August 2nd
146 Notable deaths
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.
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 (1913–1960).
Born October 6th, 1913 in Nokere. [ref]
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.
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