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Who died on 2 July?

Celebrities who died on 2 July

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Oldest

97 years, 4 months, 7 days

Youngest

35 years, 9 months, 17 days

Born first

28 June 1882

Died first

2 July 1929

Born last

1970

Died last

2 July 2023

American author and journalist Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist

1961
American film and stage actor James Stewart

James Stewart

American film and stage actor

1997
Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor

1977
English theatre and film director  Peter Brook

Peter Brook

English theatre and film director

2022
American businessman Lee Iacocca

Lee Iacocca

American businessman

2019
Scottish footballer  Andy Goram

Andy Goram

Scottish footballer

2022
dancer, singer, actress Betty Grable

Betty Grable

dancer, singer, actress

1973
German officer Ernst Röhm

Ernst Röhm

German officer

1934
American actress  Pat Crawford Brown

Pat Crawford Brown

American actress

2019
actress Valeska Suratt

Valeska Suratt

actress

1962
German actor and author Tilo Prückner

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

2020
Mexican actress  Susana Dosamantes

Susana Dosamantes

Mexican actress

2022
actress Lee Remick

Lee Remick

actress

1991
Film director Mikio Naruse

Mikio Naruse

Film director

1969
American actor and writer Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

American actor and writer

1993
German-American jazz and Schlager singer, journalist and actor  Bill Ramsey

Bill Ramsey

German-American jazz and Schlager singer, journalist and actor

2021
French politician Michel Rocard

Michel Rocard

French politician

2016
Argentine former police officer convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment Miguel Etchecolatz

Miguel Etchecolatz

Argentine former police officer convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment

2022
American choreographer Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett

American choreographer

1987
American gridiron football player  Jim Van Pelt

Jim Van Pelt

American gridiron football player

2022
Finnish actress Pia Hattara

Pia Hattara

Finnish actress

2015
publisher Gavin Trippe

Gavin Trippe

publisher

2018
Australian military surgeon Weary Dunlop

Weary Dunlop

Australian military surgeon

1993
English novelist Beryl Bainbridge

Beryl Bainbridge

English novelist

2010
American Novelist Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

American Novelist

1999
American actress, singer, composer and writer Kay Thompson

Kay Thompson

American actress, singer, composer and writer

1998
American jazz double bassist and cellist Ray Brown

Ray Brown

American jazz double bassist and cellist

2002

Patrick Finnegan

2018
2nd President of Serbia Milan Milutinović

Milan Milutinović

2nd President of Serbia

2023
Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in emerging technologies and Professor of Tribology and Surface engineering at the University of Leeds Anne Neville

Anne Neville

Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in emerging technologies and Professor of Tribology and Surface engineering at the University of Leeds

2022
American college football cheerleader, mascot Mr. Two Bits

Mr. Two Bits

American college football cheerleader, mascot

2019
American actor George Macready

George Macready

American actor

1973
American musician  Elliot Lawrence

Elliot Lawrence

American musician

2021
British racing driver and television presenter Alain de Cadenet

Alain de Cadenet

British racing driver and television presenter

2022
martial artist Steve Arneil

Steve Arneil

martial artist

2021
American baseball player Guy Bush

Guy Bush

American baseball player

1985
Chilean mother of President Michelle Bachelet  Ángela Jeria

Ángela Jeria

Chilean mother of President Michelle Bachelet

2020
American film director Franklin J. Schaffner

Franklin J. Schaffner

American film director

1989
US physician Susan Love

Susan Love

US physician

2023
actress Gladys Brockwell

Gladys Brockwell

actress

1929
Australian Paralympic athlete Bruce Wallrodt

Bruce Wallrodt

Australian Paralympic athlete

2019
American football player Charlie Sanders

Charlie Sanders

American football player

2015
Yiddish author Chaim Grade

Chaim Grade

Yiddish author

1982
Canadian lawyer W. Thomas Molloy

W. Thomas Molloy

Canadian lawyer

2019
Canadian writer  Naïm Kattan

Naïm Kattan

Canadian writer

2021
American actor and comedian Jan Murray

Jan Murray

American actor and comedian

2006
Flamenco singer Camarón

Camarón

Flamenco singer

1992
Tuskagee airman Roscoe Brown

Roscoe Brown

Tuskagee airman

2016