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June 2nd
184 Notable deaths
Père Jacques
Discalced carmelite friar and priest, concentration camp victim, righteous among the nations (1900–1945).
Born January 29th, 1900 in Barentin.
Died June 2nd, 1945 at 45 years old in Linz (tuberculosis).
Carl Cain
American basketball player.
Born August 2nd, 1934 in Freeport.
Died June 2nd, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Founder of the field of human ethology.
Born June 15th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2018 at 89 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Lucía Sánchez Saornil
Spanish poet, journalist, sindicalist, anarchist and feminist (1895-1970).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 74 years old in Valencia (cancer).
Carlo Ubbiali
Italian motorcycle racers (1929–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1929 in Bergamo.
Died June 2nd, 2020 at 90 years old in Bergamo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Bill Scanlon
American tennis player (1956-2021).
Born November 13th, 1956 in Dallas.
Died June 2nd, 2021 at 64 years old in Park City (cancer).
Benno Ohnesorg
West german university student killed on 2 june 1967 (1940–1967).
Born October 15th, 1940 in Hanover.
Died June 2nd, 1967 at 26 years old in West Berlin (gunshot wound).
Sara Gómez
Cuban film director (1942-1974).
Born November 8th, 1942 in Havana. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 31 years old in Havana (asthma). [ref]
Vasja Pirc
Slovenian chess player (1907–1980).
Born December 19th, 1907 in Idrija.
Died June 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore