August 2nd
141 Notable deaths
Helmer Hanssen
Norwegian antarctic explorer (1870-1956).
Born September 24th, 1870 in Andøy.
Died August 2nd, 1956 at 85 years old in Tromsø.
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 (ballistic trauma).
Oliver La Farge
American novelist, anthropologist.
Born December 19th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1963 at 61 years old in Santa Fe, Albuquerque.
Jonathan Borwein
Scottish mathematician.
Born May 20th, 1951 in St Andrews.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 65 years old in London. [ref]
Lilia Aragón
Mexican actress and politician.
Born September 22nd, 1938 in San lorenzo.
Died August 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Lasar Segall
Lithuanian artist (1891-1957).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Ignaz Seipel
Chancellor during the 1920s.
Born July 19th, 1876 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1932 at 56 years old in Pernitz. [ref]
Tibor Szamuely
Hungarian politician (1890-1919).
Born December 27th, 1890 in Nyíregyháza.
Died August 2nd, 1919 at 28 years old in Lichtenwörth.
Franciszek Macharski
Polish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1927-2016).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Olga Desmond
Actress (1890-1964).
Born November 2nd, 1890 in Olsztyn.
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in Berlin.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel