June 2nd
218 Notable deaths
August Hirt
German anatomist and ss officer (1898-1945).
Born April 29th, 1898 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1945 at 47 years old in Schluchsee.
Giuseppe Ungaretti
Italian poet, writer and university teacher.
Born February 8th, 1888 in Alexandria.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 82 years old in Milan (bronchopneumonia).
Joey Maxim
American boxer (1922–2001).
Born March 28th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died June 2nd, 2001 at 79 years old in West Palm Beach.
Walter Lübcke
German politician.
Born August 22nd, 1953 in Bad Wildungen.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 65 years old in Wolfhagen, Istha (shot to the head). [ref]
Genichi Taguchi
Japanese engineer and statistician.
Born January 1st, 1924 in Tōkamachi-shi.
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Japan (heart failure). [ref]
Albert Lamorisse
French filmmaker, film producer, and writer (1922–1970).
Born January 13th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 48 years old in Karaj. [ref]
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Member of parliament and ambassador of egypt (1893-1976).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Giza. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
John Erskine
American educator and novelist (1879–1951).
Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Dom Moraes
Indian english-language writer and poet (1938–2004).
Born July 19th, 1938 in Mumbai.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 65 years old in Bandra (myocardial infarction).
David Levy
Israeli politician (1937–2024).
Born December 21st, 1937 in Rabat. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old in Beit She'an. [ref]
Mike Marshall
French actor (1944–2005).
Born September 13th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Caen (lung cancer).
Waldemar Hoven
German physician, ss officer and convicted war criminal (1903-1948).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 45 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
James Rolph
California politician (1869–1934).
Born August 23rd, 1869 in San Francisco.
Died June 2nd, 1934 at 64 years old in Santa Clara (myocardial infarction).
Agnes Baden-Powell
British scouting pioneer.
Born December 16th, 1858 in Paddington.
Died June 2nd, 1945 at 86 years old in England.
John Frank Stevens
American canal engineer (1853–1943).
Born April 25th, 1853 in West Gardiner.
Died June 2nd, 1943 at 90 years old in Southern Pines.
Raymond J. Donovan
American businessman and politician (1930–2021).
Born August 31st, 1930 in Bayonne.
Died June 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in New Vernon (heart failure). [ref]
Juan José Torres
61th bolivian president (1920-1976).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Cochabamba.
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 56 years old in San Andrés de Giles.
Ray Bryant
American pianist (1931–2011).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Alton
American cinematographer of austrian-hungarian origin (1901-1996).
Born October 5th, 1901 in Sopron.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer, judge (1932–2016).
Born December 3rd, 1932 in Breda.
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in Laren. [ref]
Tom Kibble
British physicist (1932–2016).
Born December 23rd, 1932 in Chennai.
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Takeo Watanabe
Japanese musician and composer (1933-1989).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1989 at 56 years old
Iosif Grigulevich
Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat (1913–1988).
Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Paul D. Boyer
American biochemist (1918–2018).
Born July 31st, 1918 in Provo.
Died June 2nd, 2018 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Samir Kassir
Lebanese journalist (1960-2005).
Born May 5th, 1960 in Ashrafieh.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 45 years old in Ashrafieh.
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé