April 2nd
174 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).
Franklin Stahl
American molecular biologist, geneticist.
Born October 8th, 1929 in Needham.
Died April 2nd, 2025 at 95 years old in Eugene (heart failure). [ref]
Recep Peker
Turkish politician (1889-1950).
Born February 5th, 1889 in Constantinople.
Died April 2nd, 1950 at 61 years old in Istanbul.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young