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June 2nd
184 Notable deaths
Fatemeh Pahlavi
Iranian princess.
Born October 28th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Ivan Bek
Serbian and french footballer (1909-1963).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Sète (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Irwin Rose
American biologist (1926-2015).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Deerfield.
Joachim Mrugowsky
German physician, ss officer, chief of hygiene institute of the waffen-ss and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Rathenow.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Uri Zohar
Israeli film director.
Born November 4th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died June 2nd, 2022 at 86 years old in Jerusalem.
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Barry Hughes
Welsh footballer and manager (1937-2019).
Born December 31st, 1937.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 81 years old in Heemstede. [ref]
Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1862-1885).
Born June 24th, 1862 in Dischingen.
Died June 2nd, 1885 at 22 years old in Regensburg.
Otto Nordenskjöld
Swedish geologist and polar researche (1869–1928).
Born December 6th, 1869.
Died June 2nd, 1928 at 58 years old in Annedals parish (traffic collision).
Tahar Djaout
Algerian writer (1953-1993).
Born January 11th, 1954 in Kabylia.
Died June 2nd, 1993 at 39 years old in Algiers.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami