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July 1st
192 Notable deaths
C. P. Snow
English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Leicester.
Died July 1st, 1980 at 74 years old in London.
Gillian Lynne
British ballet dancer, actress, choreographer and director (1926-2018).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Bromley.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia).
Harriet Quimby
American aviator, screenwriter (1875-1912).
Born May 11th, 1875 in Arcadia Township.
Died July 1st, 1912 at 37 years old in Squantum.
Fritz Bauer
German judge (1903-1968).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 64 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
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]
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]
Tanya Savicheva
Russian diarist (1930–1944).
Born January 23rd, 1930.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 14 years old in Shatki (intestinal tuberculosis).
Alan L. Hart
American transmasculine writer and physician (1890-1962).
Born October 4th, 1890 in Halls Summit.
Died July 1st, 1962 at 71 years old (heart failure).
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.
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