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July 1st
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240 Notable deaths
Tadao Takayama
Japanese association football player (1904–1980).
Born June 24th, 1904 in Tokyo.
Died July 1st, 1980 at 76 years old in Tokyo.
Franz Berghammer
Austrian handball player (1913-1944).
Born November 20th, 1913.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 30 years old in Babruysk.
Mabel Taylor
American archer.
Born December 7th, 1879 in Cincinnati.
Died July 1st, 1967 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Gustaf Johansson
Swedish ice hockey player (1900–1971).
Born September 14th, 1900 in Stockholm.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
Hana Bobková
Olympic gymnast.
Born February 19th, 1929 in Prague.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 88 years old
Thomas Hill
American painter (1829–1908).
Born September 11th, 1829 in Birmingham.
Died July 1st, 1908 at 78 years old in Raymond.
Wilhelm Ramming
Austrian military historian (1815-1876).
Born June 30th, 1815 in Nemošice.
Died July 1st, 1876 at 61 years old in Karlovy Vary.
Hermann Joseph Klein
German astronomer and meteorologist (1844–1914).
Born September 14th, 1844 in Cologne.
Died July 1st, 1914 at 69 years old in Cologne.
Oybek
Soviet writer and poet (1905–1968).
Born January 10th, 1905 in Tashkent.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Jean van den Bosch
Belgian cyclist (1898-1985).
Born August 5th, 1898 in Brussels.
Died July 1st, 1985 at 86 years old in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
René Sparenberg
Dutch field hockey player.
Born December 3rd, 1918 in Semarang.
Died July 1st, 2013 at 94 years old in Yalaha.
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Busaidi
Sultan of zanzibar (1910–1963).
Born February 12th, 1910 in Unguja.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 53 years old in Unguja.
István Molnár
Hungarian water polo player (1913–1983).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Galanta.
Died July 1st, 1983 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Giorgio Biguzzi
Italian priest (1936–2024).
Born February 4th, 1936 in Cesena.
Died July 1st, 2024 at 88 years old in Parma.
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