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July 1st
198 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Zhang Wentian
Leader of the communist party in china (1900-1976).
Born August 30th, 1900 in Shanghai.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 75 years old in Wuxi.
William Lawrence Bragg
Australian-born british physicist and x-ray crystallographer.
Born March 31st, 1890 in Adelaide.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 81 years old in Ipswich.
Georg Ratzinger
German musician and catholic priest (1924-2020).
Born January 15th, 1924 in Pleiskirchen.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 96 years old in Regensburg. [ref]
Ben Turpin
American actor (1869-1940).
Born September 19th, 1869 in New Orleans.
Died July 1st, 1940 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Learie Constantine
West indian cricketer, lawyer, politician and diplomat (1901-1971).
Born September 21st, 1901 in Petit Valley.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 69 years old in Brondesbury (bronchitis).
Roscoe Pound
American legal scholar and educator (1870–1964).
Born October 27th, 1870 in Lincoln.
Died July 1st, 1964 at 93 years old in Cambridge.
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