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April 2nd
178 Notable deaths
Carlo Grano
Catholic cardinal (1887–1976).
Born October 14th, 1887 in Rome.
Died April 2nd, 1976 at 88 years old in Rome.
Nugzar Asatiani
Fencer (1937-1992).
Born July 16th, 1937 in Kutaisi.
Died April 2nd, 1992 at 54 years old in Tbilisi.
Shigeo Sugimoto
Japanese association football player (1926-2002).
Born December 4th, 1926 in Kobe.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Alfred Schmitt
French astronomer (1907-1973).
Born November 30th, 1907 in Bust.
Died April 2nd, 1975 at 67 years old in Strasbourg.
Hans Cattini
Swiss ice hockey player (1914-1987).
Born January 24th, 1914 in Grono.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Lausanne.
Per Lyngemark
Danish olympic cyclist (1941-2010).
Born May 23rd, 1941 in Frederiksberg.
Died April 2nd, 2010 at 68 years old [ref]
Javier Imbroda
Spanish basketball coach.
Born January 8th, 1961 in Melilla.
Died April 2nd, 2022 at 61 years old in Málaga (prostate cancer). [ref]
Halfdan Hansen
Sailor.
Born October 16th, 1883 in Oslo. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1953 at 69 years old [ref]
Darya Dyachenko
Hero of the soviet union.
Born April 2nd, 1924 in Vradiivka Raion.
Died April 2nd, 1944 at 20 years old in Tiraspol.
Zsolt Durkó
Hungarian composer.
Born April 10th, 1934 in Szeged.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Budapest.
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