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June 3rd
157 Notable deaths
Walther Wever
German officer and chief of the luftwaffe general staff.
Born November 11th, 1887 in Sicienko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died June 3rd, 1936 at 48 years old in Dresden.
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).
Enrique Lizalde
Mexican actor.
Born January 9th, 1937 in Tepic, Nayarit.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 76 years old in Tepic, Nayarit (liver cancer). [ref]
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish writer.
Born September 16th, 1888 in Hämeenkyrö. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1964 at 75 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Algerian al-qaeda member.
Born April 20th, 1970 in Meftah.
Died June 3rd, 2020 at 50 years old in Mali (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Arno Schmidt
German poet.
Born January 18th, 1914 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1979 at 65 years old in Celle (stroke). [ref]
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]
Grigory Romanov
Soviet politician (1923-2008).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Borovichskiy Uyezd.
Died June 3rd, 2008 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Heinz Hopf
Mathematician (1894-1971).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1971 at 76 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
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