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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 |