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September 2nd
183 Notable deaths
Joseph Louis Anne Avenol
French diplomat (1879-1952).
Born June 9th, 1879 in Melle. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1952 at 73 years old in Duillier. [ref]
Franz Leopold Neumann
German political activist.
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Katowice. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1954 at 54 years old in Visp (traffic collision). [ref]
Otto Luening
American composer.
Born June 15th, 1900 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Fred Kelsey
Actor, director, screenwriter (1884-1961).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Sandusky.
Died September 2nd, 1961 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Charles A. Ferguson
American linguist.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 77 years old in Palo Alto.
David Franklin Houston
American academic, businessman and politician (1866-1940).
Born February 17th, 1866 in Monroe.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 74 years old in New York City.
Andy Tonkovich
American basketball player (1922–2006).
Born November 1st, 1922 in Wheeling.
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 83 years old in Inverness.
Ivan Yumashev
Soviet defence minister (1895-1972).
Born October 9th, 1895 in Tbilisi.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Arthur Smith Woodward
English paleontologist (1864-1944).
Born May 23rd, 1864 in Macclesfield. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1944 at 80 years old in Haywards Heath. [ref]
Norman Gordon
Cricket player of south africa. (1911-2014).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Boksburg.
Died September 2nd, 2014 at 103 years old in Johannesburg.
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