Died On June 2nd

Discover the most famous people who died on June 2. The list includes people like Lou Gehrig, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Rex Harrison, Andres Segovia, Karl Brandt. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, composers, playwrights and guitarists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & India and many more countries.
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Lou Gehrig
(One of the Most Durable Players in American Professional Baseball and One of its Great Hitters)
Lou Gehrig
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 19, 1903
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Yorkville, New York, United States
Died: 1941

Lou Gehrig was an American baseball player. Nicknamed The Iron Horse for his durability and prowess as a hitter, Lou Gehrig played for the New York Yankees of the Major League Baseball (MLB). His life and career inspired the 1942 film The Pride of the Yankees in which he was portrayed by actor Gary Cooper.

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Richard Dawson
(Actor, Comedian and Game Show Host)
Richard Dawson
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Birthdate: November 20, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2012

English-American actor and comedian, Richard Dawson, is best known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk in the TV series Hogan's Heroes. He grew up during World War II and had a difficult childhood. As a young man, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and started getting acting roles as well. He also gained fame as a game show host.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi
(Italian General Who Contributed to Italian Unification and the Creation of the Kingdom of Italy)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 4, 1807
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: 1882

Italian general, patriot, and republican Giuseppe Garibaldi is remembered for the role he played in the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland." A highly proficient military general, he also led the Expedition of the Thousand on behalf of Victor Emmanuel II. He died in 1882.

 4 
Mel Ferrer
(Actor & Director Known for His Films: 'Scaramouche', 'Lili' and 'Knights of the Round Table')
Mel Ferrer
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Birthdate: August 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2008

Mel Ferrer is best known for his role in War and Peace, in which he co-starred with his fourth wife, Audrey Hepburn. He had also delivered hits such as Scaramouche and Knights of the Round Table. He also produced and played the titular role in the biopic El Greco.

 5 
Rex Harrison
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Birthdate: March 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside, England
Died: 1990

Rex Harrison was an English actor who won a couple of Tony Awards and an Academy Award in a career spanning 60 years. For his contribution to the film and TV industry, Harrison was honored with a couple of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1979, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

 6 
Bo Diddley
(American Guitarist and Singer)
Bo Diddley
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 30, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: McComb, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 7 
Bruce McLaren
(New Zealand Formula One Driver, Engineer & Inventor)
Bruce McLaren
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 30, 1937
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Died: 1970

Bruce McLaren was a New Zealand engineer, inventor, racing car designer, and driver. He is credited with founding McLaren Automotive in 1963. Formula One's successful team, McLaren, is named after him. McLaren has been inducted into various halls of fame, including the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, and International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

 8 
Ray Combs
(American Stand-up Comedian, Actor and Game Show Host)
Ray Combs
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Birthdate: April 3, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: 1996
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
Wes Unseld
(Basketball Player)
Wes Unseld
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 10 
Jim Hutton
(Actor)
Jim Hutton
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Birthdate: May 31, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, USA
Died: 1979
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Imogene Coca
(Actress)
Imogene Coca
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Birthdate: November 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2001
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 12 
Dick Cusack
(American Actor, Filmmaker and Documentarist)
Dick Cusack
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Birthdate: August 29, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 2003

Dick Cusack was an American actor, humorist, and filmmaker who won an Emmy Award for making a documentary titled The Committee in 1971. In addition to directing and acting, Cusack also owned a production company that produced many films. Dick Cusack is also credited with inspiring his children—John, Joan, and Ann Cusack—to establish themselves in the American film industry.

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Leo Gorcey
(Actor)
Leo Gorcey
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Birthdate: June 3, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1969
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Andres Segovia
(Spanish Guitarist Known for His Expressive Performances, Broad Tonal Palette, and Distinct Musical Personality)
Andres Segovia
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 21, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Linares, Spain
Died: 1987
Classical guitarist Andres Segovia is remembered for revolutionizing the use of the guitar in concerts. As a child, he had also learned the piano and the cello. He was mostly self-taught due to the lack of quality guitar teachers. He earned 10 honorary doctorates and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
 15 
Freddie Blassie
(Wrestler)
Freddie Blassie
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: 2003
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 16 
Raj Kapoor
(Actor Known for His Films, ‘Awaara’, ‘Boot Polish’ and Referred as 'The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema')
Raj Kapoor
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Birthdate: December 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died: 1988

Raj Kapoor was an Indian film actor, producer, and director best remembered for his contribution to the Hindi film industry. The recipient of 11 Filmfare Awards and three National Film Awards, Raj Kapoor is regarded as one of the greatest Indian actors of all time. In 1987, he was honored with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest honor in cinema.

 17 
George S. Kaufman
(Theatre director, Screenwriter, Journalist, Playwright, Bridge player, Writer)
George S. Kaufman
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 16, 1889
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: 1961
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Peter Sallis
(English Actor)
Peter Sallis
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Birthdate: February 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: 2017
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 19 
Nile Kinnick
(American football player)
Nile Kinnick
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Adel, Iowa, United States
Died: 1943
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Kathryn Joosten
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Birthdate: December 20, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 21 
Helen Carter
(Singer-Songwriter)
Helen Carter
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Died: 1998
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Catherine of Lancaster
(Queen Consort of Castile and León)
Catherine of Lancaster
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Birthdate: March 13, 1373
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire, England
Died: 1418
 23 
David Eddings
(Novelist)
David Eddings
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 7, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Spokane
Died: 2009
 24 
Amos Tversky
(Psychologist, Economist, University teacher)
Amos Tversky
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Birthdate: March 16, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Haifa
Died: 1996

Amos Tversky was an Israeli cognitive and mathematical psychologist. He is known for his contribution to the discovery of systematic human cognitive bias. The son of a social worker and politician, he received his doctorate from the University of Michigan before embarking on an academic career. He worked closely with his longtime collaborator, Daniel Kahneman, and wrote several papers together. 

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Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
(Politician)
Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 7, 1811
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Krauchenwies, Germany
Died: 1885
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Albertina Sisulu
(Political activist)
Albertina Sisulu
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 21, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tsomo, South Africa
Died: 2011
 27 
Radivoj Korac
(Basketball player)
Radivoj Korac
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 5, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sombor, Serbia
Died: 1969
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Rino Gaetano
(Singer-songwriter)
Rino Gaetano
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 29, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Crotone, Italy
Died: 1981
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Jean Hersholt
(Danish-American Actor)
Jean Hersholt
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Birthdate: July 12, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1956
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Bunny Berigan
(Trumpeter)
Bunny Berigan
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 2, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hilbert, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1942
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Karl Brandt
(Physician of German Dictator Adolf Hitler)
Karl Brandt
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: January 8, 1904
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mulhouse, France
Died: 1948

Karl Brandt was a German physician. He served as a Schutzstaffel (SS) officer in Nazi Germany and became Adolf Hitler's personal doctor. He organized and administered the Aktion T4 euthanasia program, in which between 275,000 and 300,000 people were killed in psychiatric hospitals. He was later executed for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

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Tom Kibble
(British Physicist Best Known as One of the First to Describe the 'Higgs Mechanism')
Tom Kibble
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 23, 1932
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chennai, India
Died: 2016

Tom Kibble was a British theoretical physicist who specialized in quantum field theory. He conducted considerable research on topological defects and became the first person to describe the Higgs mechanism. He became concerned about the nuclear arms race in the 1950s and advocated for the scientist's social responsibility. He was posthumously awarded the Isaac Newton Medal.  

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Paul D. Boyer
(Biochemist)
Paul D. Boyer
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 31, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Provo, Utah, United States
Died: 2018

American biochemist, analytical chemist, and professor Paul Delos Boyer was the first Utah-born Nobel laureate. His elucidation of enzymatic mechanism underlying synthesis of adenosine triphosphate with John E. Walker led the two to jointly win the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry which they co-received with Jens C. Skou for a separate research of the latter.

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Giuseppe Ungaretti
(Italian Modernist Poet, Academic & Author)
Giuseppe Ungaretti
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 8, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 1970

Giuseppe Ungaretti was an Italian poet, essayist, journalist, academic, and critic. One of the most important contributors to Italian literature during the 20th century, Ungaretti was honored with the first Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1970. He is credited with popularizing hermetic poetry, a form of difficult and obscure poetry.

 35 
Jack Cornwell
Jack Cornwell
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 8, 1900
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leyton
Died: 1916
 36 
R. Norris Williams
(Tennis player)
R. Norris Williams
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 29, 1891
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: 1968
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Dorothy Stickney
(Actress)
Dorothy Stickney
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Birthdate: June 21, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dickinson, North Dakota, United States
Died: 1998
 38 
Nicolai Ghiaurov
(Opera Singer)
Nicolai Ghiaurov
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Velingrad, Bulgaria
Died: 2004
 39 
Mandawuy Yunupingu
(Musician)
Mandawuy Yunupingu
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Yirrkala, Australia
Died: 2013
 40 
John Alton
(American Cinematographer)
John Alton
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Birthdate: October 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sopron, Hungary
Died: 1996

Cinematographer John Alton had begun his career as an MGM lab technician and then became a cameraman at Paramount. Apart from Hollywood, he had also worked on several Spanish movies. He is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning work in An American in Paris and his book Painting with Light.

 41 
Doc Cheatham
(Jazz Trumpeter)
Doc Cheatham
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 13, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 1997
 42 
Georges Doriot
(Educator, Venture capitalist)
Georges Doriot
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 24, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1987
 43 
Norton Simon
(Industrialist)
Norton Simon
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 5, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died: 1993
 44 
Louis Vierne
(Composer, Organist)
Louis Vierne
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 8, 1870
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poitiers, France
Died: 1937
 45 
Anthony De Mello
(Authored books related to spirituality, lectures and spiritual conferences)
Anthony De Mello
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 4, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: India
Died: 1987
 46 
Nobuyuki Idei
(Former CEO and Chairman of 'Sony Corporation')
Nobuyuki Idei
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 22, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Seijo, Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2022

Former chairman and chief executive of Sony, Nobuyuki Idei also served on the board of companies such as General Motors, Accenture, and Nestlé. He switched Sony’s focus from stand-alone electronic devices to interconnected devices that used the internet or could be connected to mobile phones. He later helmed a management consultancy.

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Sheela Basrur
(Physician and government official)
Sheela Basrur
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: 2008
 48 
Mike Marshall
(Actor)
Mike Marshall
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Birthdate: September 13, 1944
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hollywood, California, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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John Hawkshaw
(British Civil Engineer Known for His Work on the Charing Cross and Cannon Street Railways)
John Hawkshaw
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 9, 1811
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Died: 1891

Known for constructions such as the Severn Tunnel and the Charing Cross and Cannon Street railways, John Hawkshaw was initially employed with the Manchester and Leeds Railway. His work was spread across Egypt, India, and the Netherlands. He was eventually knighted and made a fellow of the Royal Society.

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Madeleine de Scudéry
(Writer)
Madeleine de Scudéry
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 15, 1607
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Le Havre, France
Died: 1701