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December 2nd
183 Notable deaths
Mehmet Emin Toprak
Turkish actor (1974-2002).
Born September 11th, 1974 in Yenice.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 28 years old in Çan (traffic collision).
Alfredo Dinale
Racing cyclist.
Born March 11th, 1900 in Marostica.
Died December 2nd, 1976 at 76 years old in Vicenza.
René Doumic
French critic and man of letters (1860-1937).
Born March 7th, 1860 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1937 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Medea Amiranashvili
Soviet opera singer and music educator.
Born September 10th, 1930 in Tbilisi, Shorapani.
Died December 2nd, 2023 at 93 years old
Bibiano Zapirain
Uruguayan footballer (1919-2000).
Born December 2nd, 1919 in Tomás Gomensoro.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 81 years old in Bogotá.
Kurt Schmid
Swiss rower (1932-2000).
Born February 11th, 1932 in Baar.
Died December 2nd, 2000 at 68 years old in Switzerland.
František Ventura
Czech equestrian (1895–1969).
Born October 27th, 1895 in Vysoké Mýto.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 74 years old in Prague.
George Simpson
American athletics competitor (1908-1961).
Born September 21st, 1908 in Columbus.
Died December 2nd, 1961 at 53 years old in Columbus.
Edward Pitblado
Ice hockey player.
Born February 23rd, 1896 in Winnipeg.
Died December 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Winnipeg.
Jan Kok
Dutch footballer (1889-1958).
Born July 9th, 1889 in Surabaya.
Died December 2nd, 1958 at 69 years old in Zeist.
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