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.

Wild Bill HickokWild Bill Hickok
27 May 1837, American
Gunfighter
Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell
03 March 1847, Canadian, Scottish
Inventor of Telephone

Warren G. HardingWarren G. Harding
02 November 1865, American
President of the U.S

Paul von HindenburgPaul von Hindenburg
02 October 1847, German
General, Second President of Weimar Republic

Henry III of FranceHenry III of France
19 September 1551, French
King of France

William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs
05 February 1914, American
Novelist, Short Story Writer
Fela KutiFela Kuti
15 October 1938, Nigerian
Multi-instrumentalist

William II of EnglandWilliam II of England
1056 AD, British
King of England

Horace MannHorace Mann
04 May 1796, American
Educator & Politician

Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough
14 May 1727, British
Landscape painter
Wallace StevensWallace Stevens
02 October 1879, American
Poet

Baruj BenacerrafBaruj Benacerraf
29 October 1920, Venezuelan
Immunologist
Michel Jean-Pierre DebreMichel Debré
15 January 1912, French
149th Prime Minister of France

Holden RobertoHolden Roberto
12 January 1923, Angolan
Angolan Independence Leader

James DouglasJames Douglas
15 August 1803, British
British colonial governor on Vancouver Island (now
Carlos ChavezCarlos Chavez
13 June 1899, Mexican
Composer, conductor

Muhammad Ali of EgyptMuhammad Ali of Egypt
04 March 1769, Egyptian, Greek
Military commander
Fritz LangFritz Lang
05 December 1890, American
American-Austrian-German filmmaker

Shari LewisShari Lewis
17 January 1933, American
Actor, Television presenter, Puppeteer,

Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
25 May 1938, American
Short story writer
Raymond CarverRaymond Carver
25 May 1938, American
Short story writer

Enrico CarusoEnrico Caruso
25 February 1873, Italian
Opera singer, Singer
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
18 May 1869, German
 

Andrey VlasovAndrey Vlasov
14 September 1901, Russian
officer

Ahmed ZewailAhmed Zewail
26 February 1946, American
Scientist

Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville
20 October 1917, French
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer
Norman MacleanNorman Maclean
23 December 1902, American
Novelist, Journalist, Writer, University teacher
George Washington WilliamsGeorge Washington Williams
16 October 1849, American
Soldier, Historian, Diplomat, Writer, Minister,

John KeeganJohn Keegan
15 May 1934
Journalist, Military historian, Historian,

Louis BlériotLouis Blériot
01 July 1872, French
Aviator, Engineer, Inventor, Aerospace engineer

Francesco BorrominiFrancesco Borromini
25 September 1599, Swiss, Italian
Architect
Pietro MascagniPietro Mascagni
07 December 1863, Italian
Italian composer

Lazare CarnotLazare Carnot
13 May 1753, French
Mathematician, Politician, Engineer, Officer,

Michel BergerMichel Berger
28 November 1947, French
Singer-songwriter, Music executive, Composer,

Pope Stephen IPope Stephen I
Italian
Pope

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CeciliaCecilia
11 October 1948, Spanish
singer
Pope John VPope John V
0635 AD, Italian, Turkish
Pope

Ernesto Cortázar IIErnesto Cortázar II
02 May 1940, Mexican
 
Pierre Auguste CotPierre Auguste Cot
17 February 1837, French
Painter

Pope SeverinusPope Severinus
Italian
Pope

Forrest BirdForrest Bird
09 June 1921, American
Aviator
Barbara DemingBarbara Deming
23 July 1917, American
Writer, Journalist

Katō KiyomasaKatō Kiyomasa
25 July 1561, Japanese
samurai
Ælfweard of WessexÆlfweard of Wessex
0904 AD, British
King