February 2nd famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 2nd

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

• K. Viswanath

  Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2023)

• Butch Miles

  American jazz drummer (b. 1944)

2021

• Captain Sir Tom Moore

  British army officer and charity campaigner (b. 1920)

2020

• Phenyx Phoenix

  Award-winning actor known for his versatile roles in film and television.

• Bernard Ebbers

  Canadian businessman, the co-founder and ceo of worldcom (b. 1941)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Donaldson Fraser

  Former U.S. Representative and Governor of Minnesota.

• Carol Emshwiller

  American author of science fiction and fantasy.

2018

• Costas Kondylis

  Renowned architect known for his work in designing luxury residential buildings in New York City.

• Costas Kondylis

  Renowned architect known for designing luxury residential buildings in New York City.

• Jon Huntsman Sr.

  Founder of Huntsman Corporation and philanthropist.

2016

• Bob Elliott

  Bob elliott was an american comedian known for his work as one half of the comedy duo bob and ray.

• Addi Djebbar

  Algerian poet and writer who contributed significantly to Arabic literature.

2015

• Stewart Stern

  American screenwriter (b. 1922)

• Joseph Alfidi

  American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1949)

• Dave Bergman

  American baseball player (b. 1953)

• Molade Okoya-Thomas

  Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1935)

• The Jacka

  American rapper and producer (b. 1977)

Andriy Kuzmenko

Ukrainian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1968)

2014

• Adriena Šimotová

  Renowned Czech painter known for her unique style and use of color.

• Ikey Ojeikere

  Renowned Nigerian photojournalist capturing cultural scenes.

• Phillip Seymour Hoffman

  Academy Award-winning actor known for his versatile roles.

• Philip Seymour Hoffman

  Academy Award-winning actor known for his versatile roles in films.

• Seymour Hoffman

  Renowned actor known for his versatile roles in film and theater.

Bunny Rugs

Jamaican singer (third world, inner circle) (d. 2014.)

Tommy Aquino

American motorcycle racer (b. 1992)

Eduardo Coutinho

Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Luis Raúl

Puerto rican comedian and actor (b. 1962)

Nicholas Brooks

English historian (d. 2014)

Gerd Albrecht

German conductor (b. 1935)

Nigel Walker

Welsh rugby union player and athlete

2013

• Mordecai Roshwald

  Author and professor known for his science fiction and dystopian novels.

• Chris Kyle

  American soldier and sniper (b. 1974)

• Walt Sweeney

  American football player (b. 1941)

• Pepper Paire

  American baseball player (b. 1924)

• Guy F. Tozzoli

  American architect (b. 1922)

Abraham Iyambo

Namibian politician (d. 2013)

John Kerr

American actor, singer, and lawyer (d. 2013)

Lino Oviedo

Paraguayan general and politician (b. 1943)

P. Shanmugam

Indian politician, 13th chief minister of puducherry (b. 1927)

2012

• Dorothy Gilman

  American author (d. 2012)

• Frederick William Danker

  American lexicographer and scholar (b. 1920)

• James F. Lloyd

  American pilot and politician (b. 1922)

• George Esper

  American journalist and academic (b. 1932)

• Joyce Barkhouse

  Canadian author (b. 1913)

2011

• Margaret John

  Welsh actress (b. 1926)

• Defne Joy Foster

  Turkish-american actress, presenter and vj (d. 2011)

• Edward Amy

  Canadian soldier (d. 2011)

• Defne Joy Foster

  Turkish actress, vj and presenter. (born 1975)

• Margaret John

  Welsh actress (born in 1926)

2010

• Eustace Mullins

  American author known for his research on banking and political history.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2008

• Joshua Lederberg

  American microbiologist and pioneer in the field bacterial genetics. along with tatum (12/14/1909), lederberg won the nobel prize in physiology and medicine. beadle was born 10/22/1903. for their contributions to the organization and recombination of genetic material in bacteria, they were awarded the prize on 12/10/1958.

• Josehua Lederberg

  Nobel laureate known for discoveries in bacterial genetics.

• Katoucha Niane

  Guinean model and author (b. 1960)

• Barry Morse

  Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

• Azriel Carlebach

  Azriel Carlebach was a German-Israeli journalist and politician.

Auther Butz

Auther Butz was an American politician who served as the Secretary of Agriculture under President Richard Nixon.

Katoucha

Guinean model and activist (born 1960)

2007

• Delight Rice

  Renowned biologist known for her work on the genetics of fruit flies.

• Eric Von Schmidt

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)

• Joe Hunter

  American pianist and bandleader of the funk brothers (born in 1927).

• Vijay Arora

  Indian actor in television and film (born 1944).

• Filippo Raciti

  Italian police officer (born 1967).

Masao Takemoto

Japan -- gymnist (1960 olympics-gold medalist)

Billy Henderson

American singer (the spinners), (born 1939).

