August 2nd

146 Notable deaths

Niyazi

Azerbaijani conductor and composer (1912-1984).

Born August 20th, 1912 in Tbilisi.

Died August 2nd, 1984 at 71 years old in Baku.

Charles K. French

Actor, director, screenwriter (1860-1952).

Born January 17th, 1860 in Columbus.

Died August 2nd, 1952 at 92 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Artur Sirk

Estonian lawyer and politician (1900-1937).

Born September 25th, 1900 in Lehtse.

Died August 2nd, 1937 at 36 years old in Echternach (falling from height).

Johannes Willebrands

Cardinal priest.

Born September 4th, 1909 in Bovenkarspel. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Denekamp. [ref]

Gabriel Dupont

French composer (1878-1914).

Born March 1st, 1878 in Caen. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 1914 at 36 years old in Le Vésinet (tuberculosis). [ref]

José Juan Tablada

Mexican poet, art critic and diplomat (1871-1945).

Born April 3rd, 1871 in Mexico City. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 1945 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]

Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira

Portuguese cardinal.

Born November 29th, 1888 in Lousado. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 1977 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

László Kalmár

Hungarian mathematician and computer scientist.

Born March 27th, 1905 in Edde.

Died August 2nd, 1976 at 71 years old in Mátraháza.

Gregory Areshian

Armenian-american archeologist and historian.

Born May 13th, 1949 in Yerevan.

Died August 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Yerevan (COVID-19). [ref]

Adonias Filho

Journalist, literary critic, essayist, librarian and brazilian novelist (1915-1990).

Born November 27th, 1915 in Itajuípe.

Died August 2nd, 1990 at 74 years old in Ilhéus.

Deaths 91 to 100 of 146

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