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August 2nd
143 Notable deaths
Ruy de Freitas
Brazilian basketball player.
Born August 24th, 1916 in Macaé.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 95 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Rudolf Tajcnár
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born April 17th, 1948 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2005 at 57 years old in Bratislava.
Cesare Pinarello
Cyclist (1932-2012).
Born October 5th, 1932 in Treviso.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Gheorghe Danielov
Canoe racer.
Born April 20th, 1948 in Jurilovca.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Jules Lowie
Belgian racing cyclist.
Born October 6th, 1913 in Nokere.
Died August 2nd, 1960 at 46 years old in Deinze.
Luciano Borgognoni
Italian cyclist (1951-2014).
Born October 12th, 1951 in Gallarate.
Died August 2nd, 2014 at 62 years old in Gallarate.
Adolf Schön
German cyclist (1906-1987).
Born April 8th, 1906 in Wiesbaden.
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Guido del Mestri
Italian priest and theologian (1911-1993).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Banja Luka.
Died August 2nd, 1993 at 82 years old in Nuremberg.
Steve Anderson
American hurdler (1906-1988).
Born April 10th, 1906 in Portsmouth.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 82 years old in Seattle.
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