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July 1st
180 Notable deaths
Ryutaro Hashimoto
82nd and 83rd prime minister of japan (1937-2006).
Born July 29th, 1937 in Shibuya-ku, Sōja.
Died July 1st, 2006 at 68 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (surgical complications).
Khieu Ponnary
Cambodian writer (1920-2003).
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Battambang Province.
Died July 1st, 2003 at 83 years old in Pailin Province (cancer). [ref]
Alex Delvecchio
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born December 4th, 1931 in Fort William.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 93 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Mel Galley
English guitarist.
Born March 8th, 1948 in Cannock.
Died July 1st, 2008 at 60 years old in Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ida Haendel
Polish-born british violinist and violin teacher.
Born December 15th, 1928 in Chełm.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 91 years old in Miami. [ref]
Franco Cristaldi
Italian film producer.
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Turin.
Died July 1st, 1992 at 67 years old in Monte Carlo.
Robin Hardy
British film director and writer (1929-2016).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Surrey.
Died July 1st, 2016 at 86 years old in Reading. [ref]
Pierre Monteux
French conductor (1875-1964).
Born April 4th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1964 at 89 years old in Hancock. [ref]
Steve Tesich
Serbian-american screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1942-1996).
Born September 29th, 1942 in Užice. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1996 at 53 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Steve
South african musician (1958-2021).
Born August 4th, 1958 in Zebediela. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2021 at 62 years old in Polokwane Provincial Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 180
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe