February 3rd
258 Notable deaths
Yvette Guilbert
French cabaret singer.
Born January 20th, 1865 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1944 at 79 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Karl Seitz
President of austria (1869-1950).
Born September 4th, 1869 in Vienna.
Died February 3rd, 1950 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Fréhel
French singer and actress (1891-1951).
Born July 13th, 1891 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1951 at 59 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov
Soviet physicist (1903-1994).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Tarashcha. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Edward Charles Pickering
American astronomer (1846–1919).
Born July 19th, 1846 in Boston.
Died February 3rd, 1919 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Ali Ansarian
Iranian footballer.
Born July 5th, 1977 in Tehran.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 43 years old in Tehran (COVID-19).
Valentyna Shevchenko
Ukrainian politician (1935-2020).
Born March 12th, 1935 in Kryvyi Rih.
Died February 3rd, 2020 at 84 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Fred Buscaglione
Italian actor, recording artist, singer (1921-1960).
Born November 23rd, 1921 in Turin.
Died February 3rd, 1960 at 38 years old in Rome (shot to the head).
Zurab Zhvania
Prime minister of georgia (1963-2005).
Born December 9th, 1963 in Tbilisi.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 41 years old in Tbilisi (carbon monoxide poisoning).
William David Coolidge
American physicist (1873–1975).
Born October 23rd, 1873 in Hudson.
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 101 years old in Schenectady.
Dieter Mann
German actor (1941–2022).
Born June 20th, 1941 in Berlin.
Died February 3rd, 2022 at 80 years old in Berlin (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Abraham Lempel
Israeli computer scientist (1936–2023).
Born February 10th, 1936 in Lviv.
Died February 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old
Pierre Watkin
American actor (1889–1960).
Born December 29th, 1889 in Sioux City.
Died February 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Clarence Irving Lewis
American philosopher (1883–1964).
Born April 12th, 1883 in Stoneham.
Died February 3rd, 1964 at 80 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
John Shumate
American basketball player-coach.
Born April 6th, 1952 in Greenville.
Died February 3rd, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Laura Wheeler Waring
African american painter (1887-1948).
Born May 16th, 1887 in Hartford. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Kuroki Tamemoto
Japanese general (1844-1923).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in Kajiya-chō.
Died February 3rd, 1923 at 78 years old in Minami-Aoyama (pneumonia).
June Walker
American actress (1900–1966).
Born June 14th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Louise Brough
American tennis player (1923–2014).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Oklahoma City.
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 90 years old in Vista.
Mark Farren
Irish footballer (1982-2016).
Born May 1st, 1982 in Donegal.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 33 years old in Moville (brain cancer). [ref]
Kaúlza de Arriaga
Portuguese general (1915-2004).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Porto.
Died February 3rd, 2004 at 89 years old in Lisbon (Alzheimer's disease).
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County.
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California.
Al Taliaferro
American comics artist (1905-1969).
Born August 29th, 1905 in Montrose.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 63 years old in Glendale.
Pauline Starke
American actress (1901-1977).
Born January 10th, 1901 in Joplin.
Died February 3rd, 1977 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Gil Merrick
English footballer (1922–2010).
Born January 26th, 1922 in Sparkhill.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis