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June 3rd
222 Notable deaths
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.
Grachan Moncur III
American jazz trombonist (1937–2022).
Born June 3rd, 1937 in New York City.
Died June 3rd, 2022 at 85 years old in Newark.
Heinz Hopf
German mathematician (1894–1971).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Grabiszyn-Grabiszynek.
Died June 3rd, 1971 at 76 years old in Zollikon.
Jean-Patrick Manchette
French writer (1942-1995).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Marseille.
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 52 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Member of the house of mecklenburg-schwerin (1918–2019).
Born December 17th, 1918 in Rostock.
Died June 3rd, 2019 at 100 years old in Strittmatt. [ref]
Felix de Weldon
Austrian-american sculptor (1907-2003).
Born April 12th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 96 years old in Woodstock.
Herbert Schultze
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born July 24th, 1909 in Kiel. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in London.
Arthur Amos Noyes
American chemist (1866-1936).
Born September 13th, 1866 in Newburyport.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 69 years old in California.
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
Austrian musicologist (1800-1877).
Born January 14th, 1800 in Krems.
Died June 3rd, 1877 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Jean-Louis Richard
French actor and director (1927-2012).
Born May 17th, 1927 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Joe Fortenberry
American basketball player (1911–1993).
Born April 1st, 1911 in Slidell.
Died June 3rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Amarillo (cancer).
Russell Hicks
American actor (1895-1957).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Baltimore.
Died June 3rd, 1957 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Toshio Shiratori
Japanese politician (1887-1949).
Born June 8th, 1887 in Mobara.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Sugamo Prison (laryngeal cancer).
Martin Haug
German orientalist (1827–1876).
Born January 30th, 1827 in Ostdorf.
Died June 3rd, 1876 at 49 years old in Bad Ragaz.
Melchor Ocampo
Mexican politician (1814-1861).
Born January 5th, 1814 in Maravatío Municipality.
Died June 3rd, 1861 at 47 years old in Tepeji del Río de Ocampo Municipality.
Peter Glenville
English actor director and producer (1913-1996).
Born October 28th, 1913 in Hampstead.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
French sculptor (1824–1887).
Born June 12th, 1824 in Anizy-le-Château.
Died June 3rd, 1887 at 62 years old in Sèvres.
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Norwegian explorer (1890–1965).
Born June 7th, 1890 in Oslo, Christiania.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Copenhagen.
Peter Landin
British computer scientist (1930–2009).
Born June 5th, 1930 in Sheffield.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in England.
Philip Graves
Irish journalist (1876-1953).
Born February 25th, 1876 in Bowdon.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 77 years old in Bantry.
Wilfried Dietrich
West german wrestler (1933-1992).
Born October 14th, 1933 in Schifferstadt.
Died June 3rd, 1992 at 58 years old in Durbanville (myocardial infarction).
Godwin von Brumowski
Austro-hungarian flying ace (1889-1936).
Born July 26th, 1889 in Wadowice.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 46 years old in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson