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December 2nd
183 Notable deaths
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer
Dutch mathematician and logician.
Born February 27th, 1881 in Overschie. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1966 at 85 years old in Laren, Blaricum (traffic collision). [ref]
Ettore Bastico
Italian general (1876-1972).
Born April 9th, 1876 in Bologna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1972 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Suzanne Cloutier
Canadian actress (1923-2003).
Born July 10th, 1923 in Ottawa.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 80 years old in Montréal-Est (cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Luis Federico Leloir
Argentine biochemist.
Born September 6th, 1906 in Paris.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Catamarca Province (myocardial infarction).
Alicia Markova
British ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004).
Born December 1st, 1910 in London.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 94 years old in Bath (stroke). [ref]
Elizabeth Hardwick
American writer and literary critic.
Born July 27th, 1916 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2007 at 91 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
James Henry Breasted
American archaeologist, egyptologist and historian (1865–1935).
Born August 27th, 1865 in Rockford. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1935 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
Governor-general of australia (1852-1928).
Born August 11th, 1852 in Twickenham.
Died December 2nd, 1928 at 76 years old in Freshwater.
Chano Pozo
Cuban musician (1915-1948).
Born January 7th, 1915 in Havana.
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 33 years old in New York City.
Wallace Harrison
American architect (1895–1981).
Born September 28th, 1895 in Worcester.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 183
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