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July 1st
198 Notable deaths
Dilano van 't Hoff
Dutch racing driver.
Born July 26th, 2004 in Dordrecht.
Died July 1st, 2023 at 18 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit. [ref]
Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist (1930–2003).
Born April 16th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2003 at 73 years old in Pecos (prostate cancer).
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]
Pauline Boty
Pop art painter (1938–1966).
Born March 6th, 1938 in London.
Died July 1st, 1966 at 28 years old in Royal Marsden Hospital (thymoma).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy