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June 2nd
163 Notable deaths
Tom Kristensen
Danish writer.
Born August 4th, 1893 in London. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Thurø. [ref]
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
British politician (1867-1947).
Born September 1st, 1867 in Newton Solney.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Melton Mowbray.
Platon Kerzhentsev
Russian writer (1881-1940).
Born August 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 1940 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Ivica Brzić
Serbian footballer (1941-2014).
Born May 28th, 1941 in Novi Sad.
Died June 2nd, 2014 at 73 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
John Whitehead
English explorer and zoologist.
Died June 2nd, 1899 at 38 years old in Hainan (malaria). [ref]
Enrique Fernández Arbós
Spanish composer, violinist and conductor.
Born December 24th, 1863 in Madrid. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 75 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Ferenc Fejtő
Historian.
Born August 31st, 1909 in Nagykanizsa. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gennadi Gusarov
Russian footballer (1937-2014).
Born March 11th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Alan Rollinson
Racecar driver.
Born May 15th, 1943 in Walsall.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 76 years old (cancer).
Benno Ohnesorg
West german university student killed on 2 june 1967.
Born October 15th, 1940 in Hanover.
Died June 2nd, 1967 at 26 years old in West Berlin (ballistic trauma).
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