Famous Deaths on July 2, Who Died on July 2
Here is a list who died on July 2. Famous deaths for the 2nd of July. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on July 2. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
Famous people who died in July 2nd?
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Who died on July 2?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1215 | Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (b. 1141) |
| 1298 | Adolf, King of the Romans (b. 1220) |
| 1504 | Stephen III of Moldavia (b. 1434) |
| 1566 | Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (b. 1503) |
| 1578 | Thomas Doughty, English explorer |
| 1582 | Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1528) |
| 1591 | Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1520) |
| 1619 | Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547) |
| 1621 | Thomas Harriot, English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560) |
| 1656 | François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French general (b. 1611) |
| 1674 | Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614) |
| 1743 | Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1673) |
| 1746 | Thomas Baker, English antiquarian and author (b. 1656) |
| 1778 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712) |
| 1833 | Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (b. 1757) |
| 1843 | Samuel Hahnemann, German physician and academic (b. 1755) |
| 1850 | Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788) |
| 1857 | Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818) |
| 1903 | Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867) |
| 1912 | Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870) |
| 1914 | Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1836) |
| 1915 | Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830) |
| 1920 | William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846) |
| 1926 | Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857) |
| 1929 | Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1894) |
| 1932 | Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889) |
| 1950 | Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872) |
| 1955 | Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873) |
| 1961 | Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899) |
| 1963 | Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906) |
| 1964 | Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929) |
| 1966 | Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900) |
| 1970 | Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889) |
| 1972 | Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1876) |
| 1973 | Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916) |
| 1975 | James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907) |
| 1977 | Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899) |
| 1978 | Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922) |
| 1986 | Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917) |
| 1988 | Vibert Douglas, Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1894) |
| 1989 | Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1909) |
| 1990 | Snooky Lanson, American singer (b. 1914) |
| 1991 | Lee Remick, American actress (b. 1935) |
| 1993 | Fred Gwynne, American actor (b. 1926) |
| 1994 | Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (b. 1967) |
| 1995 | Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (b. 1920) |
| 1997 | James Stewart, American actor (b. 1908) |
| 1999 | Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920) |
| 2000 | Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952) |
| 2002 | Ray Brown, American bassist and composer (b. 1926) |
| 2003 | Briggs Cunningham, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1907) |
| 2004 | Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (b. 1922) |
| 2005 | Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915) |
| 2006 | Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1916) |
| 2007 | Beverly Sills, American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929) |
| 2008 | Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956) |
| 2010 | Beryl Bainbridge, English screenwriter and author (b. 1932) |
| 2011 | Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | Maurice Chevit, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | Anthony G. Bosco, American bishop (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | Emilio Álvarez Montalván, Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1919) |
| 2015 | Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (b. 1920) |
| 2016 | Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (b. 1963) |
| 2017 | Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (b. 1933) |
| 2018 | Alan Longmuir, Scottish musician (b. 1948) |
| 2019 | Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (b.1924) |
| 2020 | Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist (b. 1926) |
| 626 | Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (b. 589) |
| 649 | Li Jing, Chinese general (b. 571) |
| 862 | Swithun, English bishop and saint (b. 789) |
| 866 | Robert the Strong, Frankish nobleman |
| 936 | Henry the Fowler, German king (b. 876) |
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