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August 2nd
143 Notable deaths
Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen
German noble (1898-1946).
Born February 13th, 1898 in Strasbourg.
Died August 2nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Saransk.
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]
Tatyana Marinenko
Soviet partisan, heroine of the soviet union.
Born January 25th, 1920 in Sukhi Bor.
Died August 2nd, 1942 at 22 years old in Zhartsy (ballistic trauma).
Kelpo Gröndahl
Olympic wrestler (1920-1994).
Born March 28th, 1920 in Pori.
Died August 2nd, 1994 at 74 years old in Pori.
Vladimir Popov
Soviet wrestler.
Born January 1st, 1962 in Barnaul. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2025 at 63 years old in Omsk. [ref]
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian weightlifter.
Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha Republic.
Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.
Luigi Lavitrano
Catholic cardinal and archbishop.
Born March 7th, 1874 in Forio.
Died August 2nd, 1950 at 76 years old in Alban Hills.
Rudolf Kotormány
Romanian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1911 in Timișoara.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 72 years old in Romania.
Affonso Évora
Basketball player.
Born August 26th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Petrópolis (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Boris Kuftin
Archaeologist, ethnographer.
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Samara.
Died August 2nd, 1953 at 61 years old in Jūrmala.
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