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June 1st
223 Notable deaths
Rafael Altamira y Crevea
Spanish historian and jurist (1866-1951).
Born February 10th, 1866 in Alicante.
Died June 1st, 1951 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Henrik Johan Bull
Norwegian businessman and shipowner (1844–1930).
Born October 13th, 1844 in Stokke Municipality.
Died June 1st, 1930 at 85 years old in Oslo.
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 Zurich.
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 (1864–1931).
Born August 20th, 1864 in Tarcento.
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 (1930–2002).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Sumter.
Died June 1st, 2002 at 71 years old in Alcoa.
Wilhelm Borchert
German actor and dubbing actor (1907–1990).
Born March 13th, 1907 in Berlin.
Died June 1st, 1990 at 83 years old in Schöneberg.
Antonio Rada
Colombian footballer (1937-2014).
Born June 13th, 1937 in Sabanalarga.
Died June 1st, 2014 at 76 years old in Barranquilla (cancer). [ref]
Maria Petrovykh
Russian writer (1908–1979).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Norskoe District.
Died June 1st, 1979 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Tina Morpurgo
Croatian painter (1907-1944).
Born March 6th, 1907 in Split.
Died June 1st, 1944 at 37 years old in Banjica concentration camp.
Cécile Butticaz
Swiss engineer (1884-1966).
Born July 2nd, 1884 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1966 at 81 years old in Geneva. [ref]
August Lindgren
Danish footballer (1883-1945).
Born August 1st, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.
Gerhard Lusenti
Swiss footballer (1921-1996).
Born April 24th, 1921 in Zurich.
Died June 1st, 1996 at 75 years old
Sten Pettersson
Swedish hurdler (1902–1984).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Stockholm.
Died June 1st, 1984 at 81 years old in Stockholm.
Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause
German botanist (1859–1942).
Born July 27th, 1859 in Stade.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 82 years old in Neustrelitz.
Eugène Manuel
French poet (1823-1901).
Born July 13th, 1823 in Paris.
Died June 1st, 1901 at 77 years old in Paris.
Hans Bühler
Equestrian (1893-1967).
Born April 12th, 1893 in Winterthur.
Died June 1st, 1967 at 74 years old in Berg am Irchel.
Josef Smolka
Czech volleyballist (1939–2020).
Born March 22nd, 1939 in Troubky. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2020 at 81 years old in Liberec. [ref]
Charles Vanden Wouwer
Belgian association football player (1916-1989).
Born September 7th, 1916 in Teignmouth.
Died June 1st, 1989 at 72 years old
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