December 2nd
239 Notable deaths
Christopher Logue
Poet, screenwriter, actor (1926-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Portsmouth.
Died December 2nd, 2012 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Fifi D'Orsay
Film actress (1904-1983).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Laurel.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 95 years old in San Diego.
Heinz Hoffmann
German politician (sed) (1910-1985).
Born November 28th, 1910 in Mannheim.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 75 years old (heart failure).
M. Carey Thomas
American suffragist (1857–1935).
Born January 2nd, 1857 in Baltimore.
Died December 2nd, 1935 at 78 years old in Philadelphia.
Faustin Twagiramungu
Rwandan politician (1945–2023).
Born August 14th, 1945 in Cyangugu.
Died December 2nd, 2023 at 78 years old in Brussels.
Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen
English geologist, topographer and surveyor (1834–1923).
Born July 6th, 1834 in Teignmouth. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1923 at 89 years old in Teignmouth. [ref]
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Italian actress (1925-2007).
Born September 23rd, 1925 in Genoa, Quinto al Mare.
Died December 2nd, 2007 at 82 years old in Palermo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Louis Meyer
American racecar driver (1904–1995).
Born July 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 91 years old in Searchlight.
Josef Lhévinne
Russian pianist (1874–1944).
Born December 13th, 1874 in Oryol.
Died December 2nd, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City.
Gustav Adolf von Götzen
German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator (1866–1910).
Born May 12th, 1866 in Ścinawka Górna.
Died December 2nd, 1910 at 44 years old in Berlin.
Cadmus M. Wilcox
Confederate army general (1824-1890).
Born May 20th, 1824 in Wayne County.
Died December 2nd, 1890 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hugh Latimer Dryden
American aeronautical scientist and civil servant (1898–1965).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in Worcester County.
Died December 2nd, 1965 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Joseph Dodge
Banker (1890-1964).
Born November 18th, 1890 in Detroit.
Died December 2nd, 1964 at 74 years old in Detroit.
Ira Harris
American politician (1802-1875).
Born May 31st, 1802 in Charleston. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1875 at 73 years old in Albany. [ref]
Alan Davidson
British diplomat (1924–2003).
Born March 30th, 1924 in Derry.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 79 years old in London.
Don L. Anderson
American geophysicist (1933-2014).
Born March 5th, 1933 in Frederick.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Cambria (cancer).
Richard Lerner
American chemist (1938–2021).
Born August 26th, 1938 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Howard Tate
American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2011).
Born August 13th, 1939 in Elberton.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Burlington City (leukemia, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Arno Peters
German historian and filmmaker (1916–2002).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Charlottenburg.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 86 years old in Bremen.
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
Greek eastern orthodox monk and saint.
Born February 20th, 1906.
Died December 2nd, 1991 at 85 years old in Mount Athos.
Helmut Duckadam
Romanian footballer (1959–2024).
Born April 1st, 1959 in Semlac.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 65 years old in Central Military Emergency University Hospital Dr. Carol Davila (endocarditis). [ref]
Mohamed Abarhoun
Moroccan footballer (1989–2020).
Born May 3rd, 1989 in Tétouan.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 31 years old in Turkey (stomach cancer). [ref]
Dell Henderson
Canadian actor, writer and director (1877-1956).
Born July 5th, 1883 in St. Thomas. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1956 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Nikolai Koltsov
Russian scientist (1872–1940).
Born July 15th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1940 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg (poison).
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld