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240 Notable deaths
Hermann Lotze
German philosopher (1817-1881).
Born May 21st, 1817 in Bautzen.
Died July 1st, 1881 at 64 years old in Hol Municipality (pneumonia).
Kerima
French actress.
Born February 10th, 1925 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2014 at 89 years old in Palma.
Willie Whitelaw
British politician (1918–1999).
Born June 28th, 1918 in Edinburgh.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 81 years old in Penrith.
Achille Varzi
Italian grand prix driver (1904-1948).
Born August 8th, 1904 in Galliate.
Died July 1st, 1948 at 43 years old in Circuit Bremgarten.
Manuel García
Spanish singing teacher (1805-1906).
Born March 17th, 1805 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1906 at 101 years old in London. [ref]
Camille Chautemps
French politician (1885–1963).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Paris.
Died July 1st, 1963 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Rinus Israël
Dutch footballer and manager (1942–2025).
Born March 19th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 83 years old [ref]
Kartal Tibet
Turkish actor and director (1939–2021).
Born March 27th, 1939 in Ankara.
Died July 1st, 2021 at 82 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Heinrich Vollmer
German firearm designer (1885–1961).
Born July 26th, 1885 in Altdorf.
Died July 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Tübingen.
Vsevolod Bobrov
Soviet football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1922–1979).
Born December 1st, 1922 in Morshansk.
Died July 1st, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Joshua Hassan
Chief minister of gibraltar (1915-1997).
Born August 21st, 1915 in Gibraltar.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 81 years old in Gibraltar.
Sergio Sollima
Italian film director (1921-2015).
Born April 14th, 1921 in Rome.
Died July 1st, 2015 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jacques Freitag
South african high jumper (1982–2024).
Born June 11th, 1982 in Warrenton.
Died July 1st, 2024 at 42 years old in Pretoria West (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sid Ramin
American orchestrator, arranger, and composer (1919-2019).
Born January 22nd, 1919 in Boston.
Died July 1st, 2019 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Brian M. Fagan
English archaeologist.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Birmingham.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]
Edwin Boring
American psychologist (1886–1968).
Born October 23rd, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Cambridge (multiple myeloma).
Hermann Neubacher
Austrian nazi politician (1893-1960).
Died July 1st, 1960 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Catherine Winkworth
English hymn translator (1827–1878).
Born September 13th, 1827 in Metropolitan Borough of Holborn.
Died July 1st, 1878 at 50 years old in Geneva.
Yves Bonnefoy
French poet, essayist, translator (1923–2016).
Born June 24th, 1923 in Tours.
Died July 1st, 2016 at 93 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Mikhail Eisenstein
Russian architect and civil engineer (1867–1920).
Born September 17th, 1867 in Bila Tserkva.
Died July 1st, 1920 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Anatoly Kornukov
Soviet general (1942-2014).
Born January 10th, 1942 in Kadiivka.
Died July 1st, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (disease).
Zdeněk Burian
Czech illustrator, painter and biological illustrator (1905-1981).
Born February 11th, 1905 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Peter Barnes
British writer (1931-2004).
Born January 10th, 1931 in London.
Died July 1st, 2004 at 73 years old in London (stroke).
Eduard Totleben
Baltic german engineer and statesman (1818-1884).
Born May 20th, 1818 in Jelgava.
Died July 1st, 1884 at 66 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Lyudmila Zykina
Russian folk singer (1929-2009).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 80 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler