Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 02
Thursday, 04 December 2025
1915 On July - 02 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 July - 02 mohammed V Resjad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies 

1920 On July - 02 death of william Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846) 

1921 Edwin Evans, cricketer (6 Tests for Australia), dies on July - 02. 

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 July - 02. 

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

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

1935 Alfred Dreyfus, french colonel, dies on this day in history. 

1936 Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 on this day in history. 

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 July - 02. 

1946 On July - 02 anthony Overton, publisher/cosmetics manufacturer/banker, dies at 81 

1949 Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgaria premier (1946-49), dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1951 Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75 on July - 02. 

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

1955 On this day in history 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 July - 02. 

1965 Theodora E "Betsy" Ranucci-Beckmann, actress (Klatergoud), dies at 88 on July - 02. 

1966 Death of Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (b. 1900) on this day in history. 

1968 On July - 02 francis Brennan, US cardinal of Philadelphia, dies at 74 

1969 Death of Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923) on July - 02. 

1970 On this day in history jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies 

1971 On July - 02 edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84 

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 On this day in history james Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70 

1976 On July - 02 frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 

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

1978 On this day in history death of aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. 1922) 

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