Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 02
Friday, 19 December 2025
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 On this day in history mohammed V Resjad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies 

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 July - 02. 

1926 On this day in history emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies 

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

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

1932 On July - 02 manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 

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 this day in history. 

1939 Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies on this day in history. 

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

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

1946 Anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1949 On this day in history georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 

1951 On this day in history earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75 

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 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 On July - 02 francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74 

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

1970 On July - 02 jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies 

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

1972 Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95 on July - 02. 

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 this day in history. 

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

1977 Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78 on July - 02. 

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

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