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December 2nd
175 Notable deaths
Gérard Cooreman
Belgian politician (1852-1926).
Born March 25th, 1852 in Ghent.
Died December 2nd, 1926 at 74 years old in City of Brussels.
René de Saussure
Swiss mathematician and esperantist (1868-1943).
Born March 17th, 1868 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1943 at 75 years old in Bern. [ref]
Harold Walden
English footballer (1887-1955).
Born October 10th, 1887 in Ambala.
Died December 2nd, 1955 at 68 years old in Leeds.
Phyllis Johnson
Figure skater (1886-1967).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died December 2nd, 1967 at 80 years old in Tonbridge.
John Taylor
Track and field athlete, first african american to win an olympic gold medal.
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 2nd, 1908 at 26 years old in Philadelphia (typhoid fever).
Josep Comas i Solà
Catalan astronomer (1868-1937).
Born December 17th, 1868 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1937 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Ilia Vekua
Russian mathematician (1907-1977).
Born May 6th, 1907 in Shesheleti.
Died December 2nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
Kazimieras Būga
Lithuanian linguist (1879-1924).
Born November 6th, 1879. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1924 at 45 years old in Königsberg. [ref]
Max Neufeld
Film director, actor, screenwriter.
Born February 13th, 1887 in Guntersdorf. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1967 at 80 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jean Jérôme Hamer
Roman catholic cardinal (1916-1996).
Born June 1st, 1916 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 2nd, 1996 at 80 years old in Rome.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 175
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine