July 2nd
173 Notable deaths
Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899-1961).
Born July 21st, 1899 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1961 at 61 years old in Ketchum (ballistic trauma). [ref]
James Stewart
American actor (1908-1997).
Born May 20th, 1908 in Indiana County. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author.
Born July 24th, 1897 in Atchison County. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1937 at 39 years old in Pacific Ocean.
Julian McMahon
Australian–american actor (1968–2025).
Born July 27th, 1968 in Sydney.
Died July 2nd, 2025 at 56 years old in Clearwater (cancer). [ref]
Louis Zamperini
Italian-american middle distance runner and world war ii veteran.
Born January 26th, 1917 in Olean.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Fred Gwynne
American actor and writer (1926-1993).
Born July 10th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1993 at 66 years old in Taneytown (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor (1928-2016).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lee Iacocca
American businessman (1924–2019).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Allentown.
Died July 2nd, 2019 at 94 years old in Bel Air (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vladimir Nabokov
Russian-american novelist, lepidopterist, professor.
Born April 22nd, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1977 at 78 years old in Montreux (disease). [ref]
Caroline Aherne
English comedian, writer and actress (1963-2016).
Born December 24th, 1963 in Ealing.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 52 years old in Timperley (cancer).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø