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240 Notable deaths
Louis Andriessen
Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer.
Born June 6th, 1939 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Weesp (dementia). [ref]
Robin Hardy
British film director and writer (1929-2016).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Wimbledon.
Died July 1st, 2016 at 86 years old in Reading. [ref]
Mel Galley
British guitarist (1948–2008).
Born March 8th, 1948 in Cannock.
Died July 1st, 2008 at 60 years old in Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Alma Rosé
Austrian musician (1906–1944).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 37 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Steve Tesich
Serbian-american screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1942-1996).
Born September 29th, 1942 in Užice.
Died July 1st, 1996 at 53 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Monteux
French conductor (1875-1964).
Born April 4th, 1875 in Paris.
Died July 1st, 1964 at 89 years old in Hancock.
Ida Haendel
Polish-born british violinist and violin teacher.
Born December 15th, 1928 in Chełm.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 91 years old in Miami. [ref]
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Romanian statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist (1817–1891).
Born September 6th, 1817 in Iași.
Died July 1st, 1891 at 73 years old in Paris.
Robert O'Hara Burke
Australian explorer (1821–1861).
Born May 6th, 1821 in County Galway.
Died July 1st, 1861 at 40 years old in Cooper Creek.
Steve Kekana
South african musician (1958-2021).
Born August 4th, 1958 in Zebediela. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 62 years old in Polokwane Provincial Hospital. [ref]
Ferdinand von Bredow
German general (1884–1934).
Born May 16th, 1884 in Neuruppin.
Died July 1st, 1934 at 50 years old in Lichterfelde (gunshot wound).
Carl Mayer
British-german screenwriter (1894-1944).
Born November 20th, 1894 in Graz.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 49 years old in London (cancer).
Alan G. Poindexter
American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012).
Born November 5th, 1961 in Pasadena.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 50 years old in Pensacola. [ref]
Richard Taruskin
American musicologist, music critic and choral conductor (1945-2022).
Born April 2nd, 1945 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Edgar Julius Jung
German jurist and essayist (1894–1934).
Born March 6th, 1894 in Ludwigshafen.
Died July 1st, 1934 at 40 years old in Oranienburg.
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Swiss composer, musician and music educator (1865-1950).
Born July 6th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died July 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Geneva.
Nikolay Basov
Soviet physicist (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Claude Eatherly
United states air force officer (1918-1978).
Born October 2nd, 1918 in Van Alstyne.
Died July 1st, 1978 at 59 years old in Houston.
Victoria Amelina
Ukrainian writer and activist.
Born January 1st, 1986 in Lviv.
Died July 1st, 2023 at 37 years old in Dnipro (2023 Kramatorsk restaurant missile strike). [ref]
Joxe Azurmendi
Basque writer and philosopher.
Born March 19th, 1941 in Zegama.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
Mihai Leu
Romanian boxer.
Born February 13th, 1969 in Hunedoara. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2025 at 56 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Leslie Brooks
American actress (1922-2011).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Lincoln.
Died July 1st, 2011 at 88 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease). [ref]
Marwa El-Sherbini
Egyptian handball player and pharmacist (1977–2009).
Born October 7th, 1977 in Alexandria.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 31 years old in Dresden (stabbing). [ref]
Gerhard Ritter
German historian (1888-1967).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Bad Sooden-Allendorf.
Died July 1st, 1967 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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