April 2nd
178 Notable deaths
Elizabeth Catlett
Black american-born mexican artist (1915–2012).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 96 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Hoyt Vandenberg
U.s. air force general (1899-1954).
Born January 24th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 55 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (prostate cancer).
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Rosario. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 81 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South african activist and politician (1936-2018).
Born September 26th, 1936 in Bizana.
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 81 years old in Johannesburg (influenza). [ref]
Manoel de Oliveira
Portuguese film director (1908–2015).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Porto.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 106 years old in Porto (heart failure).
Christopher Durang
American playwright (1949–2024).
Born January 2nd, 1949 in Montclair. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2024 at 75 years old in Pipersville. [ref]
Hannes Alfvén
Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908-1995), winner of the 1970 nobel prize for physics.
Born May 30th, 1908 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1995 at 86 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
Maryse Condé
French author from guadeloupe.
Born February 11th, 1934 in Pointe-à-Pitre.
Died April 2nd, 2024 at 90 years old in Apt. [ref]
Vladlen Tatarsky
Russian military blogger and propagandist.
Born April 25th, 1982 in Makiivka.
Died April 2nd, 2023 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (bomb attack). [ref]
Betty Furness
American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator (1916-1994).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 1994 at 78 years old in New York City.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte