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July 3rd
198 Notable deaths
Ghazaros Aghayan
Armenian writer, educator, folklorist, historian, linguist (1840-1911).
Born April 16th, 1840 in Bolnis-Jachen.
Died July 3rd, 1911 at 71 years old in Tbilisi.
Abdelhamid Sharaf
Prime minister of jordan (1939-1980).
Born July 8th, 1939 in Baghdad.
Died July 3rd, 1980 at 40 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction).
Stanley Stanczyk
American weightlifter (1925-1997).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Armstrong.
Died July 3rd, 1997 at 72 years old in Miami.
Friedrich Akel
Estonian diplomat and politician (1871-1941).
Born September 5th, 1871 in Halliste parish.
Died July 3rd, 1941 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Norwegian comedian and actor (1939–2008).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Oslo.
Died July 3rd, 2008 at 68 years old in Oslo (lung cancer). [ref]
Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina
Russian mathematician (1899–1999).
Born May 13th, 1899 in Astrakhan. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1999 at 100 years old in Moscow.
Ardico Magnini
Italian footballer (1928-2020).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Pistoia.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 91 years old in Pistoia (bone fracture). [ref]
Viktor von Lang
Austrian chemist (1838–1921).
Born March 2nd, 1838 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died July 3rd, 1921 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert
German artist (1894-1933).
Born March 9th, 1894 in Cologne.
Died July 3rd, 1933 at 39 years old in Cologne.
James Grogan
American figure skater (1931–2000).
Born December 7th, 1931 in Tacoma.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 68 years old in San Bernardino.
Jonas Černius
Lithuanian politician and general (1898-1977).
Born January 6th, 1898 in Kupiškis. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1977 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Volkmar Groß
German footballer (1948-2014).
Born January 31st, 1948 in Berlin.
Died July 3rd, 2014 at 66 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Revol Bunin
Soviet russian composer (1924—1987).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died July 3rd, 1976 at 52 years old in Moscow.
Gaston Rebry
Belgian cyclist (1905–1953).
Born January 29th, 1905 in Rollegem-Kapelle.
Died July 3rd, 1953 at 48 years old in Wevelgem.
Štefan Lux
Journalist, film director (1887-1936).
Born November 4th, 1888 in Malacky.
Died July 3rd, 1936 at 47 years old in Geneva (gunshot wound).
Pol Cruchten
Luxembourgish film director (1963–2019).
Born July 30th, 1963 in Pétange.
Died July 3rd, 2019 at 55 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]
Gabriel Piguet
French priest and theologian (1887–1952).
Born February 24th, 1887 in Mâcon.
Died July 3rd, 1952 at 65 years old in Clermont-Ferrand.
György Szabad
Hungarian historian, politician (1924-2015).
Born August 4th, 1924 in Arad.
Died July 3rd, 2015 at 90 years old in Budapest.
James Mitchel
American athlete (1864-1921).
Born January 30th, 1864 in County Tipperary.
Died July 3rd, 1921 at 57 years old in New York City.
Jacques Marinelli
French racing cyclist (1925–2025).
Born December 15th, 1925 in Le Blanc-Mesnil. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2025 at 99 years old in Le Mée-sur-Seine. [ref]
Emma Irene Åström
Finnish teacher and finland's first female university graduate (1847-1934).
Born April 27th, 1847 in Taivassalo.
Died July 3rd, 1934 at 87 years old in Ekenäs.
William Kitchen Parker
English zoologist (1823–1890).
Born June 23rd, 1823 in Peterborough.
Died July 3rd, 1890 at 67 years old in Cardiff.
Luigi Marchisio
Italian racing cyclist (1909–1992).
Born April 26th, 1909 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco.
Died July 3rd, 1992 at 83 years old in Castelnuovo Don Bosco.
Gaston Moch
French esperantist and artillery officer (1859–1935).
Born March 6th, 1859 in Saint-Cyr-l'École.
Died July 3rd, 1935 at 76 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Andrey Vitruk
Soviet air force general (1902–1946).
Born July 8th, 1902 in Andrushki.
Died July 3rd, 1946 at 43 years old in Kyiv.
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