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June 1st
228 Notable deaths
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
André Desvages
Road bicycle racer (1944–2018).
Born March 12th, 1944 in Graye-sur-Mer.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 74 years old in Tours.
Valentin Dogiel
Russian zoologist (1882-1955).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Kazan.
Died June 1st, 1955 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Carl Giskra
Austro-hungarian politician (1820-1879).
Born June 29th, 1820 in Moravská Třebová. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1879 at 58 years old in Baden.
Reinhold Senn
Luger (1936–2023).
Born December 6th, 1936 in Imst.
Died June 1st, 2023 at 86 years old in Zams. [ref]
Brian Doyle
Australian rower.
Born August 18th, 1930 in Melbourne.
Died June 1st, 2008 at 77 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Erich Cuntz
German field hockey player (1916–1975).
Born December 23rd, 1916.
Died June 1st, 1975 at 58 years old
Carl Sandblom
Sailor (1908-1984).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Oslo.
Died June 1st, 1984 at 75 years old in Nice.
Rafael Egusquiza
Spanish field hockey player (1935-2017).
Born July 14th, 1935 in Bilbao.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 81 years old in Las Arenas.
Arthur Wood
English olympic sailor; (1875-1939).
Born March 29th, 1875 in Chester-le-Street.
Died June 1st, 1939 at 64 years old in St Andrews.
Anton Seelos
Austrian alpine skier (1911-2006).
Born March 4th, 1911 in Seefeld in Tirol.
Died June 1st, 2006 at 95 years old in Seefeld in Tirol.
António Carvalho de Silva Porto
Portuguese painter (1850-1893).
Born November 11th, 1850 in Porto.
Died June 1st, 1893 at 42 years old in Lisbon.
Alphonse Dubois
Belgian naturalist and ornithologist.
Born October 18th, 1839 in Aachen.
Died June 1st, 1920 at 80 years old
Gawril Katsarov
Bulgarian art historian and archaeologist (1874–1958).
Born October 16th, 1874 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died June 1st, 1958 at 83 years old in Sofia.
Pedro Ercílio Simon
Brazilian archbishop (1941–2020).
Born September 9th, 1941 in Lagoa Vermelha.
Died June 1st, 2020 at 78 years old in Passo Fundo. [ref]
Charles Oberthür
French entomologist (1845–1924).
Born September 14th, 1845 in Rennes.
Died June 1st, 1924 at 78 years old in Rennes.
David Jones
British athlete, sprinter(1940–2023).
Born March 11th, 1940 in Brookmans Park.
Died June 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Mallorca. [ref]
Toivo Tikkanen
Sport shooter (1888–1947).
Born April 15th, 1888 in Rome.
Died June 1st, 1947 at 59 years old in Helsinki.
Vladimir Ivanow
Russian orientalist (1886–1970).
Born October 3rd, 1886 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 1st, 1970 at 83 years old in Tehran.
Zolfaghar Ahmedzadeh
Talysh poet (1898-1942).
Born June 14th, 1898 in Pensər.
Died June 1st, 1942 at 43 years old in Mariinsk (political repression).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius