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June 2nd
218 Notable deaths
Jeffrey Tate
British conductor (1943–2017).
Born April 28th, 1943 in Salisbury.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in Bergamo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothy Stickney
Broadway actress (1896–1998).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Dickinson.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 101 years old in New York City (disease).
Donald M. Fraser
American politician (1924-2019).
Born February 20th, 1924 in Minneapolis.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 95 years old in Minneapolis.
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Opera singer (1929-2004).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Velingrad.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena.
Armando Silvestre
American actor (1926–2024).
Born January 28th, 1926 in San Diego.
Died June 2nd, 2024 at 98 years old in Coronado. [ref]
Philip Dunne
American writer, producer, director (1908-1992).
Born February 11th, 1908 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1992 at 84 years old in Malibu (cancer).
Christian Frederik von Schalburg
Danish ss officer (1906–1942).
Born April 15th, 1906 in Zmeinogorsk.
Died June 2nd, 1942 at 36 years old in Demyansk.
George Leslie Mackay
First presbyterian missionary to northern taiwan (1844-1901).
Born March 21st, 1844 in Embro.
Died June 2nd, 1901 at 57 years old in Tamsui District (laryngeal cancer).
Helen Jacobs
American tennis player (1908–1997).
Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.
Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).
Anthony de Mello
Indian writer (1931-1987).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Mumbai.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Russian physician (1927-2000).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Huang Ju
Chinese politician (1938–2007).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Shanghai.
Died June 2nd, 2007 at 68 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Fatemeh Pahlavi
Iranian princess.
Born October 28th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Ivan Bek
Serbian and french footballer (1909-1963).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Sète (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Irwin Rose
American biologist (1926-2015).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Deerfield.
Joachim Mrugowsky
German physician, ss officer, chief of hygiene institute of the waffen-ss and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Rathenow.
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg am Lech, Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Chen Xitong
Chinese politician (1930-2013).
Born June 10th, 1930 in Anyue County.
Died June 2nd, 2013 at 82 years old in Beijing (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Grizelda Kristiņa
Latvian-born canadian centenarian.
Born April 1st, 1910 in Vaide.
Died June 2nd, 2013 at 103 years old in Canada.
Uri Zohar
Israeli film director.
Born November 4th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died June 2nd, 2022 at 86 years old in Jerusalem.
Émile Littré
French lexicographer and philosopher (1801-1881).
Born February 1st, 1801 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1881 at 80 years old in rue d'Assas. [ref]
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer).
Barry Hughes
Welsh footballer and manager (1937-2019).
Born December 31st, 1937.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 81 years old in Heemstede. [ref]
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.
Jesse W. Reno
American inventor (1861–1947).
Born August 4th, 1861 in Fort Leavenworth.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 85 years old in Pelham Manor.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 218
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker