Famous Deaths for 2nd August 2025

1100 – William II [William Rufus], King of England (1087-1100), killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell while hunting in the New Forest at 44
1921 – Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor (Faust), dies of pleurisy at 48
1955 – Rupprecht, last crown prince of Bavaria and German fieldmarshall during WWI, dies at 86
1955 – Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 54
1972 – Helen Hoyt, American poet, known for “Ellis Park”, dies at 85
1974 – W. Douglas Hawkes, British auto racer and designer, dies at 80
1983 – Charles Eyck, Dutch painter and sculptor (Limburg School), dies at 85
1992 – Ephraim Katz, Israeli American writer and filmmaker (The Film Encyclopedia), dies at 60
1995 – Brian Smith, Canadian sportscaster and NHL player, dies at 54 after being shot the previous day
2007 – Holden Roberto, Angolan independence leader, founder of the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA), dies at 84

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