August 2nd
156 Notable deaths
José Magriñá
Cuban footballer (1917-1988).
Born March 20th, 1912 in Havana.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 76 years old
Nikolay Pilyugin
Soviet rocket control systems designer, scientist (1908-1982).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Krasnoye Selo. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rudolf Swiderski
German chess master.
Born July 28th, 1878 in Leipzig.
Died August 2nd, 1909 at 31 years old in Leipzig.
Tatyana Marinenko
Soviet partisan, heroine of the soviet union (1920–1942).
Born January 25th, 1920 in Suchi Bor.
Died August 2nd, 1942 at 22 years old in Žarcy (gunshot wound).
Ely Tacchella
Swiss footballer (1936-2017).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Kelpo Gröndahl
Olympic wrestler (1920-1994).
Born March 28th, 1920 in Pori.
Died August 2nd, 1994 at 74 years old in Pori.
Luigi Lavitrano
Catholic cardinal and archbishop (1874–1950).
Born March 7th, 1874 in Forio.
Died August 2nd, 1950 at 76 years old in Castel Gandolfo.
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian weightlifter (1938–2003).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha.
Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.
Givi Chikvanaia
Soviet water polo player (1939-2018).
Born May 29th, 1939 in Telavi.
Died August 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rudolf Kotormány
Romanian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1911 in Timișoara.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 72 years old in Romania.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 156
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon