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December 2nd
190 Notable deaths
Leonid Telyatnikov
Ukrainian firefighter (1951–2004).
Born January 25th, 1951.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Jean Béliveau
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 31st, 1931 in Trois-Rivières.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 83 years old in Longueuil (pneumonia).
Sandy Berger
Us national security advisor (1945–2015).
Born October 28th, 1945 in Millerton. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Sergio Corbucci
Italian film director (1927-1990).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Rome.
Died December 2nd, 1990 at 62 years old in Rome.
Elden Campbell
American basketball player (1968–2025).
Born July 23rd, 1968 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 57 years old in Pompano Beach. [ref]
Edmond Rostand
French poet and dramatist (1868–1918).
Born April 1st, 1868 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 80 years old in Paris (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Gabriele Ferzetti
Italian actor (1925-2015).
Born March 17th, 1925 in Rome.
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Rome.
Robertson Davies
Canadian novelist.
Born August 28th, 1913 in Thamesville.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 82 years old in Orangeville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
D. C. Fontana
American screenwriter (1939-2019).
Born March 25th, 1939 in Sussex County.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Sabu Dastagir
Actor (1924-1963).
Born January 27th, 1924 in Mysore.
Died December 2nd, 1963 at 39 years old in Chatsworth (myocardial infarction).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner