December 2nd
174 Notable deaths
José María Arguedas
Peruvian writer (1911-1969).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 58 years old in Lima (shot to the head).
Johann Baptist Metz
German roman catholic political theologian.
Born August 5th, 1928 in Auerbach in der Oberpfalz.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 91 years old in Münster. [ref]
Patrick Gordon Walker
British labour party politician (1907-1980).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Worthing.
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in London.
Neale Fraser
Australian tennis player (1933–2024).
Born October 3rd, 1933 in St Kilda.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 91 years old [ref]
Giovanni Ferrari
Italian footballer (1907-1982).
Born December 6th, 1907 in Alessandria.
Died December 2nd, 1982 at 74 years old in Milan.
Israel Vázquez
Mexican boxer.
Born December 25th, 1977 in Mexico City.
Died December 2nd, 2024 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (sarcoma). [ref]
Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Thomas F. Torrance
20th century protestant theologian.
Born August 30th, 1913 in Chengdu. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2007 at 94 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Tashi Namgyal
Chogyal of sikkim, 1914-1963.
Born October 26th, 1893 in Kurseong.
Died December 2nd, 1963 at 70 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Mundell Lowe
American jazz guitarist (1922-2017).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Laurel.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 95 years old in San Diego.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot