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July 2nd
209 Notable deaths
Henry Butler
American musical artist (1949–2018).
Born September 21st, 1949 in New Orleans.
Died July 2nd, 2018 at 68 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Martin Hengel
German historian of religion (1926–2009).
Born December 14th, 1926 in Reutlingen.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Chris Roberts
German schlager singer and actor (1944–2017).
Born March 13th, 1946 in Schwabing.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 71 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Gladys Brockwell
American actress (1893-1929).
Born September 26th, 1894 in Brooklyn.
Died July 2nd, 1929 at 34 years old in Hollywood (car collision).
Laurent Terzieff
French actor (1935–2010).
Born June 27th, 1935 in Toulouse.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
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.
Jessie Street
Australian activist (1889–1970).
Born April 18th, 1889 in Ranchi.
Died July 2nd, 1970 at 81 years old in Sydney.
Roberto Balado
Cuban boxer.
Born February 15th, 1969 in Jovellanos.
Died July 2nd, 1994 at 25 years old in Havana (railway accident).
Mykhailo Drahomanov
Ukrainian academic (1841–1895).
Born September 30th, 1841 in Hadiach.
Died July 2nd, 1895 at 53 years old in Sofia.
Jeff Whitefoot
English footballer (1933–2024).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Cheadle. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2024 at 90 years old [ref]
Olivera Marković
Actress (1925–2011).
Born May 3rd, 1925 in Belgrade.
Died July 2nd, 2011 at 86 years old in Belgrade (cancer). [ref]
Horatio Wright
United states army general (1820–1899).
Born March 6th, 1820 in Clinton.
Died July 2nd, 1899 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carl Adam Petri
German mathematician (1926-2010).
Born July 12th, 1926 in Leipzig.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 83 years old in Siegburg. [ref]
László Budai
Hungarian footballer (1928-1983).
Born July 19th, 1928 in Rákospalota.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Nikolai Slichenko
Russian actor (1934–2023).
Born December 27th, 1934 in Belgorod.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess consort of waldeck-pyrmont.
Born January 6th, 1858 in Kiel.
Died July 2nd, 1936 at 78 years old in Marburg (disease).
Henriëtte Bosmans
Dutch composer (1895-1952).
Born December 6th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died July 2nd, 1952 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (stomach cancer).
Yevgeny Petrov
Soviet writer (1902–1942).
Born December 13th, 1903 in Odesa.
Died July 2nd, 1942 at 38 years old in Rostov Oblast.
Alexei Ivanovich Hegay
North korean politician (1908-1953).
Born March 18th, 1908 in Khabarovsk.
Died July 2nd, 1953 at 45 years old in Pyongyang (gunshot wound).
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]
Masud Mirza Zell-e Soltan
Persian prince and the eldest son of naser al-din shah qajar.
Born January 5th, 1850 in Tabriz.
Died July 2nd, 1918 at 68 years old in Tehran.
Tony Duvert
French writer.
Born July 2nd, 1945 in Villeneuve-le-Roi. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 63 years old in Thoré-la-Rochette.
Manuel Cardona Castro
Spanish physicist (1934–2014).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Agnes Joaquim
Owner of a garden in tanjong pagar.
Born April 7th, 1854 in Singapore.
Died July 2nd, 1899 at 45 years old in Singapore (cancer).
Helena Nordheim
Dutch gymnast (1903–1943).
Born August 1st, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died July 2nd, 1943 at 39 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
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