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February 2nd
206 Notable deaths
Max Schmeling
German boxer (1905-2005).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Klein Luckow. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 99 years old in Wenzendorf. [ref]
Fred Perry
English tennis player.
Born May 18th, 1909 in Stockport.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Kasinathuni Viswanath
Indian director, screenwriter and actor.
Born February 19th, 1930 in Repalle.
Died February 2nd, 2023 at 92 years old in Hyderabad.
Siad Barre
Head of state of somalia (1919-1995).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Shilavo, Luuq.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Lagos (myocardial infarction).
John L. Sullivan
American boxer (1858–1918).
Born October 15th, 1858 in Roxbury.
Died February 2nd, 1918 at 59 years old in Abington.
Monica Vitti
Italian actress (1931–2022).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Rome (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]
Don Murray
American actor (1929–2024).
Born July 31st, 1929 in Hollywood.
Died February 2nd, 2024 at 94 years old in Goleta. [ref]
Alistair MacLean
Scottish novelist.
Born April 21st, 1922 in Shettleston.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 64 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Moore
British army officer and fundraiser (1920–2021).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Keighley. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2021 at 100 years old in Bedford Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Charley Grapewin
American actor (1869-1956).
Born December 20th, 1869 in Xenia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 86 years old in Corona.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel