Famous Deaths for 2nd June 2024

1871 – George Stevens, English jockey (record 5 Grand National wins), dies from fractured skull at 38
1873 – François George-Hainl, French cellist and composer, dies at 65
1951 – Alain [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher and writer, dies at 83
1959 – Max Rousié, French rugby footballer, dies in a car crash at 46
1990 – Robert Noyce, American inventor (co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968), dies at 62
1992 – Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84
1994 – David Stove, Australian philosopher (b. 1927)
1999 – Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican musician (The Wailers) (b. 1949)
2003 – Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (b. 1918)
2023 – Jacques Rozier, French film director (Adieu Philippine; Du côté d’Orouët), dies at 96

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