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June 2nd
218 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
Prince of hohenzollern-sigmaringen (1811–1885).
Born September 7th, 1811 in Krauchenwies.
Died June 2nd, 1885 at 73 years old in Sigmaringen.
John Whitehead
English explorer and naturalist (1860–1899).
Born June 30th, 1860 in Muswell Hill.
Died June 2nd, 1899 at 38 years old in Hainan (malaria).
Sonja Sutter
German actress (1931–2017).
Born January 17th, 1931 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 86 years old in Baden. [ref]
Axel Olof Freudenthal
Finland swedish linguist, professor and politician (1836–1911).
Born December 12th, 1836 in Siuntio. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1911 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Enrique Fernández Arbós
Spanish composer, violinist and conductor (1863–1939).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 75 years old in San Sebastián.
Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn
Ghanaian-nigerian media personality, writer and public speaker.
Born June 8th, 1980 in Nigeria.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 34 years old (gunshot wound).
Ferenc Fejtő
Historian, literary historian, critic, journalist (1909–2008).
Born August 31st, 1909 in Nagykanizsa.
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 98 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alberto Farnese
Italian actor (1926-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in Palombara Sabina.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 69 years old in Rome.
Willie Marshall
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2023).
Born December 1st, 1931 in Kirkland Lake.
Died June 2nd, 2023 at 91 years old in Lebanon. [ref]
Alan Rollinson
Racecar driver (1943–2019).
Born May 15th, 1943 in Walsall.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 76 years old in Kidderminster (cancer).
Gennadi Gusarov
Russian footballer (1937-2014).
Born March 11th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died June 2nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Gunder Gundersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1930–2005).
Born September 12th, 1930 in Asker.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Ken Naganuma
Japanese association football player and manager (1930–2008).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Hiroshima.
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 77 years old in Japan (respiratory disease).
Paul Carpenter Standley
American botanist (1884-1963).
Born March 21st, 1884 in Avalon.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 79 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Mikhail Schweitzer
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1920–2000).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Perm.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 80 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Franz Eisenhut
Austrian painter (1857–1903).
Born January 25th, 1857 in Nemačka Palanka.
Died June 2nd, 1906 at 49 years old in Munich.
Fran Saleški Finžgar
Slovenian writer (1871–1962).
Born February 9th, 1871 in Doslovče.
Died June 2nd, 1962 at 91 years old in Ljubljana.
Mahmoud Yassen Souf
Association football player (1971-2019).
Born October 20th, 1971 in Burao. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 47 years old [ref]
Gordon Christian
American ice hockey player (1927-2017).
Born November 21st, 1927 in Warroad.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 89 years old in Grand Forks. [ref]
Keith Gledhill
Us tennis player (1911-1999).
Born February 16th, 1911 in Santa Barbara.
Died June 2nd, 1999 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara.
Denis Horgan
Irish shot putter (1871-1922).
Born May 18th, 1871 in County Cork.
Died June 2nd, 1922 at 51 years old
Yannick Bellon
French film director (1924–2019).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Biarritz.
Died June 2nd, 2019 at 95 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anna Gardell-Ericson
Swedish artist (1853-1939).
Born October 10th, 1853 in Visby parish.
Died June 2nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 218
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