April 2nd
178 Notable deaths
Leonel Sánchez
Chilean footballer.
Born April 25th, 1936 in Santiago.
Died April 2nd, 2022 at 85 years old in Santiago. [ref]
John R. Pierce
American electrical engineer, acoustics expert, and author.
Born March 27th, 1910 in Des Moines.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 92 years old in Sunnyvale (pneumonia).
Greta Gynt
Norwegian actress (1916–2000).
Born November 15th, 1916 in Oslo.
Died April 2nd, 2000 at 83 years old in London.
Samia Yusuf Omar
Somali athlete (1991-2012).
Born March 25th, 1991 in Mogadishu.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 21 years old in Mediterranean Sea (drowning). [ref]
Robert Hale Merriman
American academic; republican volunteer killed during spanish civil war (1908–1938).
Born November 17th, 1908 in Eureka.
Died April 2nd, 1938 at 29 years old in Gandesa.
Morris Halle
Latvian-american linguist.
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Liepāja. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 94 years old in Cambridge.
Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Japanese martial artist.
Born March 10th, 1889 in Akashi.
Died April 2nd, 1972 at 83 years old
Clara Nunes
Brazilian recording artist, singer.
Born August 12th, 1943 in Caetanópolis. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1983 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Arthur Kopit
American playwright (b.1937).
Born May 10th, 1937 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Chang Dai-chien
Chinese artist (1899-1983).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Neijiang.
Died April 2nd, 1983 at 83 years old in Taipei (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 178
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen