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July 1st
177 Notable deaths
Carl Mayer
British-german screenwriter.
Born November 20th, 1894 in Graz.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 49 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Alan G. Poindexter
American test pilot and astronaut (1961-2012).
Born November 5th, 1961 in Pasadena.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 50 years old in Pensacola. [ref]
Joxe Azurmendi
Basque writer and philosopher.
Born March 19th, 1941 in Zegama.
Died July 1st, 2025 at 84 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián. [ref]
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Swiss composer, musician and music educator (1865-1950).
Born July 6th, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1950 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ferdinand von Bredow
German general (1884-1934).
Born May 16th, 1884 in Neuruppin.
Died July 1st, 1934 at 50 years old in Lichterfelde (ballistic trauma).
Nikolay Basov
Soviet physicist (1922-2001).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Usman.
Died July 1st, 2001 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Gerhard Ritter
German historian (1888-1967).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Bad Sooden-Allendorf. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1967 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Claude Eatherly
United states air force officer (1918-1978).
Born October 2nd, 1918 in Van Alstyne. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1978 at 59 years old in Houston. [ref]
Richard Taruskin
American musicologist.
Born April 2nd, 1945 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2022 at 77 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 177
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