Famous Deaths In June - 02

1933  On this day in history death of frank Jarvis, American athlete (b. 1878)   

1937  Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66 on June - 02.   

1940  Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies on June - 02.   

1941  Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale NY at 37 on this day in history.   

1947  On June - 02 hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64   

1948  Death of Viktor Brack, Nazi physician (b. 1904) on June - 02.   

1949  Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82 on June - 02.   

1950  Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1951  On June - 02 alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83   

1956  On June - 02 jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69   

1961  George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1962  Franc S Finzgar, Slovic writer (Service Girls), dies on June - 02.   

1967  Zamah Cunningham, actress (Menosha the Magnificent), dies at 74 on June - 02.   

1968  On this day in history death of andré Mathieu, Quebec pianist and composer (b. 1929)   

1970  On June - 02 death of bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer, designer, and founder of eponymous race team (b. 1937)   

1971  Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye), dies at 66 on June - 02.   

1972  On June - 02 franz Philipp, composer, dies at 81   

1974  On this day in history elliott Sullivan, actor (Sergeant), dies at 66   

1975  On June - 02 eisaku Sato, premier of Japan (1964-71 Nobel 1974), dies at 74   

1976  Alan Dewitt, actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52 on June - 02.   

1977  Forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod & Me), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45   

1982  On this day in history death of fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (b. 1904)   

1983  Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history death of georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (b. 1908)   

1986  Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor/composer (Elegie), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1987  On June - 02 andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94   

1988  On June - 02 horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49), dies at 85   

1989  On this day in history ted a'Beckett, cricketer (4 Tests 1928-32), dies   

1990  Frederick Mellinger, founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1992  On June - 02 philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84   

1993  On this day in history french JFM of Thiel, Dutch 2nd chamber chairman (1963-72), dies at 86   

1994  On June - 02 death of david Stove, Australian philosopher (b. 1927)   

1996  On this day in history john Alton, cinematographer, dies at 94   

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0926  On this day in history birth of murakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)   

1504  George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht was born on this day in history.   

1535  Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605) was born on June - 02.   

1577  Giovanni Righi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1614  On this day in history birth of benjamin Rogers, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96)   

1715  Herman-Francois Delange, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) was born on June - 02.