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July 2nd
159 Notable deaths
Óscar R. Benavides
President of peru (1876-1945).
Born March 15th, 1876 in Lima.
Died July 2nd, 1945 at 69 years old in Lima.
Mochtar Lubis
Indonesian batak journalist and novelist.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Padang. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 82 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Jan Brzechwa
Polish writer (1898-1966).
Born August 15th, 1900 in Zhmerynka. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 65 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Marjorie Rice
American amateur mathematician.
Born February 16th, 1923 in St. Petersburg.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 94 years old in San Diego. [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]
Martin Hengel
German historian of religion.
Born December 14th, 1926 in Reutlingen. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Roberto Balado
Cuban boxer.
Born February 15th, 1969 in Jovellanos.
Died July 2nd, 1994 at 25 years old in Havana (railway accident).
Gladys Brockwell
American actress.
Born September 26th, 1894 in Brooklyn.
Died July 2nd, 1929 at 34 years old in Hollywood (car collision).
Laurent Terzieff
French actor.
Born June 27th, 1935 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Carl Adam Petri
German mathematician (1926-2010).
Born July 12th, 1926 in Leipzig.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 83 years old in Siegburg. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 159
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius