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History Deaths on August 02

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History Deaths on August 02

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Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771)

#Heinrich_Clauren

In 1854

Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930)

#Jimmy_Jones_(singer)

In 2012

Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (b. 1938)

#Raymond_Carver

In 1988

Giovanni Conso, Italian jurist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1922)

#Giovanni_Conso

In 2015

Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)

#Montgolfier_brothers

In 1799

Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (b. 1912)

#Michel_Debré

In 1996

Mu'in al-Din Sulaiman Pervane, Chancellor and Regent of the Sultanate of Rum

#Pervâne

In 1277

Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)

#Eduardo_Gutiérrez

In 1889

Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (b. 1793)

#Harriet_Arbuthnot

In 1834

Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)

#Francesco_Borromini

In 1667

Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890)

#Fritz_Lang

In 1976

Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Arab theologian and jurist (b. 780)

#Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal

In 855

Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796)

#Horace_Mann

In 1859

Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)

#Paul_von_Hindenburg

In 1934

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (b. 1156)

#Raymond_VI,_Count_of_Toulouse

In 1222

King Christopher II of Denmark (b. 1276)

#Christopher_II_of_Denmark

In 1332

Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)

#Edmond_Nocard

In 1903

Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901)

#Alfred_Lépine

In 1955

Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (b. 1769)

#Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt

In 1849

Barbara Prammer, Austrian social worker and politician (b. 1954)

#Barbara_Prammer

In 2014

Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian poet and composer (b. 1376)

#Oswald_von_Wolkenstein

In 1445

Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somalian general and politician, 5th President of Somalia (b. 1934)

#Mohamed_Farrah_Aidid

In 1996

Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)

#Artur_Sirk

In 1937

William II of England (b. 1056)

#William_II_of_England

In 1100

Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899)

#Carlos_Chávez

In 1978

Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890)

#Antony_Noghès

In 1978

Joe Carcione, American activist and author (b. 1914)

#Joe_Carcione

In 1988

Henry III of France (b. 1551)

#Henry_III_of_France

In 1589

Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (b. 1936)

#Julius_L._Chambers

In 2013

Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)

#Warren_G._Harding

In 1923

Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)

#Robert_Campbell_of_Glenlyon

In 1696

Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1917)

#Obdulio_Varela

In 1996

Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1463)

#Alessandro_Achillini

In 1512

Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)

#Enrico_Caruso

In 1921

Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (b. 1879)

#Wallace_Stevens

In 1955

James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964)

#James_Thompson_(crime_writer)

In 2014

Bernd Meier, German footballer (b. 1972)

#Bernd_Meier

In 2012

Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)

#Thomas_Gainsborough

In 1788

Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (b. 1920)

#Marguerite_Piazza

In 2012

László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1905)

#László_Kalmár

In 1976

Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul and general

#Lucius_Aemilius_Paullus_(consul_219_BC)

In 216 BC

Forrest Bird, American pilot and engineer (b. 1921)

#Forrest_Bird

In 2015

William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1914)

#William_S._Burroughs

In 1997

Louis of Burgundy (b. 1297)

#Louis_of_Burgundy

In 1316

Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)

#Guillaume_Brune

In 1815

James Jamerson, American bass player (b. 1936)

#James_Jamerson

In 1983

Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

#Michel_Berger

In 1992

Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese illustrator (b. 1935)

#Fujio_Akatsuka

In 2008

Alla Kushnir, Russian-Israeli chess player (b. 1941)

#Alla_Kushnir

In 2013

Piet Fransen, Dutch footballer (b. 1936)

#Piet_Fransen

In 2015

Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (b. 1927)

#Franciszek_Macharski

In 2016

Douglas Hawkes, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1893)

#Douglas_Hawkes

In 1974

Jack Spring, American baseball player (b. 1933)

#Jack_Spring

In 2015

Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938)

#Fela_Kuti

In 1997

Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)

#Alexander_Graham_Bell

In 1922

Roy Cohn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

#Roy_Cohn

In 1986

Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)

#Harvey_Spencer_Lewis

In 1939

John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)

#John_Downer

In 1915

Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)

#Richard_Leveson_(admiral)

In 1605

Kat? Kiyomasa, Japanese daimy? (b. 1562)

#Kat?_Kiyomasa

In 1611

Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)

#Daniel_Finch,_8th_Earl_of_Winchilsea

In 1769

Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (b. 1887)

#Helen_Hoyt

In 1972

Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946)

#Ahmed_Zewail

In 2016

Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and educator (b. 1863)

#Pietro_Mascagni

In 1945

Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)

#Eduard_Magnus_Jakobson

In 1903

Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (b. 1813)

#Louise-Victorine_Ackermann

In 1890

Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933)

#Shari_Lewis

In 1998

Elizabeth of Görlitz (b. 1390)

#Elizabeth_of_Görlitz

In 1451

Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)

#Lazare_Carnot

In 1823

David Huddleston, American actor (b. 1930)

In 2016

Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (b. 1930)

In 2016

Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938)

In 2014

Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932)

In 2014

Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (b. 1942)

In 2013

John Keegan, English historian and journalist (b. 1934)

In 2012

Magnus Isacsson, Canadian director and producer (b. 1948)

In 2012

Gabriel Horn, English biologist and academic (b. 1927)

In 2012

José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1932)

In 2011

Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (b. 1950)

In 2007

Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (b. 1955)

In 2005

Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1911)

In 2004

François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (b. 1926)

In 2004

Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1929)

In 2004

Peter Safar, Austrian-American physician and academic (b. 1924)

In 2003

Willie Morris, American writer (b. 1934)

In 1999

Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)

In 1990

Norman Maclean, American short story writer and essayist (b. 1902)

In 1990

Stefanie Clausen, Danish diver (b. 1900)

In 1981

Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)

In 1979

Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)

In 1973

Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911)

In 1972

Brian Cole, American bass player (b. 1942)

In 1972

Angus MacFarlane-Grieve, English academic, mathematician, rower, and soldier (b. 1891)

In 1970

Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1886)

In 1967

Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901)

In 1963

Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)

In 1917

Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)

In 1913

"Wild Bill" Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)

In 1876

Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (b. 1466)

In 1511

Thomas Grey, English conspirator (b. 1384)

In 1415

Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople

In 1075

Ælfweard of Wessex (b. 904)

In 924

Pope John V (b. 635)

In 686

Pope Severinus

In 640

Pope Stephen I

In 257

Marcus Minucius Rufus, Roman consul

In 216 BC

Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Roman consul

In 216 BC

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