Died On August 2nd

Discover the most famous people who died on August 2. The list includes people like Alexander Graham Bell, Warren G. Harding, William S. Burroughs, William II of England, Wild Bill Hickok. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, inventors and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Mexico and many more countries.

Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell
(Inventor of Telephone)

03 March 1847

Canadian,Scottish

Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding
(President of the U.S)

02 November 1865

American

Wild Bill HickokWild Bill Hickok
(Gunfighter)

27 May 1837

American

Paul von HindenburgPaul von Hindenburg
(General, Second President of Weimar Republic)

02 October 1847

German

Henry III of FranceHenry III of France
(King of France)

19 September 1551

French

William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs
(Novelist, Short Story Writer)

05 February 1914

American

Fela KutiFela Kuti
(Multi-instrumentalist)

15 October 1938

Nigerian

William II of EnglandWilliam II of England
(King of England)

1056 AD

British

Horace MannHorace Mann
(Educator & Politician)

04 May 1796

American

Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough
(Landscape painter)

14 May 1727

British

Wallace StevensWallace Stevens
(Poet)

02 October 1879

American

Baruj BenacerrafBaruj Benacerraf
(Immunologist)

29 October 1920

Venezuelan

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Michel Jean-Pierre DebreMichel Debré
(149th Prime Minister of France)

15 January 1912

French

Holden RobertoHolden Roberto
(Angolan Independence Leader)

12 January 1923

Angolan

James DouglasJames Douglas
(British colonial governor on Vancouver Island (now British Columbia))

15 August 1803

British

Carlos ChavezCarlos Chavez
(Composer, conductor)

13 June 1899

Mexican

Muhammad Ali of EgyptMuhammad Ali of Egypt
(Military commander)

04 March 1769

Egyptian,Greek

Fritz LangFritz Lang
(American-Austrian-German filmmaker)

05 December 1890

American

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Shari LewisShari Lewis
(Actor, Television presenter, Puppeteer, Screenwriter)

17 January 1933

American

Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
(Short story writer)

25 May 1938

American

Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
(Short story writer)

25 May 1938

American

Enrico CarusoEnrico Caruso
(Opera singer, Singer)

25 February 1873

Italian

Ahmed ZewailAhmed Zewail
(Scientist)

26 February 1946

American

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

18 May 1869

German

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Andrey VlasovAndrey Vlasov
(officer)

14 September 1901

Russian

George Washington WilliamsGeorge Washington Williams
(Soldier, Historian, Diplomat, Writer, Minister, Politician, Journalist)

16 October 1849

American

Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)

20 October 1917

French

John KeeganJohn Keegan
(Journalist, Military historian, Historian, Non-fiction writer)

15 May 1934

Norman MacleanNorman Maclean
(Novelist, Journalist, Writer, University teacher)

23 December 1902

American

Louis BlériotLouis Blériot
(Aviator, Engineer, Inventor, Aerospace engineer)

01 July 1872

French

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Francesco BorrominiFrancesco Borromini
(Architect)

25 September 1599

Swiss,Italian

Pietro MascagniPietro Mascagni
(Italian composer)

07 December 1863

Italian

Lazare CarnotLazare Carnot
(Mathematician, Politician, Engineer, Officer, Physicist)

13 May 1753

French

Michel BergerMichel Berger
(Singer-songwriter, Music executive, Composer, Pianist, Singer)

28 November 1947

French

Pope Stephen IPope Stephen I
(Pope)

Italian

CeciliaCecilia
(singer)

11 October 1948

Spanish

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Pope John VPope John V
(Pope)

0635 AD

Italian,Turkish

Pierre Auguste CotPierre Auguste Cot
(Painter)

17 February 1837

French

Ernesto Cortázar IIErnesto Cortázar II

02 May 1940

Mexican

Pope SeverinusPope Severinus
(Pope)

Italian

Forrest BirdForrest Bird
(Aviator)

09 June 1921

American

Barbara DemingBarbara Deming
(Writer, Journalist)

23 July 1917

American

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Katō KiyomasaKatō Kiyomasa
(samurai)

25 July 1561

Japanese

Ælfweard of WessexÆlfweard of Wessex
(King)

0904 AD

British

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