People who died on July 2 89
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Li Jiancheng
d. 626 (b. 589)
Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (b. 589)
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Li Yuanji
d. 626 (b. 603)
Li Yuanji, Chinese prince (b. 603)
Li Jing (Tang dynasty)
d. 649 (b. 571)
Li Jing, Chinese general (b. 571)
Swithun
d. 862 (b. 789)
Swithun, English bishop and saint (b. 789)
Robert the Strong
d. 866
Robert the Strong, Frankish nobleman
Henry the Fowler
d. 936 (b. 876)
Henry the Fowler, German king (b. 876)
Eisai
d. 1215 (b. 1141)
Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (b. 1141)
Adolf of Germany
d. 1298 (b. 1220)
Adolf of Germany (b. 1220)
Stephen III of Moldavia
d. 1504 (b. 1434)
Stephen III of Moldavia (b. 1434)
Nostradamus
d. 1566 (b. 1503)
Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (b. 1503)
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Thomas Doughty (explorer)
d. 1578
Thomas Doughty, English explorer
Akechi Mitsuhide
d. 1582 (b. 1528)
Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1528)
Vincenzo Galilei
d. 1591 (b. 1520)
Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1520)
Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
d. 1619 (b. 1547)
Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1619)
Thomas Harriot
d. 1621 (b. 1560)
Thomas Harriot, English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560)
François-Marie, comte de Broglie
d. 1656 (b. 1611)
François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (b. 1611)
Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
d. 1674 (b. 1614)
Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
d. 1743 (b. 1673)
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673)
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Thomas Baker (antiquarian)
d. 1746 (b. 1656)
Thomas Baker, English historian and author (d. 1746)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d. 1778 (b. 1712)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712)
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
d. 1833 (b. 1757)
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757)
Samuel Hahnemann
d. 1843 (b. 1755)
Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and academic (b. 1755)
Robert Peel
d. 1850 (b. 1788)
Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
Carlo Pisacane
d. 1857 (b. 1818)
Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
Ed Delahanty
d. 1903 (b. 1867)
Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)
Tom Richardson (cricketer)
d. 1912 (b. 1870)
Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
Joseph Chamberlain
d. 1914 (b. 1836)
Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1914)
Porfirio Díaz
d. 1915 (b. 1830)
Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (d. 1915)
William Louis Marshall
d. 1920 (b. 1846)
William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)
Émile Coué
d. 1926 (b. 1857)
Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
Gladys Brockwell
d. 1929 (b. 1894)
Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
Manuel II of Portugal
d. 1932 (b. 1889)
Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889)
Thomas William Burgess
d. 1950 (b. 1872)
Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
Edward Lawson (VC)
d. 1955 (b. 1873)
Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
Ernest Hemingway
d. 1961 (b. 1899)
Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
Alicia Patterson
d. 1963 (b. 1906)
Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)
Fireball Roberts
d. 1964 (b. 1929)
Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)
Jan Brzechwa
d. 1966 (b. 1898)
Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet (d. 1966)
Joseph Fielding Smith
d. 1972 (b. 1876)
Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1972)
Betty Grable
d. 1973 (b. 1916)
Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
George McBride
d. 1973 (b. 1880)
George McBride, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
Ferdinand Schörner
d. 1973 (b. 1892)
Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)
James Robertson Justice
d. 1975 (b. 1907)
James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
Vladimir Nabokov
d. 1977 (b. 1899)
Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
Aris Alexandrou
d. 1978 (b. 1922)
Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
Peanuts Lowrey
d. 1986 (b. 1917)
Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1986)
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Vibert Douglas
d. 1988 (b. 1894)
Vibert Douglas, Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1894)
Andrei Gromyko
d. 1989 (b. 1909)
Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1989)
Snooky Lanson
d. 1990 (b. 1914)
Snooky Lanson, American singer (b. 1914)
Lee Remick
d. 1991 (b. 1935)
Lee Remick, American actress (b. 1935)
Fred Gwynne
d. 1993 (b. 1926)
Fred Gwynne, American actor (d. 1993)
Andrés Escobar
d. 1994 (b. 1967)
Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (b. 1967)
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Lloyd MacPhail
d. 1995 (b. 1920)
Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1920)
James Stewart
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
James Stewart, American actor (b. 1908)
Mario Puzo
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Joey Dunlop
d. 2000 (b. 1952)
Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952)
Ray Brown (musician)
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Ray Brown, American bassist and composer (b. 1926)
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Briggs Cunningham
d. 2003 (b. 1907)
Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1907)
Mochtar Lubis
d. 2004 (b. 1922)
Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (b. 1922)
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Ernest Lehman
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
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Norm Prescott
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Norm Prescott, American actor, composer, and producer, co-founded Filmation Studios (b. 1927)
Jan Murray
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006)
Beverly Sills
d. 2007 (b. 1929)
Beverly Sills, American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929)
Natasha Shneider
d. 2008 (b. 1956)
Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956)
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Elizabeth Spriggs
d. 2008 (b. 1929)
Elizabeth Spriggs, English actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
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Beryl Bainbridge
d. 2010 (b. 1932)
Beryl Bainbridge, English screenwriter and author (b. 1932)
Itamar Franco
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (b. 1930)
Maurice Chevit
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Maurice Chevit, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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Julian Goodman
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Julian Goodman, American journalist (b. 1922)
Angelo Mangiarotti
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Angelo Mangiarotti, Italian architect and academic (b. 1921)
Betty Meggers
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
Betty Meggers, American archaeologist and academic (b. 1921)
Ed Stroud
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Ed Stroud, American baseball player (b. 1939)
Anthony G. Bosco
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Anthony G. Bosco, American bishop (d. 2013)
Douglas Engelbart
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (b. 1925)
Armand Gaudreault
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Armand Gaudreault, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
Anthony Llewellyn
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Anthony Llewellyn, Welsh-American chemist, academic, and astronaut (b. 1933)
Emilio Álvarez Montalván
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Emilio Álvarez Montalván, Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1919)
Manuel Cardona
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Manuel Cardona, Spanish physicist and academic (b. 1934)
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Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (b. 1915)
Harold W. Kuhn
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)
Louis Zamperini
d. 2014 (b. 1917)
Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (b. 1917)
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Ronald Davison
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (b. 1920)
Charlie Sanders
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
Jim Weaver (athletic director)
d. 2015 (b. 1945)
Jim Weaver, American football player and coach (b. 1945)
Jacobo Zabludovsky
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (b. 1928)
Caroline Aherne
d. 2016 (b. 1963)
Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (b. 1963)
Michael Cimino
d. 2016 (b. 1939)
Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
Patrick Manning
d. 2016 (b. 1946)
Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016)
Elie Wiesel
d. 2016 (b. 1928)
Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)