August 2nd
186 Notable deaths
Warren G. Harding
President of the united states from 1921 to 1923.
Born November 2nd, 1865 in Blooming Grove.
Died August 2nd, 1923 at 57 years old in Palace Hotel (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Graham Bell
Canadian-american scientist inventor of telephone (1847–1922).
Born March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1922 at 75 years old in Beinn Bhreagh (diabetes). [ref]
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985).
Born February 20th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1986 at 59 years old in Bethesda (death from AIDS-related complications).
Paul von Hindenburg
Prussian-german field marshal of the german empire, statesman and president of weimar germany and nazi germany (1847–1934).
Born October 2nd, 1847 in 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań.
Died August 2nd, 1934 at 86 years old in Ogrodzieniec (lung cancer).
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876).
Born May 27th, 1837 in Troy Grove.
Died August 2nd, 1876 at 39 years old in Deadwood (gunshot wound).
Fela Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997).
Born October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 58 years old in Lagos (death from AIDS-related complications).
Vin Scully
American sportscaster (1927–2022).
Born November 29th, 1927 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2022 at 94 years old in Hidden Hills. [ref]
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Somali warlord (1934-1996).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Beledweyne.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 61 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Fritz Lang
Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Shari Lewis
American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and television show host (1933-1998).
Born January 17th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died August 2nd, 1998 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Thurman Munson
American baseball player (1947–1979).
Died August 2nd, 1979 at 32 years old in Green (aircraft crash).
Enrico Caruso
Italian opera singer (1873–1921).
Born February 24th, 1873 in Naples.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 48 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Raymond Carver
Penman, poet, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, teacher, short story writer (1938-1988).
Born May 25th, 1938 in Clatskanie.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 50 years old in Port Angeles (lung cancer).
David Huddleston
American actor (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Vinton.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Santa Fe (disease). [ref]
Yakov Yurovsky
Chief executioner of tsar nicholas ii (1878–1938).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Kuybyshev.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 60 years old in Moscow (peptic ulcer disease).
Ara Parseghian
American football player and coach (1923-2017).
Born May 21st, 1923 in Akron. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 94 years old in Granger (surgical complications). [ref]
James Jamerson
American bassist (1936–1983).
Born January 29th, 1939 in Edisto Island.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, liver cirrhosis).
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
German general (1869–1955).
Born May 18th, 1869 in Munich.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 86 years old in Starnberg.
Ahmed Zewail
Egyptian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1946 in Damanhur.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 70 years old in Pasadena (spinal cord lymphoma). [ref]
Wallace Stevens
American poet (1879–1955).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Reading.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 75 years old in Hartford (stomach cancer).
George Washington Williams
American civil war soldier, christian minister, ohio politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer.
Born October 16th, 1849 in Bedford.
Died August 2nd, 1891 at 41 years old in Blackpool (tuberculosis).
Norman Maclean
American author and scholar (1902–1990).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Clarinda.
Died August 2nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Jean-Pierre Melville
French filmmaker and actor (1917–1973).
Born October 20th, 1917 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 2nd, 1973 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Frank Faylen
Actor (1905-1985).
Born December 8th, 1905 in St. Louis.
Died August 2nd, 1985 at 79 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
Natalia Molchanova
Russian free diver (1962-2015).
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 53 years old in Formentera (drowning).
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy