February 1st
194 Notable deaths
Michael P. Anderson
Astronaut, scientist (1959-2003).
Born December 25th, 1959 in Plattsburgh.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 43 years old in Texas.
William C. McCool
U.s. navy commander, nasa astronaut and the pilot of space shuttle columbia which was destroyed during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere in 2003.
Born September 23rd, 1961 in San Diego.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 41 years old in Texas.
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923-2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Kórnik. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart
First son of the cuban leader fidel castro.
Born September 1st, 1949 in Havana. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2018 at 68 years old in Havana. [ref]
Edwin Howard Armstrong
American electrical engineer and inventor.
Born December 18th, 1890 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 63 years old in New York City (falling).
Andy Gill
British guitarist and record producer.
Born January 1st, 1956 in Manchester.
Died February 1st, 2020 at 64 years old in Manchester (respiratory disease).
Gian Carlo Menotti
(1911-2007) italian-american composer and librettist.
Born July 7th, 1911 in Cadegliano-Viconago. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2007 at 95 years old in Monaco, Monte Carlo. [ref]
David M. Brown
American astronaut.
Born April 16th, 1956 in Arlington County.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 46 years old in Texas.
Richard Wattis
Actor (1912-1975).
Born February 25th, 1912 in Staffordshire. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1975 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Ulm. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2002 at 76 years old in Berlin (pneumonia). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks