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June 3rd
218 Notable deaths
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Royal air force world war ii air marshal (1890-1967).
Born July 11th, 1890 in Glengoyne distillery.
Died June 3rd, 1967 at 76 years old in Surrey.
Shih Kien
Hong kong actor (1913-2009).
Born January 1st, 1913 in Panyu District.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 96 years old in Hong Kong (kidney disease).
Edmund White
American novelist and lgbt essayist (1940–2025).
Born January 13th, 1940 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2025 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Emilio Mola
Spanish military commander (1887-1937).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Placetas.
Died June 3rd, 1937 at 49 years old in Alcocero de Mola (aviation accident).
Miriam Karlin
English actress (1925–2011).
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Hampstead.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Greater London (cancer). [ref]
Luis Salom
Spanish motorcycle racer (1991-2016).
Born August 7th, 1991 in Palma.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 24 years old in Sant Cugat del Vallès (collision, falling). [ref]
Jürgen Moltmann
German reformed theologian (1926–2024).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2024 at 98 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Vladimir Arnold
Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010).
Born June 12th, 1937 in Odesa. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis). [ref]
Brigitte Bierlein
Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of austria and president of the austrian constitutional court (1949–2024).
Born June 25th, 1949 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 2024 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Tito Okello
Former president of uganda from 29th july 1985 to 26th january 1986..
Born October 15th, 1914 in Kitgum District.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 81 years old in Kampala. [ref]
Li Yuanhong
Chinese general and politician (1864-1928).
Born October 19th, 1864 in Huangpi District.
Died June 3rd, 1928 at 63 years old in Tianjin.
Jim Hines
American sprinter and football player (1946–2023).
Born September 10th, 1946 in Dumas.
Died June 3rd, 2023 at 76 years old in Hayward. [ref]
Eugen Doga
Soviet and moldovan composer.
Born March 1st, 1937 in Mocra.
Died June 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Sophie of Württemberg
Queen consort of the netherlands (1818–1877).
Born June 17th, 1818 in Stuttgart.
Died June 3rd, 1877 at 58 years old in Huis ten Bosch.
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
British statesman (1845-1927).
Born January 14th, 1845 in London.
Died June 3rd, 1927 at 82 years old in Clonmel.
Dave Swarbrick
British folk musician and singer-songwriter.
Born April 5th, 1941 in New Malden.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 75 years old in London (pneumonia).
J. Presper Eckert
American electrical engineer and computer pioneer (1919-1995).
Born April 6th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 76 years old in Bryn Mawr (leukemia).
Carleton S. Coon
American anthropologist.
Born June 23rd, 1904 in Wakefield.
Died June 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Gloucester.
Camille Flammarion
French astronomer and author (1842–1925).
Born February 26th, 1842 in Val-de-Meuse.
Died June 3rd, 1925 at 83 years old in Juvisy-sur-Orge.
Adrian Conan Doyle
English scion and writer (1910–1970).
Born November 19th, 1910 in Crowborough.
Died June 3rd, 1970 at 59 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Soviet chess player.
Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.
Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.
William E. Simon
Secretary of the treasury, businessman (1927–2000).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (respiratory disease).
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington.
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Cape Town (typhoid fever).
Ana Pauker
Romanian politician (1893-1960).
Born December 28th, 1893 in Codăești. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1960 at 66 years old in Bucharest (breast cancer).
Ahmad Tajuddin of Brunei
Sultan of brunei (1913-1950).
Born August 22nd, 1913 in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Died June 3rd, 1950 at 36 years old in Singapore.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 218
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis