August 2nd
141 Notable deaths
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]
Rudolph Ganz
Swiss musician (1877-1972).
Born February 24th, 1877 in Zürich. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1972 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
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).
Vahakn Dadrian
American academic.
Born May 26th, 1926 in Constantinople.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 93 years old in Geneseo.
Aram Yerganian
Armenian assassin (1900–1934).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Erzurum.
Died August 2nd, 1934 at 34 years old in Córdoba (tuberculosis).
Andrey Kapitsa
Soviet and russian geographer.
Born July 9th, 1931 in Cambridge.
Died August 2nd, 2011 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
James Krüss
German writer.
Born May 31st, 1926 in Heligoland.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 71 years old in Gran Canaria.
Gigi Ballista
Italian actor (1918-1980).
Born December 1st, 1918 in Florence.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 61 years old in Rome.
Armand de Las Cuevas
French racing cyclist.
Born June 26th, 1968 in Troyes. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2018 at 50 years old in Petite-Île. [ref]
José Omar Pastoriza
Argentine association football player (1942-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1942 in Rosario.
Died August 2nd, 2004 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare