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June 3rd
218 Notable deaths
Robert La Tourneaux
American actor (1945–1986).
Born August 10th, 1945 in St. Louis.
Died June 3rd, 1986 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Anna Mahler
Austrian sculptor (1904-1988).
Born June 15th, 1904 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 1988 at 83 years old in London.
Harold Goodwin
British actor (1917-2004).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in England.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in England.
Dorothy E. Smith
Canadian anthropologist.
Born July 6th, 1926 in Northallerton.
Died June 3rd, 2022 at 95 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Chen Gongbo
Chinese politician (1892–1946).
Born October 19th, 1892 in Nanhai.
Died June 3rd, 1946 at 53 years old in Wu County (execution by shooting).
Clark Gregg
American economist (1923–2000).
Born May 16th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Chicago.
Elizabeth F. Ellet
American writer, poet, translator (1818–1877).
Born October 18th, 1818 in Sodus Point.
Died June 3rd, 1877 at 58 years old in New York City (nephritis).
Roy Salvadori
Racecar driver.
Born May 12th, 1922 in Dovercourt.
Died June 3rd, 2012 at 90 years old in Beausoleil. [ref]
Carl Oberg
German ss and police general and high ranking german waffen-ss army and police commander.
Born January 27th, 1897 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 68 years old in Flensburg.
Frances Ridley Havergal
British poet and hymn-writer (1836-1879).
Born December 14th, 1836 in Astley.
Died June 3rd, 1879 at 42 years old in Wales, Gower Peninsula (peritonitis).
Anna Coleman Ladd
American sculptor (1878–1939).
Born July 15th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 3rd, 1939 at 60 years old in Santa Barbara.
Archibald Hill
English physiologist and biophysicist (1886-1977).
Born September 26th, 1886 in Bristol.
Died June 3rd, 1977 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Tom Brown
American model & actor (1913–1990).
Born January 6th, 1913 in New York City.
Died June 3rd, 1990 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Shigeo Nagashima
Japanese baseball player and manager (1936–2025).
Born February 20th, 1936 in Usui. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2025 at 89 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Enrique Lizalde
Mexican actor (1937–2013).
Born January 9th, 1937 in Tepic.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 76 years old in Tepic (liver cancer). [ref]
Samuel Plimsoll
British politician (1824-1898).
Born February 10th, 1824 in Sheffield.
Died June 3rd, 1898 at 74 years old in Folkestone.
Walther Wever
German officer and chief of the luftwaffe general staff (1887–1936).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Sicienko.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 48 years old in Dresden.
Bernhard Förster
German high school teacher and anti-semite activist (1843-1889).
Born March 31st, 1843 in Delitzsch.
Died June 3rd, 1889 at 46 years old in San Bernardino (intoxication).
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Algerian al-qaeda member (1970–2020).
Born April 20th, 1970 in Meftah.
Died June 3rd, 2020 at 50 years old in Mali (gunshot wound). [ref]
Andy Milligan
Playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director (1929-1991).
Born February 12th, 1929 in Saint Paul.
Died June 3rd, 1991 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish writer (1888–1964).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Hämeenkyrö.
Died June 3rd, 1964 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Arno Schmidt
German poet (1914–1979).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1979 at 65 years old in Celle (stroke). [ref]
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Zikhnovo.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Archduchess Clotilde, Archduchess Joseph Karl of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1846-1927); daughter of prince august of saxe-coburg and gotha and princess clémentine of orléans.
Born July 8th, 1846 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died June 3rd, 1927 at 80 years old in Alcsútdoboz.
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