Peter McLaren

Canadian academic.

Born August 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Toronto.

Adrien de Gerlache

Belgian explorer (1866–1934).

Born August 2nd, 1866 in Hasselt.

Died December 4th, 1934 at 68 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

Natalya Mogilevskaya

Ukrainian singer and actor.

Born August 2nd, 1975 (age 50 years) in Kyiv.

Zein al-Sharaf Talal

Queen consort of jordan (1916–1994).

Born August 2nd, 1916 in Alexandria.

Died April 26th, 1994 at 77 years old in Lausanne.

Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman

Diocesan bishop, philosopher and theologian (1802-1865).

Born August 2nd, 1802 in Seville.

Died February 15th, 1865 at 62 years old in London.

Muriel Robin

French actress and comedian.

Born August 2nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Montbrison.

Amanda Lind

Swedish politician.

Born August 2nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.

Anne Lauvergeon

French businesswoman.

Born August 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Dijon.

Bertalan Farkas

Hungarian cosmonaut.

Born August 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Gyulaháza.

Ruth Barcan Marcus

American philosopher (1921-2012).

Born August 2nd, 1921 in The Bronx.

Died February 19th, 2012 at 90 years old in New Haven. ^[ref]

Erik Meijer

Dutch footballer.

Born August 2nd, 1969 (age 56 years).

Philippe Soupault

French writer (1897–1990).

Born August 2nd, 1897 in Chaville. ^[ref]

Died March 12th, 1990 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Gustav Simon

German politician (1900-1945).

Born August 2nd, 1900 in Saarbrücken. ^[ref]

Died December 18th, 1945 at 45 years old in Paderborn (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

German composer (1905-1963).

Born August 2nd, 1905 in Munich.

Died December 5th, 1963 at 58 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).

Priscilla Betti

French singer and actress.

Born August 2nd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Nice.

John Vlissides

American software scientist (1961–2005).

Born August 2nd, 1961 in Washington, D.C..

Died November 24th, 2005 at 44 years old in Lake Mohegan (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Hermann Giesler

German architect (1898-1987).

Born August 2nd, 1898 in Siegen.

Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf.

Frank Biela

German racecar driver.

Born August 2nd, 1964 (age 61 years) in Neuss.

Edward Augustus Freeman

English historian (1823–1892).

Born August 2nd, 1823 in Harborne.

Died March 16th, 1892 at 68 years old in Alicante (smallpox).

James Parrott

American actor and director (1897–1939).

Born August 2nd, 1897 in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Died May 10th, 1939 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei

Catholic cardinal (1901–2000).

Born August 2nd, 1901 in Shanghai.

Died March 12th, 2000 at 98 years old in Stamford (stomach cancer).

Pierre Nord Alexis

President of haiti (1820-1910).

Born August 2nd, 1820 in Cap-Haïtien.

Died May 1st, 1910 at 89 years old in New Orleans.

Georges Rochegrosse

French painter (1859–1938).

Born August 2nd, 1859 in Versailles. ^[ref]

Died July 11th, 1938 at 78 years old in El Biar.

George Zidek

Czech basketball player.

Born August 2nd, 1973 (age 52 years) in Zlín.

Palle Huld

Danish actor (1912–2010).

Born August 2nd, 1912 in Hellerup.

Died November 26th, 2010 at 98 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]