Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 02
Friday, 06 February 2026
1915 On July - 02 gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies 

1917 Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor/director (Hamlet), dies on July - 02. 

1918 On July - 02 mohammed V Resjad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies 

1920 Death of William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846) on this day in history. 

1921 On this day in history edwin Evans, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia), dies 

1926 Emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies on this day in history. 

1929 Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34 on this day in history. 

1930 Anders Randolf, actor (Love of Sunya, Dangerous Curves), dies at 59 on this day in history. 

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

1935 On July - 02 alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies 

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

1937 On July - 02 amelia Earhart Putnam, Dutch pilot/1st female to fly Atl, dies at 40 

1939 On July - 02 alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies 

1940 Ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies on July - 02. 

1941 Mohammad Baqa Jilani, cricketer (Test for India), dies at 29 on this day in history. 

1946 On this day in history anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 

1949 On July - 02 georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 

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

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

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

1961 Death of Ernest Hemingway, writer, commits suicide at 61 on July - 02. 

1964 On this day in history 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 July - 02 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 On July - 02 jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies 

1971 On this day in history edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84 

1972 On this day in history 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 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 July - 02. 

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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