August 2nd
146 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson