March 2nd
208 Notable deaths
Yrjö Kilpinen
Finnish composer (1892-1959).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Helsinki.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Josef Stalder
Swiss artistic gymnast (1919–1991).
Born February 6th, 1919.
Died March 2nd, 1991 at 72 years old in Lucerne.
Julie Vlasto
French tennis player (1903-1985).
Born August 8th, 1903 in Marseille. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1985 at 81 years old in Lausanne.
Peter Grosser
German footballer (1938–2021).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Munich.
Died March 2nd, 2021 at 82 years old in Munich. [ref]
Alberto Gerchunoff
Argentine writer (1883–1950).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died March 2nd, 1950 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jules Ladoumègue
Athletics competitor (1906-1973).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Bordeaux.
Died March 2nd, 1973 at 66 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
Joel Sussman
Israeli judge.
Born October 24th, 1910 in Kraków.
Died March 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in Israel.
Yamagiwa Katsusaburō
Japanese medical scientist.
Born February 23rd, 1863 in Ueda.
Died March 2nd, 1930 at 67 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Anna Sakse
Latvian writer (1905-1981).
Born January 16th, 1905 in Lejasciems.
Died March 2nd, 1981 at 76 years old in Riga.
James Lightbody
American middle distance runner (1882-1953).
Born March 16th, 1882 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Charleston.
Oskar Lenz
Austrian scientist (1848–1925).
Born April 13th, 1848 in Leipzig.
Died March 2nd, 1925 at 76 years old in Sooß (stroke).
Ryhor Baradulin
Belarusian poet, essayist and translator.
Born February 24th, 1935.
Died March 2nd, 2014 at 79 years old in Minsk (heart failure).
Mikheil Tsereteli
Georgian diplomat (1878-1965).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Tskhrukveti.
Died March 2nd, 1965 at 86 years old in Munich.
Fiorella Mari
Italian actress (1928–1983).
Born June 21st, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died March 2nd, 1983 at 54 years old in Rome. [ref]
Francisco González Ledesma
Spanish writer (1927–2015).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Barcelona.
Died March 2nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Barcelona (stroke).
Allan Michaelsen
Danish football player and coach (1947-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1947 in Copenhagen.
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 68 years old in Denmark.
Ivan Panaev
Russian writer, critic and publisher (1812-1862).
Born March 27th, 1812 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 2nd, 1862 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial rupture).
Thor Vilhjálmsson
Icelandic writer (1925-2011).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Edinburgh.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Arlie Schardt
American long-distance runner.
Born April 24th, 1895 in Milwaukee.
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 84 years old in Clearwater.
Frédérick Tristan
French writer (1931–2022).
Born June 11th, 1931 in Sedan.
Died March 2nd, 2022 at 90 years old in Dreux. [ref]
Jan Kašpar
Czech aviator, aircraft constructor (1883-1927).
Born May 20th, 1883 in Pardubice. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1927 at 43 years old in Pardubice. [ref]
Audun Boysen
Athletics competitor (1929–2000).
Born May 10th, 1929 in Bjarkøy.
Died March 2nd, 2000 at 70 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Arthur Louis Day
American geophysicist and volcanologist (1869–1960).
Born October 30th, 1869 in Brookfield.
Died March 2nd, 1960 at 90 years old in Washington, D.C., Bethesda.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino