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August 2nd
186 Notable deaths
Ceferino Giménez Malla
Spanish romani catechist (1861-1936).
Born August 26th, 1861 in Fraga, Benavent de Segrià.
Died August 2nd, 1936 at 74 years old in Cemetery of the Diocesis of Barbastro (gunshot wound).
Jonathan Borwein
Scottish mathematician (1951–2016).
Born May 20th, 1951 in St Andrews.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 65 years old in London. [ref]
Delfo Cabrera
Argentine athlete (1919–1981).
Born November 12th, 1919 in Argentina, Santa Fe Province, Armstrong.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Olga Desmond
German actress (1890–1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890 in Olsztyn.
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Berlin.
Ignaz Seipel
Chancellor during the 1920s (1876–1932).
Born July 19th, 1876 in Vienna.
Died August 2nd, 1932 at 56 years old in Pernitz.
John Roddam Spencer Stanhope
British artist (1829-1908).
Born January 20th, 1829 in United Kingdom, Yorkshire.
Died August 2nd, 1908 at 79 years old in Florence.
Tibor Szamuely
Hungarian politician (1890-1919).
Born December 27th, 1890 in Nyíregyháza.
Died August 2nd, 1919 at 28 years old in Lichtenwörth.
Lasar Segall
Lithuanian-brazilian artist (1891-1957).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Vilnius.
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in São Paulo.
Lilia Aragón
Mexican actress and politician (1938–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1938.
Died August 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Mike Troy
American swimmer (1940–2019).
Born October 3rd, 1940 in Indianapolis.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Franciszek Macharski
Polish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1927-2016).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Kraków.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Alma Levant Hayden
American chemist.
Born March 27th, 1927 in Greenville.
Died August 2nd, 1967 at 40 years old
Emil von Reznicek
Austrian late romantic composer (1860–1945).
Born May 4th, 1861 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1945 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hamish MacCunn
Scottish romantic composer, conductor and teacher (1868–1916).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Greenock.
Died August 2nd, 1916 at 48 years old in London.
Vahakn Dadrian
American academic (1926–2019).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Istanbul.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 93 years old in Geneseo.
Krikor Zohrab
Armenian writer, politician and opinion journalist (1861-1915).
Born June 26th, 1861 in Beşiktaş.
Died August 2nd, 1915 at 54 years old in Şanlıurfa (Armenian Genocide).
Aram Yerganian
Armenian assassin (1900–1934).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Erzurum.
Died August 2nd, 1934 at 34 years old in Córdoba (tuberculosis).
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.
James Krüss
German writer (1926–1997).
Born May 31st, 1926 in Heligoland.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 71 years old in Gran Canaria.
Andrey Kapitsa
Soviet and russian geographer (1931–2011).
Born July 9th, 1931 in Cambridge.
Died August 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rudolph Ganz
Swiss musician (1877-1972).
Born February 24th, 1877 in Zurich.
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Gigi Ballista
Italian actor (1918-1980).
Born December 1st, 1918 in Florence.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 61 years old in Rome.
Adam Asnyk
Polish poet and dramatist (1838–1897).
Born September 11th, 1838 in Kalisz.
Died August 2nd, 1897 at 58 years old in Kraków.
Carla Lonzi
Italian writer (1931-1982).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Florence. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 51 years old in Milan. [ref]
Kinue Hitomi
Japanese athlete (1907–1931).
Born January 1st, 1907 in Okayama.
Died August 2nd, 1931 at 24 years old in Osaka (pneumonia).
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