Died On August 2nd

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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.
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 1 
Alexander Graham Bell
(Inventor of Telephone & Co-Founder of 'American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)')
Alexander Graham Bell
49
Birthdate: March 3, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 1922
 2 
Warren G. Harding
(29th President of the United States (1921–1923))
Warren G. Harding
19
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 2, 1865
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Blooming Grove, Ohio, United States
Died: 1923
 3 
Fela Kuti
(Multi-Instrumentalist & the Creator of ‘Afro-beat’, a Genre that Fuses West African Music with American Funk & Jazz)
Fela Kuti
18
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died: 1997
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Vin Scully
(One of the Greatest Baseball Broadcaster of All Time)
Vin Scully
2
Birthdate: November 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
William S. Burroughs
(Best Known for His Third Novel 'Naked Lunch')
William S. Burroughs
10
Birthdate: February 5, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 1997
 6 
Paul von Hindenburg
(President of Germany (1925-1934))
Paul von Hindenburg
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 2, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: 1934
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 7 
Horace Mann
(Educator & Politician)
Horace Mann
30
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 4, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Franklin
Died: 1859
 8 
Shari Lewis
(Former Children's puppeteer and cheerful TV personality whose character's, Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse)
Shari Lewis
6
Birthdate: January 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
 9 
Henry III of France
(Former King of France (1574 - 1589) and Former King of Poland (1573 - 1575))
Henry III of France
7
Birthdate: September 19, 1551
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Château de Fontainebleau, France
Died: 1589
 10 
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
(Ottoman Governor of Egypt)
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 4, 1769
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kavala, Greece
Died: 1849
 11 
Thurman Munson
(Baseball Player)
Thurman Munson
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 7, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 1979
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 12 
William II of England
(King of England)
William II of England
1
Birthdate: 1056 AD
Birthplace: Normandy, France
Died: 1100
 13 
Fritz Lang
(Austrian Filmmaker Who Was a Pioneer of Science-Fiction Movies)
Fritz Lang
4
Birthdate: December 5, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1976
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
David Huddleston
(Actor)
David Huddleston
2
Birthdate: September 17, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vinton, Virginia, USA
Died: 2016
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 15 
Ara Parseghian
(American Football Coach)
Ara Parseghian
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: 2017
 16 
Totie Fields
(Comedian)
Totie Fields
7
Birthdate: May 7, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1978
Height: 4'10" (147 cm)
 17 
Thomas Gainsborough
(Landscape painter)
Thomas Gainsborough
3
Birthdate: May 14, 1727
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sudbury, England
Died: 1788
 18 
George Washington Williams
(Soldier, Historian, Diplomat, Writer, Minister, Politician, Journalist)
George Washington Williams
2
Birthdate: October 16, 1849
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bedford
Died: 1891
 19 
Wild Bill Hickok
(Gunfighter, Law enforcement officer)
Wild Bill Hickok
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 27, 1837
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Died: 1876
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 20 
Wallace Stevens
(Modernist poet)
Wallace Stevens
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 2, 1879
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1955
 21 
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
(Prince)
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 18, 1869
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1955
 22 
Ahmed Zewail
(Chemist)
Ahmed Zewail
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Damanhour, Egypt
Died: 2016
 23 
Judith Jones
(Former writer, editor, best known for having rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile)
Judith Jones
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Died: 2017
 24 
Louis Blériot
(Aviator, Engineer, Inventor, Aerospace engineer)
Louis Blériot
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 1, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cambrai
Died: 1936
 25 
Norman Maclean
(Novelist, Journalist, Writer, University teacher)
Norman Maclean
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 23, 1902
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Clarinda
Died: 1990
 26 
Lazare Carnot
(Mathematician, Politician, Engineer, Officer, Physicist)
Lazare Carnot
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 13, 1753
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nolay
Died: 1823
 27 
John Keegan
(Journalist, Military historian, Historian, Non-fiction writer)
John Keegan
0
Birthdate: May 15, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Greater London
Died: 2012
 28 
Carlos Chavez
(Greatest Mexican Composer of the 20th Century)
Carlos Chavez
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 13, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 1978
 29 
Pietro Mascagni
(Composer)
Pietro Mascagni
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 7, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Livorno, Italy
Died: 1945
 30 
Gyearbuor Asante
(Actor)
Gyearbuor Asante
0
Birthdate: November 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Accra, Ghana
Died: 2000
 31 
Francesco Borromini
(Roman Baroque Architect)
Francesco Borromini
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: September 25, 1599
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bissone
Died: 1667
 32 
Holden Roberto
(President of the National Liberation Front of Angola from 1954 to 2007)
Holden Roberto
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 12, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: M'banza-Kongo, Angola
Died: 2007
 33 
Willie Morris
(Writer)
Willie Morris
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 29, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1999
 34 
Cecilia
(Singer-Songwriter)
Cecilia
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 11, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: 1976
 35 
Pope Stephen I
(Bishop of Rome)
Pope Stephen I
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: 0257
 36 
Raymond Carver
(Short story writer)
Raymond Carver
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 25, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Clatskanie, Oregon, United States
Died: 1988
 37 
Baruj Benacerraf
(Immunologist)
Baruj Benacerraf
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 29, 1920
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 2011
 38 
Alla Kushnir
(Israeli Chess Player)
Alla Kushnir
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 11, 1941
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 2013
 39 
James Jamerson
(Bass player)
James Jamerson
4
Birthdate: January 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: 1983
 40 
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
(Former Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1910 - 1916) )
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 20, 1858
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1944
 41 
Jean-Pierre Melville
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer)
Jean-Pierre Melville
0
Birthdate: October 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1973
 42 
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
(Princesses)
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 7, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Died: 1950
 43 
Elias John Kwandikwa
(Politician)
Elias John Kwandikwa
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kahama District, Tanzania
Died: 2021
 44 
Michel Berger
(Singer-songwriter)
Michel Berger
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: 1992
 45 
Leon Fleisher
(Pianist)
Leon Fleisher
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2020
 46 
James Douglas
(British colonial governor on Vancouver Island (now British Columbia))
James Douglas
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 15, 1803
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Demerara
Died: 1877
 47 
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
(Peruvian Politician Who Served as the President of the Constituent Assembly)
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 22, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Trujillo, Peru
Died: 1979
 48 
Roy Cohn
(American Lawyer and Prosecutor)
Roy Cohn
15
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1986
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 49 
Luisel Ramos
(Model)
Luisel Ramos
5
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 12, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: 2006
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 50 
Oliver La Farge
(Writer)
Oliver La Farge
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 19, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1963