April 2nd
165 Notable deaths
Yakup Satar
Turkish veteran of the first world war.
Born March 11th, 1898 in Crimea.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 110 years old in Eskişehir. [ref]
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]
William Heffelfinger
American football player and coach (1867-1954).
Born December 20th, 1867 in Minneapolis.
Died April 2nd, 1954 at 86 years old in Blessing.
Nathan Birnbaum
Austrian philosopher (1864-1937).
Born May 16th, 1864 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1937 at 72 years old in Scheveningen. [ref]
Veljko Bulajić
Croatian film director (1928–2024).
Born March 22nd, 1928 in Vilusi.
Died April 2nd, 2024 at 96 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Fatma Neslişah
Imperial princess of the ottoman empire (1921-2012).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Istanbul.
Died April 2nd, 2012 at 91 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [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).
Simon Barere
Russian musician (1896-1951).
Born September 1st, 1896 in Odesa.
Died April 2nd, 1951 at 54 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Recep Peker
Turkish politician (1889-1950).
Born February 5th, 1889 in Constantinople.
Died April 2nd, 1950 at 61 years old in Istanbul.
Mantas Kvedaravičius
Lithuanian director and filmmaker.
Born August 28th, 1976 in Biržai. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2022 at 45 years old in Mariupol (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 165
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare