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February 2nd
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Christian feast on February 2 celebrating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple; marks 40 days after Christmas and the midpoint of winter.
282 Notable deaths
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013).
Born April 8th, 1974 in Odessa. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2013 at 38 years old in Erath County (gunshot wound).
Philip Seymour Hoffman
American actor (1967–2014).
Born July 23rd, 1967 in Fairport.
Died February 2nd, 2014 at 46 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose). [ref]
Carl Weathers
American actor and football player (1948–2024).
Born January 14th, 1948 in New Orleans.
Died February 2nd, 2024 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Sid Vicious
English bassist (1957–1979).
Born May 10th, 1957 in Lewisham.
Died February 2nd, 1979 at 21 years old in Manhattan (heroin overdose).
Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 2nd, 1996 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970).
Born May 18th, 1872 in Trellech. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1970 at 97 years old in Penrhyndeudraeth, Plas Penrhyn (influenza). [ref]
Boris Karloff
British actor (1887–1969).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Dulwich.
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 81 years old in Midhurst (pneumonia).
Donald Pleasence
British actor (1919–1995).
Born October 5th, 1919 in Worksop.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (heart failure).
Dmitri Mendeleev
Russian chemist (1834–1907).
Born February 7th, 1834 in Tobolsk. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1907 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Brian Murphy
British actor.
Born September 25th, 1932 in Ventnor. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2025 at 92 years old in Kent (cancer). [ref]
Barbie Hsu
Taiwanese actress, singer and television presenter (1976–2025).
Born October 6th, 1976 in Taipei.
Died February 2nd, 2025 at 48 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Max Schmeling
German boxer (1905-2005).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Klein Luckow. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 99 years old in Wenzendorf. [ref]
Fred Perry
English tennis player.
Born May 18th, 1909 in Stockport.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Kasinathuni Viswanath
Indian director, screenwriter and actor.
Born February 19th, 1930 in Repalle.
Died February 2nd, 2023 at 92 years old in Hyderabad.
Siad Barre
Head of state of somalia (1919–1995).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Garbahaareey, Shilavo, Luuq.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Lagos (myocardial infarction).
Don Murray
American actor (1929–2024).
Born July 31st, 1929 in Hollywood.
Died February 2nd, 2024 at 94 years old in Goleta. [ref]
John L. Sullivan
American boxer (1858–1918).
Born October 15th, 1858 in Roxbury.
Died February 2nd, 1918 at 59 years old in Abington.
Monica Vitti
Italian actress (1931–2022).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Rome (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]
Alistair MacLean
Scottish novelist (1922–1987).
Born April 28th, 1922 in Shettleston.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 64 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Tom Moore
British army officer and fundraiser (1920–2021).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Keighley. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2021 at 100 years old in Bedford Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Charley Grapewin
American actor (1869-1956).
Born December 20th, 1869 in Xenia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 86 years old in Corona.
Bob Elliott
American comedian (1923-2016).
Born March 26th, 1923 in Boston.
Died February 2nd, 2016 at 92 years old in Harbor Island (cancer). [ref]
John Kerr
American actor and lawyer (1931–2013).
Born November 15th, 1931 in New York City.
Died February 2nd, 2013 at 81 years old in Pasadena (heart failure).
Sanford Meisner
American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Brooklyn.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 91 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Bernard Ebbers
Canadian businessman and fraudster (1941-2020).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Edmonton.
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 78 years old in Brookhaven (dementia). [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs