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December 2nd
190 Notable deaths
Vasily Kozlov
Belarusian soviet politician (1903-1967).
Born February 18th, 1903 in Žlobin District.
Died December 2nd, 1967 at 64 years old in Minsk.
Pierre Bovet
Swiss psychologist, educationalist and esperantist (1878-1965).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boudry. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1965 at 87 years old in Boudry. [ref]
Shulamith Hareven
Israeli writer (1930–2003).
Born February 14th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.
Watson Washburn
Us tennis player.
Born June 13th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1973 at 79 years old in New York City.
Michele Giordano
Catholic cardinal (1930–2010).
Born September 26th, 1930 in Sant'Arcangelo.
Died December 2nd, 2010 at 80 years old in Naples. [ref]
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).
Pavle Jurina
Croatian handball player (1954-2011).
Born January 2nd, 1954 in Ledenik.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 57 years old in Bjelovar (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jakob Meisenheimer
German chemist (1876-1934).
Born June 14th, 1876 in Griesheim.
Died December 2nd, 1934 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Ernst Larsen
Norwegian steeplechase and long-distance runner (1926-2015).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Trondheim.
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Karin Lindberg
Swedish artistic gymnast (1929–2020).
Born October 6th, 1929 in Kalix.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 91 years old in Örebro. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine