February 3rd
203 Notable deaths
Charles Leo Hitchcock
Botanist (1902-1986).
Born April 23rd, 1902 in California.
Died February 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Seattle.
Louis Proost
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 7th, 1935 in Halle.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 73 years old in Lier.
Vittorio Lucchetti
Gymnast (1894-1965).
Born December 21st, 1894 in Livorno.
Died February 3rd, 1965 at 70 years old in Genoa.
Knut Fridell
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 8th, 1908 in Uddevalla.
Died February 3rd, 1992 at 83 years old in Uddevalla.
Yasuo Takamori
Japanese association football player.
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Okayama Prefecture.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 81 years old [ref]
Albert Zirkel
American wrestler.
Born October 23rd, 1884 in Newark.
Died February 3rd, 1945 at 60 years old in Newark.
Sverre Grøner
Gymnast (1890-1972).
Born September 17th, 1890.
Died February 3rd, 1972 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Ernest Sterckx
Belgian cyclist (1922–1975).
Born December 1st, 1922 in Westerlo, Heultje.
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 52 years old in Leuven.
Vladimir Palladin
Russian biochemist and botanist (1859-1922).
Born July 23rd, 1859 in Moscow.
Died February 3rd, 1922 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gurli Linder
Swedish writer and feminist.
Born October 1st, 1865. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 81 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [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