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February 3rd
258 Notable deaths
Oliver Heaviside
Electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist (1850–1925).
Born May 18th, 1850 in Camden Town.
Died February 3rd, 1925 at 74 years old in Mount Stuart Hospital.
Haya Harareet
Israeli actress (1931–2021).
Born September 20th, 1931 in Haifa.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 89 years old in Marlow. [ref]
Gloria Leonard
American pornographic film actress; feminist publisher & activist (1940-2014).
Born August 28th, 1940 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 73 years old in Waimea (stroke). [ref]
Chuhdary Rahmat Ali
Pakistani politician (1897–1951).
Born November 16th, 1897 in Balachaur, Hoshiarpur District, Punjab. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 53 years old in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, Cambridge. [ref]
Alla Rakha
Indian tabla player (1919–2000).
Born April 29th, 1919.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Modern enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of keio university in japan's meiji era (1835-1901).
Born January 10th, 1835 in Dōjima.
Died February 3rd, 1901 at 66 years old in Shiba-ku (intracranial hemorrhage).
Peter Gilmore
British actor (1931–2013).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Leipzig.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 81 years old in London (disease).
Friedrich Jeckeln
German politician (nsdap), mdr, general of the waffen-ss, perpetrator of the holocaust, lgerman ss general, executed for war crimes including mass murder (1895-1946).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Hornberg.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 51 years old in Riga (hanging to death).
Zaifeng, Prince Chun
Qing dynasty prince (1883-1951).
Born February 12th, 1883 in Beijing.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 67 years old in Beijing.
Lunalilo
Sixth monarch of the kingdom of hawaii (1835-1874).
Born January 31st, 1835 in Honolulu.
Died February 3rd, 1874 at 39 years old (tuberculosis).
Helena Rojo
Mexican actress (1944–2024).
Born August 18th, 1944 in Mexico City.
Died February 3rd, 2024 at 79 years old in Mexico City (liver cancer). [ref]
Jay C. Flippen
American actor (1899-1971).
Born March 6th, 1899 in Little Rock.
Died February 3rd, 1971 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Joan Mondale
Second lady of the united states from 1977 to 1981.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Eugene.
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Minneapolis (Alzheimer's disease).
Ernst Mayr
German-american evolutionary biologist (1904-2005).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Kempten.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 100 years old in Bedford.
Jason Raize
American actor and singer (1975–2004).
Born July 20th, 1975 in Oneonta.
Died February 3rd, 2004 at 28 years old in Yass (hanging to death).
George Steiner
American writer (1928–2020).
Born April 23rd, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Zalman King
American director, writer, producer, actor (1941-2012).
Born May 23rd, 1941 in Trenton.
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Hugo Junkers
German aviation pioneer (1859-1935).
Born February 3rd, 1859 in Rheydt.
Died February 3rd, 1935 at 76 years old in Gauting.
Gene Reynolds
American actor, producer, writer, director (1923-2020).
Born April 4th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died February 3rd, 2020 at 96 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]
Fat Pat
American rapper (1970–1998).
Born December 4th, 1970 in Houston.
Died February 3rd, 1998 at 27 years old in Houston.
Jane Wilde
Irish poet and writer, editor (1821–1896).
Born December 27th, 1821 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1896 at 74 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
Martin Gilbert
English historian (1936-2015).
Born October 25th, 1936 in London.
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Marc Mitscher
United states admiral (1887–1947).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Hillsboro.
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 60 years old (coronary thrombosis).
Harold L. Ickes
American politician (1874–1952).
Born March 15th, 1874 in Frankstown Township.
Died February 3rd, 1952 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frances Reid
American actress (1914-2010).
Born December 9th, 1914 in Wichita Falls.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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