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December 2nd
239 Notable deaths
Alexander Tschirch
Swiss pharmacist (1856–1939).
Born October 17th, 1856 in Guben.
Died December 2nd, 1939 at 83 years old in Bern.
Jan Pijnenburg
Dutch racing cyclist (1906-1979).
Born February 15th, 1906 in Tilburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 73 years old in Tilburg.
Hans Johner
Swiss chess player (1889-1975).
Born January 7th, 1889 in Basel.
Died December 2nd, 1975 at 86 years old in Thalwil.
Karl Proisl
Canoe racer.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Traisen.
Died December 2nd, 1949 at 38 years old in Belgrade.
Daniel Dagallier
French fencer.
Born June 11th, 1926 in Trévoux.
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 99 years old in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Otto Adam
German fencer (1909–1977).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1977 at 68 years old in Ottweiler.
Arvid Thörn
Swedish footballer (1911-1986).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Grängesberg.
Died December 2nd, 1986 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Marc Cerboni
French fencer (1955-1990).
Born October 20th, 1955 in Nice.
Died December 2nd, 1990 at 35 years old in Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée.
Dmitri Voskoboynikov
Volleyball player (1941-2001).
Born March 6th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Russian composer (1907-1979).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Arnaldo Andreoli
Italian gymnast, 1920 olympic gold (1893–1952).
Born August 6th, 1893 in Modena.
Died December 2nd, 1952 at 59 years old in Parma.
Tiit-Rein Viitso
Estonian linguist (1938–2022).
Born March 4th, 1938 in Tallinn.
Died December 2nd, 2022 at 84 years old
Béla Széchenyi
Hungarian traveller, geographer, politician (1837–1918).
Born February 3rd, 1837 in Pest.
Died December 2nd, 1918 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Héctor Gutiérrez Pabón
Colombian catholic bishop (1937 -2024).
Born May 17th, 1937 in Cáqueza.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 87 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
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