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February 3rd
258 Notable deaths
Antonio Samorè
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1905–1983).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Bardi.
Died February 3rd, 1983 at 77 years old in Rome.
Marquard Bohm
German actor (1941–2006).
Born June 27th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 64 years old in Wetter.
Ferdinand Meldahl
Danish architect (1827-1908).
Born March 16th, 1827 in Frederiksberg.
Died February 3rd, 1908 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Irene Harand
Austrian righteous among the nations (1900-1975).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pavlo Zahrebelnyi
Ukrainian writer (1924-2009).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Soloshyne.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Kyiv, Poltava, Poltava Oblast (tuberculosis). [ref]
Elisabeth Järnefelt
Finnish mother of finnish art and culture (1839-1929).
Born January 11th, 1839 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 3rd, 1929 at 90 years old in Helsinki.
Corrado Bafile
Catholic cardinal (1903–2005).
Born July 4th, 1903 in L'Aquila.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Teofil Lenartowicz
Poet and writer (1822–1893).
Born February 27th, 1822 in Warsaw.
Died February 3rd, 1893 at 70 years old in Florence.
Zlatko Papec
Croatian footballer (1934-2013).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Zagreb.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Split.
Eddie Boland
Actor.
Born December 27th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died February 3rd, 1935 at 49 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Paulino Frydman
Polish chess player (1905–1982).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Warsaw.
Died February 3rd, 1982 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Eleonora de Cisneros
American opera singer (1878-1934).
Born November 1st, 1878 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1934 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ralph Hammeras
American designer (1894-1970).
Born March 24th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Alan Helffrich
Athletics competitor (1900–1994).
Born August 7th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 93 years old in New York City.
Lima
Brazilian footballer and manager (1942-2025).
Born January 18th, 1942 in São Sebastião do Paraíso.
Died February 3rd, 2025 at 83 years old in Santos (kidney failure). [ref]
Juan de Orduña
Spanish film director (1900-1974).
Born December 27th, 1900 in Madrid.
Died February 3rd, 1974 at 73 years old in Madrid.
George Goulding
Canadian athletics competitor (1884–1966).
Born November 16th, 1884 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died February 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Toronto.
Everhardus Johannes Potgieter
Dutch prose writer and poet (1808-1875).
Born June 17th, 1808 in Zwolle.
Died February 3rd, 1875 at 66 years old in Amsterdam.
Adelaide João
Portuguese actress (1921-2021).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Lisbon.
Died February 3rd, 2021 at 99 years old in Casa do Artista (COVID-19). [ref]
Élie Berthet
French writer.
Born June 8th, 1815 in Limoges. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1891 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Heinrich Wenck
Danish architect (1851–1936).
Born March 10th, 1851 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1936 at 84 years old in Charlottenlund. [ref]
Mikko Hietanen
Finnish long distance runner(1911-1999).
Born September 22nd, 1911 in Polyany.
Died February 3rd, 1999 at 87 years old in Laukaa.
Jüri Pihl
Estonian politician and police officer (1954-2019).
Born March 17th, 1954 in Kuressaare.
Died February 3rd, 2019 at 64 years old
Gabriel Laub
German-czech essayist and publicist (1928-1998).
Born October 24th, 1928 in Bochnia.
Died February 3rd, 1998 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot