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July 2nd
169 Notable deaths
Roberto Balado
Cuban boxer.
Born February 15th, 1969 in Jovellanos.
Died July 2nd, 1994 at 25 years old in Havana (railway accident).
Jean Painlevé
French photographer & filmmaker (1902–1989).
Born November 20th, 1902 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 86 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Gladys Brockwell
American actress (1893-1929).
Born September 26th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died July 2nd, 1929 at 35 years old in Hollywood (car collision).
Laurent Terzieff
French actor.
Born June 27th, 1935 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Carl Adam Petri
German mathematician (1926-2010).
Born July 12th, 1926 in Leipzig.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 83 years old in Siegburg. [ref]
Olivera Marković
Actress.
Born May 3rd, 1925 in Belgrade.
Died July 2nd, 2011 at 86 years old in Belgrade (cancer). [ref]
Nikolai Slichenko
Russian actor.
Born December 27th, 1934 in Belgorod.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Moscow.
László Budai
Hungarian footballer (1928-1983).
Born July 19th, 1928 in Rákospalota.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Felix Mottl
Austrian conductor and composer (1856-1911).
Born August 24th, 1856 in Unter Sankt Veit. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1911 at 54 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Helena Nordheim
Gymnast.
Born August 1st, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died July 2nd, 1943 at 39 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 169
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon