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December 2nd
195 Notable deaths
Charlie Byrd
American jazz guitarist (1925–1999).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Suffolk.
Died December 2nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Annapolis (lung cancer). [ref]
Rosemarie Frankland
Beauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000).
Born February 1st, 1943 in Wrexham.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 57 years old in Marina del Rey (drug overdose).
Dinu Lipatti
Romanian pianist and composer (1917–1950).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Bucharest.
Died December 2nd, 1950 at 33 years old in Geneva (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Richard Corben
American illustrator and comic book artist (1940–2020).
Born November 1st, 1940 in Anderson.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 80 years old
Concha Velasco
Spanish actress-singer.
Born November 29th, 1939 in Valladolid.
Died December 2nd, 2023 at 84 years old in Majadahonda (lymphoma). [ref]
Richard Easton
Canadian actor (1933–2019).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Politician and prime minister of pakistan (1905-1982).
Born July 15th, 1905 in Jalandhar.
Died December 2nd, 1982 at 77 years old in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi.
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born August 16th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Robert K. Massie
American historian (1929–2019).
Born January 5th, 1929 in Versailles.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 90 years old in Irvington (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ulli Lommel
German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017).
Born December 21st, 1944 in Sulęcin.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). [ref]
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