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February 3rd
258 Notable deaths
Suat Mamat
Turkish association football player (1930–2016).
Born November 8th, 1930 in Bakırköy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 85 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Victor Loret
French egyptologist (1859-1946).
Born September 1st, 1859 in Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Yuri Danilov
Russian general (1866–1937).
Born August 25th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died February 3rd, 1937 at 70 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Adolf Berman
Israeli politician (1906–1978).
Born October 17th, 1906 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (carcinoma). [ref]
Károly Palotai
Hungarian association football player and referee (1935-2018).
Born September 11th, 1935 in Békéscsaba.
Died February 3rd, 2018 at 82 years old in Győr (stroke). [ref]
William Stanley Haseltine
American painter (1835-1900).
Born June 11th, 1835 in Philadelphia.
Died February 3rd, 1900 at 64 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Eugène Rouher
French politician (1814-1884).
Born November 30th, 1814 in Riom.
Died February 3rd, 1884 at 69 years old in Paris.
Giuseppe Amato
Italian film producer and director, and screenwriter (1899–1964).
Born August 24th, 1899 in Naples.
Died February 3rd, 1964 at 64 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Justinus Darmojuwono
Catholic cardinal (1914–1994).
Born November 2nd, 1914 in Indonesia.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 79 years old in Semarang.
Hans Lassen Martensen
Danish bishop (1808–1884).
Born August 19th, 1808 in Flensburg.
Died February 3rd, 1884 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
Otto Bütschli
German biologist (1848-1920).
Born May 3rd, 1848 in Frankfurt.
Died February 3rd, 1920 at 71 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera
Mexican poet (1859–1895).
Born December 22nd, 1859 in Mexico City.
Died February 3rd, 1895 at 35 years old in Mexico City (jaundice).
Jose Gutierrez Guerra
President of bolivia (1869-1929).
Born September 5th, 1869 in Sucre.
Died February 3rd, 1929 at 59 years old in Antofagasta.
Chris Newman
Sound mixer and director.
Born February 17th, 1940 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 2025 at 84 years old [ref]
Johannes Lepsius
German protestant missionary, orientalist, and humanist (1858–1926).
Born December 15th, 1858 in Berlin.
Died February 3rd, 1926 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Gianni Di Venanzo
Italian cinematographer (1920–1966).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Teramo.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 45 years old in Rome.
Oscar Feltsman
Russian composer (1921–2013).
Born February 18th, 1921 in Odesa.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Nicolás Lindley López
President of peru (1908-1995).
Born November 16th, 1908 in Lima.
Died February 3rd, 1995 at 86 years old in Lima.
Luc Borrelli
French footballer (1965-1999).
Born July 2nd, 1965 in Marseille.
Died February 3rd, 1999 at 33 years old in Molphey (traffic collision).
Oswald Gomis
Catholic archbishop (1932–2023).
Born December 12th, 1932 in Colombo.
Died February 3rd, 2023 at 90 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Émile Bréhier
French historian of philosophy (1876–1952).
Born April 12th, 1876 in Bar-le-Duc.
Died February 3rd, 1952 at 75 years old in Paris.
François-Xavier Garneau
Québécois notary, poet, civil servant and liberal (1809-1866).
Born June 15th, 1809 in Quebec City.
Died February 3rd, 1866 at 56 years old in maison François-Xavier-Garneau (seizure). [ref]
Ion Nunweiller
Romanian footballer (1936-2015).
Born January 9th, 1936 in Piatra Neamț.
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 79 years old in Pitești (cerebral hemorrhage).
Natascha Artin Brunswick
American german-born mathematician and photographer.
Born June 11th, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 3rd, 2003 at 93 years old in Princeton.
Sun Baoqi
Qing dynasty republic of china politician (1867-1931).
Born April 26th, 1867 in Hangzhou.
Died February 3rd, 1931 at 63 years old in Shanghai.
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