June 1st
168 Notable deaths
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]
Jack McCloskey
American basketball player and coach (1925–2017).
Born October 19th, 1925 in Mahanoy City.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in Savannah (Alzheimer's disease).
Robert Serber
American scientist (1909-1997).
Born March 14th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City.
Melvin Jones
American businessman.
Born January 13th, 1879 in Graham County.
Died June 1st, 1961 at 82 years old in Cook County.
Tom Tjaarda
American car designer.
Born July 23rd, 1934 in Detroit. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2017 at 82 years old in Turin. [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
Jo Gartner
Racecar driver (1954-1986).
Born January 24th, 1954 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1986 at 32 years old in Le Mans.
Andrei Voznesensky
Soviet poet (1933-2010).
Born May 12th, 1933 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2010 at 77 years old in Peredelkino (stroke). [ref]
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
Austro-hungarian general.
Born June 16th, 1857 in Sibiu.
Died June 1st, 1935 at 77 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 168
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