in Fort William (internal bleeding).
Thomas Riley Marshall
Vice president of the united states from 1913 to 1921.
Born March 14th, 1854 in North Manchester.
Died June 1st, 1925 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Curly Lambeau
American football player, coach, and executive (1898-1965).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Green Bay.
Died June 1st, 1965 at 67 years old in Sturgeon Bay.
Eduard Bloch
Austrian physician (1872-1945).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Hluboká nad Vltavou. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in The Bronx (stomach cancer).
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