June 2nd
184 Notable deaths
Karl Holmström
Ski jumper.
Born March 22nd, 1925 in Bjurholm. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 49 years old in Jukkasjärvi.
Ken Matthews
British athlete.
Born June 21st, 1934 in Birmingham.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 84 years old in Wrexham. [ref]
Soini Nikkinen
Javelin thrower.
Born July 19th, 1923 in Kiuruvesi.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Nastola. [ref]
Yevgeniy Ivchenko
Soviet racewalker.
Born June 26th, 1938 in Iskryskivshchyna.
Died June 2nd, 1999 at 60 years old
Ole Hegge
Cross-country skier (1898-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1898 in Bardu.
Died June 2nd, 1994 at 95 years old in Livingston County.
Endre Győrfi
Hungarian water polo player.
Born March 30th, 1920 in Hajmáskér.
Died June 2nd, 1992 at 72 years old in Balatonföldvár.
Shozo Tsugitani
Japanese association football player.
Born June 25th, 1940 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1978 at 37 years old in Kōbe (liver cirrhosis).
Carlo Turcato
Italian fencer (1921-2017).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Cervignano del Friuli.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 95 years old in Padua. [ref]
Thomas Chipman McRae
Governor of arkansas (1851-1929).
Born December 21st, 1851 in Union County.
Died June 2nd, 1929 at 77 years old in Prescott.
Gunnar Wennerström
Swedish water polo player.
Born June 27th, 1879 in Mellerud. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1931 at 51 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore