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June 2, 2003 Burke Marshall, American Lawyer
June 2, 2002 Flora Lewis, American Journalist
June 2, 2001 Imogene Coca, comic, Your Show of Shows, dies at 92
June 2, 1997 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91
June 2, 1996 John Alton, cinematographer, dies at 94
June 2, 1996 Leon Garield, writer, dies at 74
June 2, 1996 Peter Bird, ocean rower, dies at 49
June 2, 1996 Ray Combs, American Comedian
June 2, 1993 French JFM of Thiel, Dutch 2nd chamber chairman (1963-72), dies at 86
June 2, 1993 Johnny Mize, baseball player, dies at 80
June 2, 1992 Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84
June 2, 1990 Frederick Mellinger, founder of Fredericks of Hollywood, dies at 76
June 2, 1990 Jack Gilford, actor (Cracker Jacks), dies at 82
June 2, 1990 Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82
June 2, 1990 Robert Noyce, co-inventor (semi-conductor)/founder (Intel), dies
June 2, 1990 Stuart Hall, actor (Cavalcade, Dawn Patrol), dies
June 2, 1988 Horace A Hildreth, (Gov-Maine, 1945-49), dies at 85
June 2, 1987 Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94
June 2, 1987 Sammy Kaye, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 77
June 2, 1986 Daniel Sternefeld, Belgian conductor and composer (Elegie), dies at 80
June 2, 1983 Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire
June 2, 1979 Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45
June 2, 1977 Forrest Lewis, actor (Great Gildersleeve, Ichabod and Me), dies at 77
June 2, 1977 Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist/composer, dies at 91
June 2, 1977 Stephen Boyd, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur, Lisa), dies at 48
June 2, 1976 Alan Dewitt, actor (Mr Tyler-It's About Time), dies at 52
June 2, 1976 Bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic, dies at 73
June 2, 1975 Eisaku Sato, premier of Japan (1964-71 Nobel 1974), dies at 74
June 2, 1974 Elliott Sullivan, actor (Sergeant), dies at 66
June 2, 1972 Franz Philipp, composer, dies at 81
June 2, 1971 Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye), dies at 66
June 2, 1967 Zamah Cunningham, actress (Menosha the Magnificent), dies at 74
June 2, 1962 Franc S Finzgar, Slovic writer (Service Girls), dies
June 2, 1962 V Sackville-West, writer, dies at 70
June 2, 1962 Vita Sackville-West, English Novelist
June 2, 1961 George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72
June 2, 1961 Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor and director (Dutch Comedy), dies at 70
June 2, 1956 Jean Hersholt, actress (Emma, Grand Hotel, Greed), dies at 69
June 2, 1951 Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83
June 2, 1951 John Erskine, U.S. writer/poet/pianist (Venus Love Goddess), dies at 71
June 2, 1950 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70
June 2, 1949 Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer, dies at 82
June 2, 1949 Ernest Ford, composer, dies at 91
June 2, 1947 Hermann Darewsky, composer, dies at 64
June 2, 1941 Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (New York Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale New York at 37
June 2, 1940 Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies
June 2, 1937 Louis Vierne, composer, dies at 66
June 2, 1928 Timothy Thomas Fortune, American Writer
June 2, 1927 Eduard GHH Cuypers, architect (De Hooge Vuursche), dies at 67
June 2, 1927 Freidrich Hegar, composer, dies at 85
June 2, 1927 Lizzie Borden, accused murderer, dies at 68
June 2, 1908 Redvers H Buller, English general, dies at 68
June 2, 1901 James A Herne, [J Aherne], U.S. playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies
June 2, 1896 Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies
June 2, 1882 Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74
June 2, 1879 E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23
June 2, 1873 Francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65
June 2, 1865 John E Feisser, founder (1st Dutch baptist church), dies at 59
June 2, 1864 George Pierce Doles, U.S. businessman/Confed brig-general, dies at 34
June 2, 1839 Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26
June 2, 1812 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
June 2, 1750 Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German composer, dies at 68
June 2, 1678 Pieter the Great, regent/diplomat, dies at 63
June 2, 1676 John de Haen, vice-admiral (Kijkduin/Palermo), dies in battle at 45?
June 2, 1639 Floris II van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg/politician, dies at 62
June 2, 1632 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Friesland, dies at 58
June 2, 1597 Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67
June 2, 1575 Pieter Aertsen, [Long Worm], painter, dies at about 65
June 2, 1572 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36
June 2, 1564 Gellius Faber, [Jelle Smit], Fries theologist, dies
June 2, 657 Eugene I, Italian Pope (654-7), dies



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