August 2nd
146 Notable deaths
André Lagache
Racing driver.
Born January 21st, 1885 in Pantin.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 53 years old in Satory.
Janusz Sidło
Athletics competitor (1933-1993).
Born June 19th, 1933 in Warsaw, Katowice.
Died August 2nd, 1993 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
Jóannes Patursson
Faroese poet and politician (1866-1946).
Born May 6th, 1866 in Kirkjubøur.
Died August 2nd, 1946 at 80 years old in Kirkjubøur.
Bernd Meier
German football player/coach (1972-2012).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Rain.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 40 years old in Burgheim.
Bob Gutowski
American pole vaulter.
Born April 25th, 1935 in San Pedro.
Died August 2nd, 1960 at 25 years old (traffic collision).
Pierre Gervais
French yacht racer (1870–1960).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Châtellerault.
Died August 2nd, 1960 at 89 years old in Cerdon.
Piet Fransen
Dutch football player (1936-2015).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Groningen.
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Groningen. [ref]
Clarence Hobart
Us tennis player.
Born June 27th, 1870 in New York City, Waltham.
Died August 2nd, 1930 at 60 years old in Asheville.
Nada Klaić
Croatian historian, linguist, translator.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 68 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Ernst Kurth
Swiss music theorist (1886-1946).
Born June 1st, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1946 at 60 years old in Bern. [ref]
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk