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November 2nd
235 Notable deaths
Rudolf Barshai
Russian conductor (1924–2010).
Born September 28th, 1924 in Labinsk.
Died November 2nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Basel. [ref]
Gerrie Knetemann
Dutch road bicycle racer (1951–2004).
Born March 6th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
María Martha Serra Lima
Argentine singer (1942-2017).
Born December 19th, 1950 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in Miami (pancreatic cancer).
Alexandre Darracq
French automobile manufacturer (1855–1931).
Born November 10th, 1855 in Bordeaux.
Died November 2nd, 1931 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo.
Milt Campbell
American decathlete (1933-2012).
Born December 9th, 1933 in Plainfield.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 78 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Martin Lowry
English chemist (1874–1936).
Born October 26th, 1874 in Low Moor.
Died November 2nd, 1936 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
Adrien Douady
French mathematician (1935–2006).
Born September 25th, 1935 in La Tronche.
Died November 2nd, 2006 at 71 years old in Saint-Raphaël (drowning). [ref]
Fernand Gravey
Belgian actor (1905-1970).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Ixelles. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 64 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Edwards
British actor, film director (1882-1952).
Born September 18th, 1882 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died November 2nd, 1952 at 70 years old in Chobham (myocardial infarction).
Milly Vitale
Italian actress (1932–2006).
Died November 2nd, 2006 at 73 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Alfred Domett
Prime minister of new zealand (1811-1887).
Born May 20th, 1811 in Camberwell.
Died November 2nd, 1887 at 76 years old in London.
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor
American writer (1917–1994).
Born January 8th, 1917 in Trenton.
Died November 2nd, 1994 at 77 years old in Charlottesville.
Themistocles Zammit
Maltese archaeologist, historian, medical doctor, academic, and writer (1864-1935).
Born September 30th, 1864 in Valletta. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1935 at 71 years old [ref]
Norbert Eder
German footballer (1955-2019).
Born November 7th, 1955 in Bibergau.
Died November 2nd, 2019 at 63 years old in Rosenheim. [ref]
Claude Gillingwater
American actor (1870–1939).
Born August 2nd, 1870 in Louisiana.
Died November 2nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (gunshot wound).
Li Zehou
Chinese philosopher and historian (1930–2021).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Daolin, Ningxiang.
Died November 2nd, 2021 at 91 years old in Boulder.
Frederick Schwatka
American writer (1849–1892).
Born September 29th, 1849 in Galena. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1892 at 43 years old in Portland (drug overdose). [ref]
Anthony van Hoboken
Dutch musicologist (1887–1983).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Rotterdam.
Died November 2nd, 1983 at 96 years old in Zurich.
Ben Lear
United states army general (1879–1966).
Born May 12th, 1879 in Hamilton.
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Murfreesboro. [ref]
Petar Drapšin
Yugoslav partisan lieutenant general (1914－1945).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Srbobran.
Died November 2nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound).
Hakushū Kitahara
Japanese tanka poet (1885–1942).
Born January 25th, 1885 in Nankan.
Died November 2nd, 1942 at 57 years old in Asagaya (diabetes, kidney disease). [ref]
Aboubacar Somparé
Former president of the national assembly of guinea (1944-2017).
Born August 31st, 1944 in Boké Prefecture, Boké.
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Conakry.
Laurent Tailhade
French poet, satirist, essayist, and translator (1854–1919).
Born April 16th, 1854 in Tarbes.
Died November 2nd, 1919 at 65 years old in Combs-la-Ville.
Yamakawa Kikue
Japanese feminist.
Born November 3rd, 1890 in Tokyo.
Died November 2nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather