June 2nd
175 Notable deaths
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.
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]
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.
Tony Maggs
South african racing driver (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Pretoria.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Caledon (cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Arif
Turkish-kurdish poet.
Born April 21st, 1927 in Diyarbakır.
Died June 2nd, 1991 at 64 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Taddei
Italian opera singer.
Born June 26th, 1916 in Genoa. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2010 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Walter Davis
American pianist (1932-1990).
Born September 2nd, 1932 in Richmond. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1990 at 57 years old in New York City (kidney disease). [ref]
Andrew Forsyth
British mathematician (1858-1942).
Born June 18th, 1858 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1942 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Frank Nicholas Meyer
Dutch american botanist (1875-1918).
Born November 30th, 1875 in Amsterdam.
Died June 2nd, 1918 at 42 years old in Shanghai (drowning).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 175
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks