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July 1st
170 Notable deaths
Thea von Harbou
German actress and writer.
Born December 27th, 1888 in Tauperlitz. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1954 at 65 years old in West Berlin (fall). [ref]
Willem Arondeus
Dutch painter and writer.
Born August 22nd, 1894 in Naarden. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1943 at 48 years old in Haarlem (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Harriet Quimby
American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912).
Born May 11th, 1875 in Arcadia Township.
Died July 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in Squantum.
Wally Hammond
English cricket player (1903-1965).
Born June 19th, 1903 in Dover.
Died July 1st, 1965 at 62 years old in Kloof.
Eliel Saarinen
Finnish-american architect.
Born August 20th, 1873 in Rantasalmi. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1950 at 76 years old in Bloomfield Hills. [ref]
Heathcote Williams
English poet, actor and dramatist (1941-2017).
Born November 15th, 1941 in Helsby.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 75 years old in Oxford.
Ben Turpin
American actor (1869-1940).
Born September 17th, 1874 in New Orleans.
Died July 1st, 1940 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Everton Weekes
West indian cricketer.
Born February 26th, 1925 in Saint Michael.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 95 years old in Christ Church. [ref]
Jiří Voskovec
Czech theater manager, playwright, actor, humorist, comedian, publicist, translator, director, scriptwriter, writer, lyricist and singer.
Born June 19th, 1905 in Sázava. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in Pearblossom (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Georg Ratzinger
German musician and catholic priest.
Born January 15th, 1924 in Pleiskirchen.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 96 years old in Regensburg. [ref]
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