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June 2nd
163 Notable deaths
Vasja Pirc
Slovenian chess player.
Born December 19th, 1907 in Idrija.
Died June 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
François Perroux
French economist.
Born December 19th, 1903 in Lyon. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 83 years old in Stains. [ref]
LeRoy Ellis
American basketball player (1940-2012).
Born March 10th, 1940 in Far Rockaway.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 72 years old in Portland (cancer, prostate cancer). [ref]
Lya Lys
American actress (1908-1986).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1986 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Orhan Kemal
Turkish novelist (1914-1970).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Ceyhan.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 55 years old in Sofia (cerebral hemorrhage).
Fernando de Araújo
President of east timor (1963-2015).
Born February 26th, 1963 in Manutaci.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 52 years old in Dili.
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.
Kentarō Haneda
Japanese composer, arranger, pianist (1949-2007).
Born January 12th, 1949 in Kita-ku. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2007 at 58 years old in Shinjuku (liver cancer). [ref]
Aurèle Joliat
Ice hockey player.
Born August 29th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died June 2nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Ottawa.
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