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December 2nd

190 Notable deaths

Heinz Hoffmann

German politician (sed) (1910-1985).

Born November 28th, 1910 in Mannheim.

Died December 2nd, 1985 at 75 years old (heart failure).

M. Carey Thomas

American suffragist (1857–1935).

Born January 2nd, 1857 in Baltimore.

Died December 2nd, 1935 at 78 years old in Philadelphia.

Faustin Twagiramungu

Rwandan politician.

Born August 14th, 1945 in Cyangugu.

Died December 2nd, 2023 at 78 years old in City of Brussels.

Eleonora Rossi Drago

Italian actress (1925-2007).

Born September 23rd, 1925 in Genoa, Quinto al Mare.

Died December 2nd, 2007 at 82 years old in Palermo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Louis Meyer

American racecar driver.

Born July 21st, 1904 in New York City.

Died December 2nd, 1995 at 91 years old in Searchlight.

Josef Lhévinne

Russian pianist (1874–1944).

Born December 13th, 1874 in Oryol.

Died December 2nd, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City.

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator.

Born May 12th, 1866 in Ścinawka Górna.

Died December 2nd, 1910 at 44 years old in Berlin.

Hugh Latimer Dryden

American aeronautical scientist and civil servant.

Born July 2nd, 1898 in Worcester County.

Died December 2nd, 1965 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..

Joseph Dodge

Banker (1890-1964).

Born November 18th, 1890 in Detroit.

Died December 2nd, 1964 at 74 years old in Detroit.

Alan Davidson

British diplomat.

Born March 30th, 1924 in Derry.

Died December 2nd, 2003 at 79 years old in London.

Deaths 91 to 100 of 190

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