Famous Deaths In July - 02

1915  On July - 02 gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies   

1917  Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history death of william Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)   

1921  Edwin Evans, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1926  Emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies on July - 02.   

1929  Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34 on July - 02.   

1930  Anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59 on July - 02.   

1932  Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies   

1936  Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 on July - 02.   

1937  Amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies   

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

1941  On this day in history mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29   

1946  Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 on July - 02.   

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

1951  Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cello player/pianist/composer, dies at 56   

1955  On July - 02 death of edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. 1873)   

1961  On July - 02 death of ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61   

1964  Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash on this day in history.   

1965  Theodora E "Betsy" Ranucci-Beckmann, actress (Klatergoud), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74   

1969  Death of Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

1970  Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies on July - 02.   

1971  Edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84 on July - 02.   

1972  Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1973  Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1975  James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70 on July - 02.   

1976  Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1977  On July - 02 vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78   

1978  Death of Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) on this day in history.   

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1029  On July - 02 birth of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)   

1262  Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312) was born on this day in history.   

1363  On July - 02 birth of mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)   

1489  On July - 02 birth of thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr   

1492  Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495) was born on July - 02.   

1581  On July - 02 birth of johann Staden, composer   

1589  Guillaume van Messaus, composer was born on July - 02.   

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