People who died on June 2 113
Pope Eugene I
d. 657
Pope Eugene I
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Al-Muwaffaq
d. 891 (b. 842)
Al-Muwaffaq, Abbasid general (b. 842)
Richilde of Provence
d. 910 (b. 845)
Richilde of Provence (b. 845)
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Oda of Canterbury
d. 958
Oda (the Good), archbishop of Canterbury
Peter I, Count of Urgell
d. 1258
Peter I, Count of Urgell
Rhys ap Maredudd
d. 1292
Rhys ap Maredudd, Welsh nobleman and rebel leader
Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo
d. 1453
Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo, Constable of Castile
Séan Ó Néill
d. 1567 (b. 1530)
Shane O'Neill, Irish king (b. 1530)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
d. 1572 (b. 1536)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1536)
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton
d. 1581 (b. 1525)
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1525)
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno
d. 1603 (b. 1575)
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest (b. 1575)
John Wildman
d. 1693 (b. 1621)
John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1621)
Madeleine de Scudéry
d. 1701 (b. 1607)
Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (b. 1607)
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Ogata Kōrin
d. 1716 (b. 1658)
Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (b. 1658)
Ebenezer Erskine
d. 1754 (b. 1680)
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (b. 1680)
Jonas Alströmer
d. 1761 (b. 1685)
Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
Jean Paul de Gua de Malves
d. 1785 (b. 1713)
Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician and academic (b. 1713)
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William Tate (painter)
d. 1806 (b. 1747)
William Tate, English painter (b. 1747)
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Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre
d. 1853 (b. 1777)
Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (d. 1853)
Ner Middleswarth
d. 1865 (b. 1783)
Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
Józef Kremer
d. 1875 (b. 1806)
Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
Émile Littré
d. 1881 (b. 1801)
Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
d. 1882 (b. 1807)
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (d. 1882)
George Leslie Mackay
d. 1901 (b. 1844)
George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
Hüseyin Avni Lifij
d. 1927 (b. 1886)
Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886)
Enrique Gorostieta
d. 1929 (b. 1889)
Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (b. 1889)
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Frank Jarvis
d. 1933 (b. 1878)
Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)
Louis Vierne
d. 1937 (b. 1870)
Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (d. 1937)
Lou Gehrig
d. 1941 (b. 1903)
Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (d. 1941)
Bunny Berigan
d. 1942 (b. 1908)
Bunny Berigan, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
d. 1947 (b. 1867)
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (d. 1947)
Viktor Brack
d. 1948 (b. 1904)
Viktor Brack, German physician (b. 1904)
Karl Brandt
d. 1948 (b. 1904)
Karl Brandt, German SS officer (b. 1904)
Karl Gebhardt
d. 1948 (b. 1897)
Karl Gebhardt, German physician (b. 1897)
Waldemar Hoven
d. 1948 (b. 1903)
Waldemar Hoven, German physician (b. 1903)
Wolfram Sievers
d. 1948 (b. 1905)
Wolfram Sievers, German physician (d. 1948)
Naum Torbov
d. 1952 (b. 1880)
Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (b. 1880)
Jean Hersholt
d. 1956 (b. 1886)
Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (d. 1956)
Lyda Borelli
d. 1959 (b. 1884)
Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (b. 1884)
George S. Kaufman
d. 1961 (b. 1889)
George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)
Vita Sackville-West
d. 1962 (b. 1892)
Vita Sackville-West, English author and poet (b. 1892)
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Benno Ohnesorg
d. 1967 (b. 1940)
Benno Ohnesorg, German student and activist (b. 1940)
André Mathieu
d. 1968 (b. 1929)
André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
Leo Gorcey
d. 1969 (b. 1917)
Leo Gorcey, American actor (d. 1969)
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Orhan Kemal
d. 1970 (b. 1914)
Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (d. 1970)
Albert Lamorisse
d. 1970 (b. 1922)
Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Bruce McLaren
d. 1970 (b. 1937)
Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970)
Giuseppe Ungaretti
d. 1970 (b. 1888)
Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
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Hiroshi Kazato
d. 1974 (b. 1949)
Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)
Kenneth Mason (geographer)
d. 1976 (b. 1887)
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (d. 1976)
Juan José Torres
d. 1976 (b. 1920)
Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (b. 1920)
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Albert Bittlmayer
d. 1977 (b. 1952)
Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (b. 1952)
Stephen Boyd
d. 1977 (b. 1931)
Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (d. 1977)
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
d. 1978 (b. 1895)
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978)
Jim Hutton
d. 1979 (b. 1934)
Jim Hutton, American actor (b. 1934)
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
d. 1982 (b. 1904)
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (b. 1904)
Stan Rogers
d. 1983 (b. 1949)
Stan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
Ray Stehr
d. 1983 (b. 1913)
Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1913)
Aurèle Joliat
d. 1986 (b. 1901)
Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1986)
