December 2nd
239 Notable deaths
Marvin Hinton
English footballer (1940–2025).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in London.
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 85 years old [ref]
Mona Van Duyn
American poet.
Born May 9th, 1921 in Waterloo.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 83 years old in University City (bone cancer). [ref]
Don Ohl
American basketball player.
Born April 18th, 1936 in Murphysboro.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 88 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern
German prince (1843–1904).
Born June 25th, 1843 in Inzigkofen.
Died December 2nd, 1904 at 61 years old in Munich.
William Tannen
American actor (1911-1976).
Born November 17th, 1911 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1976 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
Essau Kanyenda
Malawian footballer.
Born September 27th, 1982 in Dedza.
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 43 years old in Manchester (liver cancer). [ref]
Danilo Donati
Italian costume designer (1926-2001).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Luzzara.
Died December 2nd, 2001 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gabrielle Dorziat
French actress (1880-1979).
Born January 15th, 1880 in Épernay.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 99 years old in Biarritz.
Boris Plotnikov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born April 2nd, 1949 in Nevyansk.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Sarah Angelina Acland
English photographer (1849–1930).
Born June 26th, 1849 in Broad Street.
Died December 2nd, 1930 at 81 years old in Park Town.
Perry Robinson
American musician (1938–2018).
Born September 17th, 1938 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2018 at 80 years old in Jersey City.
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
President of honduras.
Born June 26th, 1930 in Marcala.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 57 years old in San Pedro Sula (myocardial infarction).
Cleopa Ilie
Romanian saint, former archimandrite and abbot at sihăstria monastery.
Born April 10th, 1912 in Sulița.
Died December 2nd, 1998 at 86 years old in Sihăstria Monastery.
Lee Huan
Politician and former prime minister of taiwan (1917–2010).
Born September 24th, 1917 in Hankou.
Died December 2nd, 2010 at 93 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Lucjan Brychczy
Polish footballer (1934–2024).
Born June 13th, 1934 in Nowy Bytom.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gisela May
German actress and singer (1924-2016).
Born May 31st, 1924 in Wetzlar.
Died December 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Josephine Lang
German composer (1815–1880).
Born March 14th, 1815 in Munich.
Died December 2nd, 1880 at 65 years old in Tübingen.
Erwin Baur
German botanist, geneticist and university teacher (1875-1933).
Born April 15th, 1875 in Ichenheim. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1933 at 58 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Francis Hunter
Us tennis player (1894–1981).
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Palm Beach.
Mikio Oda
Japanese triple jumper, long jumper (track and field), coach, journalist (1905-1998).
Born March 30th, 1905 in Hiroshima.
Died December 2nd, 1998 at 93 years old in Kamakura.
Tommaso Maestrelli
Italian footballer and manager (1922–1976).
Born October 7th, 1922 in Pisa.
Died December 2nd, 1976 at 54 years old in Rome.
Reginald Baker
Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor (1884–1953).
Born February 8th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
Russian composer (1899-1974).
Born January 6th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1974 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Joost Schmidt
German typographer (1893-1948).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Wunstorf.
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 55 years old in Nuremberg.
Pedro Rocha
Uruguayan association football player and manager (1942–2013).
Born December 3rd, 1942 in Salto.
Died December 2nd, 2013 at 70 years old in São Paulo (stomach cancer). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde