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December 2nd
183 Notable deaths
Danilo Donati
Italian costume designer (1926-2001).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Luzzara.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 75 years old in Rome.
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.
William Tannen
American actor (1911-1976).
Born November 17th, 1911 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1976 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
Honduran general and president (1930-1987).
Born June 26th, 1930 in Marcala.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 57 years old in San Pedro Sula (myocardial infarction).
Erwin Baur
German botanist (1875-1933).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Ichenheim. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1933 at 58 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Essau Kanyenda
Malawian footballer.
Born September 27th, 1982 in Dedza.
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 43 years old in Manchester (liver cancer). [ref]
Francis Hunter
Us tennis player.
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Palm Beach.
Reginald Baker
Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor.
Born February 8th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Mikio Oda
Japanese athlete (1905-1998).
Born March 30th, 1905 in Hiroshima.
Died December 2nd, 1998 at 93 years old in Kamakura.
Joost Schmidt
German typographer (1893-1948).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Wunstorf. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 55 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan