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March 2nd
208 Notable deaths
Helen Lynch
American actress (1900-1965).
Born April 6th, 1900 in Billings.
Died March 2nd, 1965 at 64 years old in Miami Beach.
Paul Drayton
American sprinter.
Born May 8th, 1939 in Glen Cove.
Died March 2nd, 2010 at 70 years old in Cleveland (cancer). [ref]
Gata Cattana
Spanish rapper and poet (1991-2017).
Born May 11th, 1991 in Adamuz.
Died March 2nd, 2017 at 25 years old in Madrid (anaphylactic shock).
Carlo Ripa di Meana
Italian politician (1929-2018).
Born August 15th, 1929 in Pietrasanta.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome (skin cancer).
Kirsten Heiberg
Norwegian actor and singer (1907-1976).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Kragerø.
Died March 2nd, 1976 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Jorge Holguín
Colombian politician (1848-1928).
Born October 30th, 1848 in Cali. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1928 at 79 years old in Bogotá.
Ernst Benda
German legal scholar, politician, and judge (1925–2009).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Giorgos Kolokithas
Greek professional basketball player (1945–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1945 in Corinth.
Died March 2nd, 2013 at 67 years old in Athens.
Ludwik Waryński
Polish revolutionary (1856-1889).
Born October 6th, 1856 in Martynivka.
Died March 2nd, 1889 at 32 years old in Shlisselburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
María Onetto
Argentine actress (1966–2023).
Born August 18th, 1966 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2023 at 56 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Philippe Muray
French writer (1945–2006).
Born June 10th, 1945 in Angers.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 60 years old in Villejuif (lung cancer).
Carlos Sosa
Argentine footballer and manager (1919-2009).
Born July 21st, 1919 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jacobo Majluta Azar
President of the dominican republic (1934–1996).
Born October 9th, 1934 in Santo Domingo.
Died March 2nd, 1996 at 61 years old in Tampa (non-small-cell lung carcinoma).
Walter Byron
British actor (1899-1972).
Born June 11th, 1899 in Leicester.
Died March 2nd, 1972 at 72 years old in Signal Hill.
Francisco Robles
President of ecuador (1856 - 1859).
Born May 5th, 1810 in Guayaquil.
Died March 2nd, 1893 at 82 years old in Guayaquil (heart failure).
Hans Hilfiker
Swiss artist (1901–1993).
Born September 15th, 1901 in Zurich.
Died March 2nd, 1993 at 91 years old in Locarno, Gordevio.
Lucien Bodard
French journalist (1914–1998).
Born January 9th, 1914 in Chongqing.
Died March 2nd, 1998 at 84 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Halfdan Rasmussen
Danish author, poet, and songwriter (1915-2002).
Born January 29th, 1915 in Copenhagen.
Died March 2nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Hornbæk.
Sir Albert Gladstone, 5th Baronet
British rower and businessman (1886–1967).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Hawarden.
Died March 2nd, 1967 at 80 years old in Fordingbridge.
Vera Pless
American mathematician (1931–2020).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Chicago.
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Oak Park.
Ida Maclean
English biochemist & academic.
Born June 14th, 1877 in Birmingham.
Died March 2nd, 1944 at 66 years old in London.
Leopold Gratz
Austrian diplomat and politician, mayor of vienna (1929-2006).
Born November 4th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Engelmar Unzeitig
Czechoslovak roman catholic priest (1911–1945).
Born March 1st, 1911 in Hradec nad Svitavou.
Died March 2nd, 1945 at 34 years old in Dachau concentration camp (typhus).
Henry Bataille
French writer, artist, printmaker (1872–1922).
Born April 4th, 1872 in Nîmes.
Died March 2nd, 1922 at 49 years old in Rueil-Malmaison.
Allan Louisy
Prime minister of saint lucia (1916-2011).
Born September 5th, 1916 in Laborie.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 94 years old in Laborie. [ref]
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