August 2nd
153 Notable deaths
Tatyana Marinenko
Soviet partisan, heroine of the soviet union (1920–1942).
Born January 25th, 1920 in Suchi Bor.
Died August 2nd, 1942 at 22 years old in Žarcy (gunshot wound).
Ely Tacchella
Swiss footballer (1936-2017).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Kelpo Gröndahl
Olympic wrestler (1920-1994).
Born March 28th, 1920 in Pori.
Died August 2nd, 1994 at 74 years old in Pori.
Luigi Lavitrano
Catholic cardinal and archbishop.
Born March 7th, 1874 in Forio.
Died August 2nd, 1950 at 76 years old in Alban Hills.
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian weightlifter (1938–2003).
Born November 29th, 1938 in Sakha.
Died August 2nd, 2003 at 64 years old in Khabarovsk.
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]
Rudolf Kotormány
Romanian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1911 in Timișoara.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 72 years old in Romania.
Boris Kuftin
Archaeologist, ethnographer (1892–1953).
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Samara.
Died August 2nd, 1953 at 61 years old in Jūrmala.
Gjorgji Abadžiev
Macedonian prosaist and publicist (1910–1963).
Born October 7th, 1910 in Dojran Municipality.
Died August 2nd, 1963 at 52 years old in Skopje.
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]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 153
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