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Anthony de Mello
d. 1987 (b. 1931)
Anthony de Mello, Indian-American priest and psychotherapist (b. 1931)
Sammy Kaye
d. 1987 (b. 1910)
Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter (b. 1910)
Andrés Segovia
d. 1987 (b. 1893)
Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (b. 1893)
Raj Kapoor
d. 1988 (b. 1924)
Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
Ted a'Beckett
d. 1989 (b. 1907)
Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1989)
Jack Gilford
d. 1990 (b. 1908)
Jack Gilford, American actor (d. 1990)
Rex Harrison
d. 1990 (b. 1908)
Rex Harrison, English actor (b. 1908)
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Ahmed Arif
d. 1991 (b. 1927)
Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (b. 1927)
Philip Dunne (writer)
d. 1992 (b. 1908)
Philip Dunne, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
Johnny Mize
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1913)
David Stove
d. 1994 (b. 1927)
David Stove, Australian philosopher and academic (d. 1994)
John Alton
d. 1996 (b. 1901)
John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1996)
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Leon Garfield
d. 1996 (b. 1921)
Leon Garfield, English author (d. 1996)
Ray Combs
d. 1996 (b. 1956)
Ray Combs, American game show host (b. 1956)
Doc Cheatham
d. 1997 (b. 1905)
Doc Cheatham, American trumpet player, singer, and bandleader (b. 1905)
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Junior Braithwaite
d. 1999 (b. 1949)
Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican singer (b. 1949)
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
d. 2000 (b. 1927)
Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Russian ophthalmologist, academic, and politician (b. 1927)
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John Schlee
d. 2000 (b. 1939)
John Schlee, American golfer (b. 1939)
Gerald James Whitrow
d. 2000 (b. 1912)
Gerald James Whitrow, English mathematician, cosmologist, and historian (b. 1912)
Imogene Coca
d. 2001 (b. 1908)
Imogene Coca, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
Joey Maxim
d. 2001 (b. 1922)
Joey Maxim, American boxer (b. 1922)
Hugo van Lawick
d. 2002 (b. 1937)
Hugo van Lawick, Dutch director and photographer (b. 1937)
Freddie Blassie
d. 2003 (b. 1918)
Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)
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Alma Ricard
d. 2003 (b. 1906)
Alma Ricard, Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (b. 1906)
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Lucien Cliche
d. 2005 (b. 1916)
Lucien Cliche, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
Gunder Gundersen
d. 2005 (b. 1930)
Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (b. 1930)
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Samir Kassir
d. 2005 (b. 1950)
Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (b. 1950)
Melita Norwood
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (b. 1912)
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Keith Smith (rugby)
d. 2006 (b. 1952)
Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)
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Kentarō Haneda
d. 2007 (b. 1949)
Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)
Huang Ju
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1938)
Bo Diddley
d. 2008 (b. 1928)
Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
Mel Ferrer
d. 2008 (b. 1917)
Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
Cevher Özden
d. 2008 (b. 1933)
Cevher Özden, Turkish banker and businessman (b. 1933)
David Eddings
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
David Eddings, American author and academic (d. 2009)
Avraham Botzer
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Avraham Botzer, Polish-Israeli commander (b. 1929)
Adolfo Calero
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Adolfo Calero, Nicaraguan businessman and political activist (b. 1931)
Richard Dawson
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Richard Dawson, English-American soldier, actor, television personality, and game show host (b. 1932)
LeRoy Ellis
d. 2012 (b. 1940)
LeRoy Ellis, American basketball player (b. 1940)
Kathryn Joosten
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Kathryn Joosten, American actress (b. 1939)
Jan Gmelich Meijling
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Jan Gmelich Meijling, Dutch commander and politician (b. 1943)
Mario Bernardi
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013)
Chen Xitong
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (d. 2013)
Mandawuy Yunupingu
d. 2013 (b. 1956)
Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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Ivica Brzić
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Ivica Brzić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
Anjan Das
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Anjan Das, Indian director and producer (b. 1951)
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Gennadi Gusarov
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Gennadi Gusarov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
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Nikolay Khrenkov
d. 2014 (b. 1984)
Nikolay Khrenkov, Russian bobsledder (b. 1984)
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (b. 1924)
Kuaima Riruako
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Kuaima Riruako, Namibian politician (b. 1935)
Alexander Shulgin
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Alexander Shulgin, American pharmacologist and chemist (d. 2014)
Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician)
d. 2015 (b. 1963)
Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (b. 1963)
Irwin Rose
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
Peter Sallis
d. 2017 (b. 1921)
Peter Sallis, English actor (b. 1921)