Famous Deaths In July - 02

1915  On this day in history gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies   

1917  On this day in history herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies   

1918  Mohammed V Resjad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies on July - 02.   

1920  On July - 02 death of william Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)   

1921  On July - 02 edwin Evans, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia), dies   

1926  On July - 02 emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies   

1929  On this day in history gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34   

1930  On July - 02 anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59   

1932  Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 on July - 02.   

1935  Alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies on this day in history.   

1936  On July - 02 harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60   

1937  Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 on July - 02.   

1939  Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies on July - 02.   

1940  On this day in history ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies   

1941  On July - 02 mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29   

1946  On July - 02 anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81   

1949  Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 on July - 02.   

1951  Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75 on July - 02.   

1952  Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cello player/pianist/composer, dies at 56 on July - 02.   

1955  Death of Edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873) on July - 02.   

1961  Death of Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 on this day in history.   

1964  On July - 02 glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash   

1965  On this day in history theodora E "Betsy" Ranucci-Beckmann, actress (Klatergoud), dies at 88   

1966  On this day in history death of jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (b. 1900)   

1968  Francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74 on July - 02.   

1969  On July - 02 death of michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923)   

1970  Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies on this day in history.   

1971  On July - 02 edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84   

1972  On July - 02 joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on July - 02.   

1975  James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

1977  On this day in history vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

1978  Death of Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) on July - 02.   

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1029  Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094) was born on this day in history.   

1262  On this day in history birth of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)   

1363  Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401) was born on July - 02.   

1489  On this day in history birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)   

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  On July - 02 birth of guillaume van Messaus, composer   

1636  Daniel Speer, composer was born on this day in history.