Éric Deflandre

Belgian footballer.

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

Auguste Adib Pacha

Lebanese politician (1859-1936).

Born August 2nd, 1859 in Istanbul.

Died July 9th, 1936 at 76 years old in Paris.

Dora Boothby

English badminton and tennis player (1881–1970).

Born August 2nd, 1881 in Finchley.

Died February 22nd, 1970 at 88 years old in Hammersmith. ^[ref]

Manuel Arboleda

Colombian footballer.

Born August 2nd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Buenaventura.

Gustave Van de Woestijne

Belgian painter (1881-1947).

Born August 2nd, 1881 in Ghent. ^[ref]

Died April 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Uccle. ^[ref]

Peter-Michael Kolbe

West german rower (1953–2023).

Born August 2nd, 1953 in Hamburg.

Died December 8th, 2023 at 70 years old in Lübeck. ^[ref]

Per Westerberg

Swedish politician, former speaker.

Born August 2nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in Nyköping.

Antoinette Nana Djimou

French heptathlete and pentathlete.

Born August 2nd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Douala.

Sugao Kambe

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born August 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Shizuoka.

Felix Philipp Kanitz

Austro-hungarian archaeologist (1829-1904).

Born August 2nd, 1829 in Pest.

Died January 8th, 1904 at 74 years old in Vienna.

Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir

Swimmer.

Born August 2nd, 1991 (age 34 years) in Reykjavík. ^[ref]

Reuben Kosgei

Athletics competitor.

Born August 2nd, 1979 (age 46 years) in Kapsabet.

Jordi Sabater Pi

Spanish primatologist (1922–2009).

Born August 2nd, 1922 in Barcelona.

Died August 5th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Fernando Tarrida del Mármol

Spanish author (1861–1915).

Born August 2nd, 1861 in Havana. ^[ref]

Died March 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in London. ^[ref]

Sophie Hansson

Swedish swimmer.

Born August 2nd, 1998 (age 27 years) in Rönninge.

Julián Alonso

Spanish tennis player.

Born August 2nd, 1977 (age 48 years) in Canet de Mar.

Roy Andersson

Swedish footballer.

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

Andreas Dückstein

Austrian chess player (1927–2024).

Born August 2nd, 1927 in Budapest.

Died August 28th, 2024 at 97 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Adolf Friedrich von Schack

German poet, historian of literature and art collector (1815–1894).

Born August 2nd, 1815 in Schwerin.

Died April 14th, 1894 at 78 years old in Rome.

Ursula Karusseit

German actress (1939-2019).

Born August 2nd, 1939 in Elbląg.

Died February 1st, 2019 at 79 years old in Berlin (disease). ^[ref]

Jan Axel Blomberg

Norwegian drummer.

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

John Pitti

Panamanian association football referee.

Born August 2nd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Chiriquí Province.

Rafael Paz

Spanish footballer.

Born August 2nd, 1965 (age 60 years) in Puebla de Don Fadrique.

Isabel Salgado

Brazilian volleyball player (1960–2022).

Born August 2nd, 1960 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died November 16th, 2022 at 62 years old in São Paulo (acute respiratory distress syndrome). ^[ref]

Enrique Saura

Spanish footballer.

Born August 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Onda.