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July 2nd
209 Notable deaths
Friedrich Soennecken
German inventor (1848–1919).
Born September 20th, 1848 in Iserlohn.
Died July 2nd, 1919 at 70 years old in Bonn.
Leonid Shvartsman
Russian artist.
Born August 30th, 1920 in Minsk.
Died July 2nd, 2022 at 101 years old in Moscow.
Nikolai Chebotaryov
Russian mathematician (1894–1947).
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died July 2nd, 1947 at 53 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Bengt Hallberg
Swedish musician (1932–2013).
Born September 13th, 1932 in Gothenburg.
Died July 2nd, 2013 at 80 years old in Uppsala.
Peter Ryan
U.s.-born canadian racing driver (1940–1962).
Born June 10th, 1940 in Philadelphia.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 22 years old in Paris.
Adrian Metcalfe
British sprinter (1942–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Bradford.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Tatiana Zatulovskaya
Russian/israeli chess player (1935-2017).
Born December 8th, 1935 in Baku.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old in Ashkelon (drowning). [ref]
Victor Cherbuliez
Novelist and author (1829-1899).
Born July 18th, 1829 in Geneva.
Died July 2nd, 1899 at 69 years old in Combs-la-Ville.
Vladimir Malaniuk
Ukrainian chess player (1957–2017).
Born July 21st, 1957 in Arkhangelsk.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 59 years old in Kyiv (kidney cancer).
Peter Chalmers Mitchell
British zoologist.
Born November 23rd, 1864 in Sheffield.
Died July 2nd, 1945 at 80 years old in Glasgow (traffic collision).
Arconovaldo Bonaccorsi
Italian fascist soldier, politician and lawyer (1898-1962).
Born August 22nd, 1898 in Bologna.
Died July 2nd, 1962 at 63 years old in Rome.
Laurent Noël
Catholic bishop.
Born March 19th, 1920 in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières.
Died July 2nd, 2022 at 102 years old in Quebec City.
Maria Vinogradova
Soviet and russian actress (1922-1995).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Navoloki.
Died July 2nd, 1995 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Jeillo Edwards
Was a sierra leonean actress (1942-2004).
Born September 23rd, 1942 in Freetown.
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 61 years old in London.
Seth Barnes Nicholson
American astronomer (1891–1963).
Born November 12th, 1891 in Springfield.
Died July 2nd, 1963 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Comunardo Niccolai
Italian footballer (1946–2024).
Born December 15th, 1946 in Uzzano.
Died July 2nd, 2024 at 77 years old in Pistoia. [ref]
Mikhail Gudkov
Russian general.
Born January 11th, 1983 in Novosibirsk.
Died July 2nd, 2025 at 42 years old in Kursk Oblast. [ref]
Silvina Bullrich
Argentine writer (1915-1990).
Born October 4th, 1915 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 2nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Geneva.
Tihomir Ognjanov
Serbian footballer (1927-2006).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Subotica.
Died July 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Subotica. [ref]
Lisa Tetzner
Swiss writer (1894-1963).
Born November 10th, 1894 in Zittau.
Died July 2nd, 1963 at 68 years old in Carona.
Juan José Nogués
Spanish footballer (1909–1998).
Born April 28th, 1909 in Borja.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 89 years old in Palma.
Paul Wild
Swiss astronomer (1925-2014).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Wädenswil.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 88 years old in Bern.
Sergei Chetverikov
Russian scientist (1880–1959).
Died July 2nd, 1959 at 79 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Henri Antoine Jules-Bois
French occult writer (1868–1943).
Born September 28th, 1868 in Marseille.
Died July 2nd, 1943 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Guido Ara
Italian footballer (1888–1975).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Vercelli. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 86 years old in Florence.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull