June 1st

181 Notable deaths

Christopher Cockerell

English engineer.

Born June 4th, 1910 in Cambridge.

Died June 1st, 1999 at 88 years old in Sutton Scotney.

Tommy Lapid

Israeli radio and television presenter, journalist, and politician (1931–2008).

Born December 27th, 1931 in Novi Sad. [ref]

Died June 1st, 2008 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]

Rashid Karami

Lebanese politician (1921-1987).

Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.

Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).

Ödön von Horváth

Austro-hungarian writer (1901–1938).

Born December 9th, 1901 in Rijeka.

Died June 1st, 1938 at 36 years old in Paris, avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Marinho Chagas

Brazilian footballer (1952-2014).

Born February 8th, 1952 in Natal.

Died June 1st, 2014 at 62 years old in João Pessoa. [ref]

Melvin Jones

American businessman (1879–1961).

Born January 13th, 1879 in Graham County.

Died June 1st, 1961 at 82 years old in Cook County.

Kazuo Ohno

Japanese dancer and choreographer (1906-2010).

Born October 27th, 1906 in Hakodate.

Died June 1st, 2010 at 103 years old in Yokohama (respiratory failure). [ref]

Philippe Leroy

French actor (1930–2024).

Born October 15th, 1930 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died June 1st, 2024 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]

Alex James

Scottish footballer (1901-1953).

Born September 14th, 1901 in Mossend.

Died June 1st, 1953 at 51 years old in London (cancer).

James Albert Bonsack

American inventor (1859–1924).

Born October 9th, 1859 in Roanoke County.

Died June 1st, 1924 at 64 years old

Deaths 61 to 70 of 181

« 05/31
/
06/02 »

Death pays all debts. William Shakespeare