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July 2nd
159 Notable deaths
Rudolf E. Kálmán
Hungarian-born american electrical engineer.
Born May 19th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
David Purley
British racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Bognor Regis.
Died July 2nd, 1985 at 40 years old in Bognor Regis (aviation accident).
Joseph Fielding Smith
Tenth president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born July 19th, 1876 in Salt Lake City.
Died July 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.
Itamar Franco
Brazilian politician (1930-2011).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died July 2nd, 2011 at 81 years old in São Paulo (leukemia). [ref]
Ernest Lehman
American screenwriter (1915-2005).
Born December 8th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Beryl Bainbridge
English novelist (1932-2010).
Born November 21st, 1934 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 75 years old in University College Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
German surgeon (1875-1951).
Born July 3rd, 1875 in Barmen. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1951 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Chad Brown
American actor and poker player (1961-2014).
Born August 13th, 1961 in Manhattan.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 52 years old in The Bronx (cancer).
Pat Crawford Brown
American actress (1929-2019).
Born June 29th, 1929 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 2019 at 90 years old in Corona. [ref]
Viktor Chebrikov
Kgb officer (1923-1999).
Born April 27th, 1923 in Dnipro.
Died July 2nd, 1999 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou