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240 Notable deaths
Ján Zlocha
Slovak footballer (1942-2013).
Born March 24th, 1942 in Bratislava.
Died July 1st, 2013 at 71 years old in Bratislava.
Alice Mary Robertson
American politician (1854-1931).
Born January 2nd, 1854 in Tullahassee.
Died July 1st, 1931 at 77 years old in Muskogee.
Emmanuel Rakotovahiny
Malagasy politician (1938-2020).
Born August 16th, 1938 in Toliara.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 81 years old [ref]
Costantino Nigra
Italian diplomat and scholar (1828-1907).
Born June 11th, 1828 in Castelnuovo Nigra.
Died July 1st, 1907 at 79 years old in Rapallo.
Víctor Avendaño
Boxer (1907–1984).
Born June 5th, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 1st, 1984 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
Fernando de Diego
Spanish esperantist, journalist and linguist (1919–2005).
Born November 2nd, 1919 in Guadalajara.
Died July 1st, 2005 at 85 years old in Zaragoza.
Carlos Luigi Spegazzini
Argentine mycologist (1858-1926).
Born April 20th, 1858 in Bairo.
Died July 1st, 1926 at 68 years old in La Plata.
Gerhard Wiltfang
West german equestrian (1946-1997).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Stuhr.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 51 years old in Thedinghausen.
Mohinder Lal
Field hockey player (1936-2004).
Born June 1st, 1936 in Nashik.
Died July 1st, 2004 at 68 years old in Spain.
Peter Bischoff
Sailor (1904–1976).
Born March 24th, 1904 in Munich. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1976 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Miloslava Misáková
Olympic gymnast (1922–2015).
Born February 25th, 1922 in Mokrá-Horákov, Horákov.
Died July 1st, 2015 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Rudolf Rupec
Austrian footballer (1895–1983).
Born November 17th, 1896 in Grubišno Polje. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1983 at 86 years old in Zagreb.
John Somers-Smith
British rower.
Born December 15th, 1887 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died July 1st, 1916 at 28 years old in Gommecourt.
Gianfranco Petris
Italian association football player (1936–2018).
Born August 27th, 1936 in Budoia.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 81 years old in Trepalle. [ref]
Sigurd Islandsmoen
Norwegian composer (1881–1964).
Born August 27th, 1881 in Bagn.
Died July 1st, 1964 at 82 years old in Moss Municipality.
Leonard Piontek
Polish footballer (1913-1967).
Born October 3rd, 1913 in Chorzów.
Died July 1st, 1967 at 53 years old in Chorzów.
Amos Cardarelli
Italian footballer (1930-2018).
Born March 6th, 1930 in Monterotondo.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Scott Leary
American swimmer (1881–1958).
Born December 29th, 1881 in Shasta.
Died July 1st, 1958 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Éric Poujade
Olympic gymnast (1972–2024).
Born August 8th, 1972 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died July 1st, 2024 at 51 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Anatoli Gekker
Soviet general (1888-1937).
Born August 25th, 1888 in Tbilisi.
Died July 1st, 1937 at 48 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Mara Naceva
Macedonian political commissar and politician (1920-2013).
Born September 28th, 1920 in Kumanovo.
Died July 1st, 2013 at 92 years old in Kumanovo.
Ventura Ruiz Aguilera
Spanish poet (1820–1881).
Born November 2nd, 1820 in Salamanca.
Died July 1st, 1881 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Ernst Nievergelt
Swiss racing cyclist (1910-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Affoltern am Albis.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 89 years old in Kappel am Albis.
Dennis Eagan
Field hockey player (1926-2012).
Born August 13th, 1926 in Quetta.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 85 years old [ref]
Pietro Bianchi
Italian gymnast, 1912 & 1920 olympics team gold (1883–1965).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Milan.
Died July 1st, 1965 at 82 years old in Milan.
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