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July 2nd
209 Notable deaths
Tyeb Mehta
Indian artist.
Born July 26th, 1925 in Kapadvanj.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Suzanne Eaton
American molecular biologist.
Born December 23rd, 1959 in Oakland. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2019 at 59 years old in Chania (asphyxia). [ref]
Volker Eckert
German serial killer (1959-2007).
Born July 1st, 1959 in Oelsnitz.
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 48 years old in Bayreuth (hanging to death).
William Henry Moody
Us supreme court justice from 1906 to 1910.
Born December 23rd, 1853 in Newbury.
Died July 2nd, 1917 at 63 years old in Haverhill.
Valeska Suratt
American actress (1882-1962).
Born June 28th, 1882 in Owensville.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Milan Milutinović
2nd president of serbia (1942–2023).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Belgrade.
Died July 2nd, 2023 at 80 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Wilhelm Koppe
Ss and police leader (nazi germany); german general (1896-1975).
Born June 15th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Matsukata Masayoshi
Japanese politician (1835-1924).
Born February 25th, 1835 in Kagoshima.
Died July 2nd, 1924 at 89 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Earle Brown
American composer (1926–2002).
Born December 26th, 1926 in Lunenburg.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Rye (cancer).
Borislav Pekić
Serbian writer (1930–1992).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Podgorica.
Died July 2nd, 1992 at 62 years old in London (lung cancer).
Tilo Prückner
German actor and author (1940–2020).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Augsburg.
Died July 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]
Harold W. Kuhn
American mathematician (1925–2014).
Born July 29th, 1925 in Santa Monica.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Siegfried Westphal
German general and knight's cross recipient (1902–1982).
Born March 18th, 1902 in Leipzig.
Died July 2nd, 1982 at 80 years old in Lower Saxony.
Slavko Avsenik
Slovenian musician (1929–2015).
Born November 26th, 1929 in Begunje na Gorenjskem.
Died July 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Begunje na Gorenjskem.
Costa Cordalis
Greek-german singer (1944–2019).
Born May 1st, 1944 in Elateia.
Died July 2nd, 2019 at 75 years old in Santa Ponça. [ref]
Óscar R. Benavides
President of peru (1876-1945).
Born March 15th, 1876 in Lima. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1945 at 69 years old in Lima. [ref]
Mary Alden
Actress (1883-1946).
Born June 18th, 1883 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 1946 at 63 years old in Woodland Hills.
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Marjorie Rice
American amateur mathematician (*1923 – †2017).
Born February 16th, 1923 in St. Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 94 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Bibha Chowdhuri
Indian cosmic ray physicist.
Born July 3rd, 1913 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1991 at 77 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
German-danish prince (1800-1865).
Born August 23rd, 1800 in Kiel.
Died July 2nd, 1865 at 64 years old in Beirut.
Jan Brzechwa
Polish writer (1898-1966).
Born August 15th, 1900 in Zhmerynka. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 65 years old in Warsaw.
Mochtar Lubis
Indonesian batak journalist and novelist (1922–2004).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Padang.
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 82 years old in Jakarta.
Harald Høffding
Danish philosopher and theologian (1843–1931).
Born March 11th, 1843 in Copenhagen.
Died July 2nd, 1931 at 88 years old in Copenhagen.
Carlo Pisacane
Italian revolutionary and socialist (1818-1857).
Born August 22nd, 1818 in Naples.
Died July 2nd, 1857 at 38 years old in Sanza.
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