June 3rd
165 Notable deaths
Dave Swarbrick
English folk musician and singer-songwriter.
Born April 5th, 1941 in New Malden.
Died June 3rd, 2016 at 75 years old in London (pneumonia).
Eugen Doga
Soviet and moldovan composer.
Born March 1st, 1937 in Mocra.
Died June 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Carleton S. Coon
American anthropologist.
Born June 23rd, 1904 in Wakefield.
Died June 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Gloucester.
J. Presper Eckert
American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Born April 9th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 76 years old in Bryn Mawr (leukemia).
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.
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer.
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington.
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Cape Town (typhoid fever).
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Soviet chess player.
Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.
Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.
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]
Petre Mshveniyeradze
Soviet water polo player (1929-2003).
Born March 24th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died June 3rd, 2003 at 74 years old in Moscow.
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).
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu