June 2nd
175 Notable deaths
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 Prison (hanging).
Uri Zohar
Israeli film director.
Born November 4th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died June 2nd, 2022 at 86 years old in Jerusalem.
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]
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Founder of the field of human ethology.
Born June 15th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2018 at 89 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Carlo Ubbiali
Italian motorcycle racers (1929–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1929 in Bergamo.
Died June 2nd, 2020 at 90 years old in Bergamo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Zhang Dongsun
Chinese philosopher (1886-1973).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Hangzhou.
Died June 2nd, 1973 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Otto Nordenskjöld
Swedish geologist and polar researche (1869–1928).
Born December 6th, 1869.
Died June 2nd, 1928 at 58 years old in Annedals parish (traffic collision).
Lucía Sánchez Saornil
Spanish poet, journalist, sindicalist, anarchist and feminist (1895-1970).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 74 years old in Valencia (cancer).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 175
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