June 2nd
161 Notable deaths
Louis Vierne
French organist and composer.
Born October 8th, 1870 in Poitiers. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1937 at 66 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rino Gaetano
Italian recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born October 29th, 1950 in Crotone.
Died June 2nd, 1981 at 30 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Genichi Taguchi
Japanese statistician.
Born January 1st, 1924 in Tōkamachi. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2012 at 88 years old in Japan. [ref]
Giuseppe Ungaretti
Poet and writer from italy.
Born February 8th, 1888 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 82 years old in Milan (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Radivoj Korać
Serbian basketball player.
Born November 5th, 1938 in Sombor.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 30 years old in Sarajevo (traffic collision).
Joey Maxim
American boxer.
Born March 28th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died June 2nd, 2001 at 79 years old in West Palm Beach.
Albert Lamorisse
Writer, screenwriter (1922-1970).
Born January 13th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 48 years old in Karaj. [ref]
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]
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 am Lech (hanging).
Dom Moraes
Indian english-language writer and poet.
Born July 19th, 1938 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 65 years old in Bandra (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 161
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci