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August 2nd
153 Notable deaths
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 artist (1891-1957).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1964 at 73 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Lilia Aragón
Mexican actress and politician (1938–2021).
Born September 22nd, 1938.
Died August 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old [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. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Emil von Reznicek
Austrian late romantic composer.
Born May 4th, 1861 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1945 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vahakn Dadrian
American academic.
Born May 26th, 1926 in Constantinople.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 93 years old in Geneseo.
Krikor Zohrab
Writer, politician and opinion journalist (1861-1915).
Born June 26th, 1861 in Beşiktaş. [ref]
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.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 153
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson