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March 2nd
208 Notable deaths
George Mercer Dawson
Canadian geologist (1849 – 1901).
Born August 1st, 1849 in Pictou.
Died March 2nd, 1901 at 51 years old in Ottawa.
Guillermo Prieto
Mexican writer and politician (1818–1897).
Born February 10th, 1818 in Mexico City.
Died March 2nd, 1897 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Bassma Kodmani
Syrian academic.
Born April 29th, 1958 in Damascus. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2023 at 64 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thomas S. Kleppe
American politician (1919–2007).
Born July 1st, 1919 in Kintyre.
Died March 2nd, 2007 at 87 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Oscar Milosz
French-lithuanian poet and representative of lithuania at the league of nations (1877-1939).
Born May 28th, 1877 in Čareja.
Died March 2nd, 1939 at 61 years old in Fontainebleau (myocardial infarction).
Yanar Mohammed
Iraqi feminist, director of the organization of women's freedom in iraq/kirkuk.
Born July 29th, 1960 in Baghdad.
Died March 2nd, 2026 at 65 years old in Baghdad (gunshot wound). [ref]
Bernhard Vogel
German politician.
Born December 19th, 1932 in Göttingen.
Died March 2nd, 2025 at 92 years old in Speyer. [ref]
Jackie Mudie
Scottish footballer (1930-1992).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Dundee.
Died March 2nd, 1992 at 61 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Gérard Rinaldi
French actor and singer (1943-2012).
Born February 17th, 1943 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 69 years old in Fontenay-lès-Briis (lymphoma). [ref]
Ivan Safronov
Russian journalist and colonel (1956-2007).
Born January 16th, 1956 in Moscow.
Died March 2nd, 2007 at 51 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
Russian painter (1850-1929).
Born December 14th, 1850 in Stepanivka.
Died March 2nd, 1929 at 78 years old in Sarajevo.
Sándor Kopácsi
Participant in, and chronicler of, the hungarian revolution of 1956 (1922–2001).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Miskolc.
Died March 2nd, 2001 at 78 years old in Toronto.
Tyler Brooke
Actor (1886-1943).
Born June 6th, 1886 in New York City.
Died March 2nd, 1943 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Harry Solter
American actor, screenwriter and film director (1873–1920).
Born November 19th, 1873 in Baltimore.
Died March 2nd, 1920 at 46 years old in El Paso (stroke).
Charles Cobb
American mathematician and economist (1875–1949).
Born September 17th, 1875 in Plymouth.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Jesús López Cobos
Spanish conductor (1940-2018).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
James E. English
American politician (1812-1890).
Born March 13th, 1812 in New Haven.
Died March 2nd, 1890 at 77 years old in New Haven.
Yola d'Avril
American actress (1906-1984).
Born April 8th, 1906 in Brussels.
Died March 2nd, 1984 at 77 years old in Port Hueneme.
John Stuart Blackie
Scottish scholar and man of letters (1809–1895).
Born July 28th, 1809 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1895 at 85 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Gisela Januszewska
Austrian physician (1867–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1867 in Drnovice.
Died March 2nd, 1943 at 76 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp (genocide).
Yevgeniya Zhigulenko
Russian film director and aviator (1920–1994).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Krasnodar.
Died March 2nd, 1994 at 73 years old in Moscow.
August W. Eichler
German botanist (1839-1887).
Born April 22nd, 1839 in Neukirchen.
Died March 2nd, 1887 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Anne Cornwall
American actress (1897–1980).
Born January 17th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in Van Nuys (disease).
Arnulf Baring
German lawyer, writer and academic (1932–2019).
Born May 8th, 1932 in Dresden.
Died March 2nd, 2019 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner