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July 2nd
173 Notable deaths
Omar Caetano
Uruguayan footballer (1938-2008).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Montevideo.
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 69 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Branislav Hrnjiček
Serbian footballer (1908-1964).
Born June 5th, 1908 in Belgrade.
Died July 2nd, 1964 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Wilhelm Grube
German linguist.
Born August 17th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 1908 at 52 years old in Halensee.
Georgi Tringov
Bulgarian chess player.
Born March 7th, 1937 in Plovdiv.
Died July 2nd, 2000 at 63 years old in Plovdiv.
Jimmy Ball
Athletics competitor.
Born May 7th, 1903 in Dauphin.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 85 years old in Victoria.
Pavel Golovachyov
Soviet aviator, twice hero of the soviet union (1917–1972).
Born December 15th, 1917 in Kašaliova.
Died July 2nd, 1972 at 54 years old in Minsk.
Vladimír Neff
Czech translator, bookwriter and writer (1909-1983).
Born June 13th, 1909 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
Valerio Arri
Athletics competitor (1892-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1892 in Portacomaro.
Died July 2nd, 1970 at 78 years old in Portacomaro.
Petro Korol
Soviet weightlifter (1941-2015).
Born January 2nd, 1941 in Bredy.
Died July 2nd, 2015 at 74 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Mikhail Pomortsev
Russian meteorologist.
Born July 24th, 1851 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died July 2nd, 1916 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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