August 2nd
146 Notable deaths
Tomás Berreta
President of uruguay (1875-1947).
Born November 2nd, 1875 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1947 at 71 years old in Montevideo (prostate cancer).
Attilio Pavesi
Italian-argentine cyclist (1910–2011).
Born October 1st, 1910 in Caorso.
Died August 2nd, 2011 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
František Langer
Czechoslovak playwright, general, doctor and writer.
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1965 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
Aileen Meagher
Athletics competitor (1910-1987).
Born November 26th, 1910 in Halifax.
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 76 years old in Halifax.
Viktor Tyumenev
Ice hockey player.
Born June 1st, 1957 in Moscow.
Died August 2nd, 2018 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov
Kazakhstani wrestler.
Died August 2nd, 2020 at 69 years old in Nur-Sultan. [ref]
Hagigat Rzayeva
Azerbaijani singer and actor (1907-1969).
Born May 20th, 1907 in Lankaran.
Died August 2nd, 1969 at 62 years old in Baku.
Rudolf Swiderski
German chess master.
Born July 28th, 1878 in Leipzig.
Died August 2nd, 1909 at 31 years old in Leipzig.
Ely Tacchella
Swiss footballer (1936-2017).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Stefanie Clausen
Diver (1900-1981).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Copenhagen.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Karlebo Municipality.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis