June 2nd
161 Notable deaths
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 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.
Takeo Watanabe
Japanese musician and composer (1933-1989).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Tokyo Prefecture. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1989 at 56 years old
Donald M. Fraser
American politician (1924-2019).
Born February 20th, 1924 in Minneapolis.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 95 years old in Minneapolis.
John Erskine
American educator and novelist.
Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City. [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.
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Opera singer (1929-2004).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Velingrad. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena. [ref]
Samir Kassir
Lebanese journalist (1960-2005).
Born May 5th, 1960 in Achrafieh.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 45 years old in Achrafieh. [ref]
Eric Lenneberg
German american linguist and neurologist.
Born September 19th, 1921 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 2nd, 1975 at 53 years old in White Plains.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 161
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather