December 2nd
239 Notable deaths
Pablo Escobar
Colombian drug lord (1949–1993).
Born December 1st, 1949 in Rio negro.
Died December 2nd, 1993 at 44 years old in Medellín (gunshot wound).
Desi Arnaz
Cuban-born american musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 2nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Del Mar (lung cancer).
John Brown
American abolitionist (1800–1859).
Born May 9th, 1800 in Torrington.
Died December 2nd, 1859 at 59 years old in Charles Town (hanging to death).
Ip Man
Hong kong martial artist (1893–1972).
Born October 1st, 1893 in Foshan.
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 79 years old in British Hong Kong (head and neck cancer).
Israel Keyes
American serial killer (1978–2012).
Born January 7th, 1978 in Richmond.
Died December 2nd, 2012 at 34 years old in Anchorage.
Roxie Roker
Bahamian–american actress (1929-1995).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Miami.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Marty Feldman
British author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982).
Born July 8th, 1934 in London.
Died December 2nd, 1982 at 48 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Keays-Byrne
British-australian actor (1947–2020).
Born May 18th, 1947 in Srinagar.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Gosford. [ref]
Aaron Copland
American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990).
Born November 14th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died December 2nd, 1990 at 90 years old in Sleepy Hollow (Alzheimer's disease, respiratory failure).
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
French official and politician (1926–2020).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Koblenz.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 94 years old in Authon (COVID-19). [ref]
Henry Clay Frick
American industrialist (1849-1919).
Born December 19th, 1849 in West Overton.
Died December 2nd, 1919 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Philip Larkin
English writer, jazz critic and librarian (1922-1985).
Born August 9th, 1922 in Coventry.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 63 years old in Kingston upon Hull (esophageal cancer).
Christopher Evan Welch
American actor (1965-2013).
Born September 28th, 1965 in Fort Belvoir.
Died December 2nd, 2013 at 48 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Jay Gould
American railroad magnate and financier (1836-1892).
Born May 27th, 1836 in Roxbury.
Died December 2nd, 1892 at 56 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Gregorio del Pilar
Filipino general and politician (1875-99).
Born November 14th, 1875 in Bulakan.
Died December 2nd, 1899 at 24 years old in Ilocos Sur.
Michael Hedges
American guitarist (1953–1997).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento.
Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision).
Robert Cummings
American actor (1910–1990).
Born June 9th, 1910 in Joplin.
Died December 2nd, 1990 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia, kidney failure).
Aniello Dellacroce
American mobster (1914–1985).
Born March 15th, 1914 in Little Italy.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Queens (lung cancer).
Kliment Voroshilov
Soviet marshal and politician.
Born February 4th, 1881 in Verkhnee.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Mariska Veres
Dutch singer of shocking blue (1947-2006).
Born October 1st, 1947 in The Hague.
Died December 2nd, 2006 at 59 years old in The Hague (gallbladder cancer). [ref]
Henry Molaison
American memory disorder patient (1926–2008).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Manchester.
Died December 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in Windsor Locks (respiratory failure).
Deven Verma
Indian actor.
Born October 23rd, 1937 in Pune.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Pune (cardiovascular disease).
Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat (1914–1980).
Born May 21st, 1914 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 66 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Gail Fisher
American actress (1935-2000).
Born August 18th, 1935 in Orange. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 65 years old in Los Angeles, Culver City (kidney failure, Renal Failure). [ref]
Mária Telkes
Hungarian–american scientist and inventor (1900–1995).
Born December 12th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 94 years old in Budapest.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler