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August 2nd
153 Notable deaths
David Huddleston
American actor (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Vinton.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 85 years old in Santa Fe (disease). [ref]
Yakov Yurovsky
Chief executioner of tsar nicholas ii (1878-1938).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Kuybyshev.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 60 years old in Moscow (ulcer).
Ara Parseghian
American football player and coach (1923-2017).
Born May 21st, 1923 in Akron. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 94 years old in Granger (surgical complications). [ref]
James Jamerson
American bassist (1936–1983).
Born January 29th, 1939 in Edisto Island.
Died August 2nd, 1983 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, liver cirrhosis).
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
German general.
Born May 18th, 1869 in Munich.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 86 years old in Starnberg.
Ahmed Zewail
Egyptian scientist and nobel prize in chemistry recipient.
Born February 26th, 1946 in Damanhur.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 70 years old in Pasadena (spinal cord lymphoma). [ref]
Wallace Stevens
American poet (1879–1955).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Reading.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 75 years old in Hartford (stomach cancer).
Norman Maclean
American author and scholar (1902–1990).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Clarinda.
Died August 2nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Jean-Pierre Melville
French filmmaker and actor (1917–1973).
Born October 20th, 1917 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 2nd, 1973 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Frank Faylen
Actor (1905-1985).
Born December 8th, 1905 in St. Louis.
Died August 2nd, 1985 at 79 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
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