Eric von Schmidt

American blues/folks singer-songwriter (born 1931).

Masao Takemoto

Japanese gymnast (born 1919)

2005

• Maxmilian Schmeling

  German heavyweight boxing champion who defeated Joe Louis in 1936.

• Jet Propulsion

  Pioneering aerospace engineer who played a key role in the development of jet engines.

• Lucien Laurent

  French mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry.

• Max Schmeling

  German boxer who was a heavyweight champion known for his fights against Joe Louis.

• Max Schmeling

  German boxer (b. 1905)

Birgitte Federspiel

Danish actress (b. 1925)

2004

• Bernard McEveety

  American director and producer (b. 1924)

• Bernard McEveety

  American film director (born in 1924)

2003

• Lou Harrison

  American composer and educator (b. 1917)

2002

• Broox G. Sledge

  American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• Paul Baloff

  American singer (exodus) (born 1960)

• Claude Brown

  American author (b. 1937)

• Claude Brown

  American writer (born 1937).

2000

• Hayward Rice

  Hayward Rice was a talented musician known for his contributions to the jazz genre.

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• David McComb

  Australian singer-songwriter/guitarist (the triffids, the blackeyed susans). (d. 1999).

1998

• Leili Golestan

  Pioneering Iranian photojournalist known for her impactful work.

• Maidie Norman

  Trailblazing golfer who broke barriers in the sport.

• Raymond Cattell

  Raymond Cattell was a British-American psychologist who is known for his work on personality theory and the development of the 16 Personality Factors.

• Haroun Tazieff

  German-french geologist and cinematographer (b. 1914)

1997

• Sanford Meisner

  American actor and acting teacher, known for developing the Meisner technique in acting.

• Erich Eliskases

  Austrian chess player (born 1913).

• Chico Science

  Brazilian musician, 40 years old, died in an auto accident (b. 1967).

• Sanford Meisner

  American actor and educator (d. 1997).

• Godfrey Baseley

  British radio executive dies at the age of 92

1996

• Gene Kelly

  American actor/dancer ("singing in the rain") dies at the age of 83. he was born 1912

• Gene Kelly

  American actor/dancer ("singing in the rain") dies at the age of 83. he was born 1912

• Gus Kahn

  Gus Kahn was a mathematician known for his work in number theory and algebraic geometry.

• Shamus Culhane

  Renowned animator known for his work on classic Disney films.

• Shamus Culhane

  Renowned animator known for his work on classic Disney films.

Ray McIntire

Chemical engineer dies at the age of 77.

1995

• Fred Perry

  Fred perry was a british tennis player known for winning multiple grand slam titles, including three consecutive wimbledon championships from 1934 to 1936.

• Fred Perry

  English tennis star, wimbledon 1934-36, dies at 85.

• Donald Pleasence

  Donald pleasence was an english actor known for his role as dr. sam loomis in the halloween film series.

• Isobel Hook

  Isobel Hook was a British astronomer known for her work on variable stars and star clusters.

• Thomas Hayward

  American tenor and actor (b. 1917)

Donald Pleasance

Actor in english (halloween) dies at 75

Thomas Hayward

American navy officer, who was commissioned as admiral at the end of his career, was chief of naval operations between july 1, 1978 and june 30, 1982. he flew missions in the korean war, and was awarded the distinguished flying cross. he retired from the military and established hayward associates, an international consulting firm that specializes in business development. also, …

Robert L Haller

Coon dog trainer, died at 32.

Phillip Borsos

Tasmanian / canadian director (mean season)

David Kindersley

Alphabet designer/cutter, dies at age 79.

1994

• Marija Gimbutas

  Lithuanian author, an authority in pre-history literature and holdings in museums around the world. she was able to recall and read 3,000 items at once. gimbutas is the author of the "the civilization of the goddess," the "the language of the goddess", and the "goddesses and gods of old europe" books. she is active in feminist and goddess groups and …

• Belle Callaway

  American poet known for her lyrical works.

• Zilner T Randolph

  Jazz trumpeter/arranger dies at 95.

• Stephen Barclay

  Actor (pride of the plains), passes away at 75

• Willie Mae Ford Smith

  Gospel singer/songwriter, dies at age 89.

John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn

Blues guitarist/singer, dies at age 62.

1993

• Elton Engstrom

  American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

• François Reichenbach

  French cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter. between 1954 and 1993, he directed 40 films.

1992

• Bert Parks

  American actor, singer, television personality; miss america telecast presenter (b. 1914)

• Maurice L

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• Bert Parks [Jacobson]

  Television host miss america pageant, who was born in 1914, dies aged 77.

• Jack [John T] Aitken

  British anatomist, who dies at the age of 78.

• Maurice J Hill

  At 89, a writer (track of thunder) dies from pneumonia

1991

• Delancey Nicoll

  Prolific writer known for her captivating novels.

1990

• Joe Erskine

  Welsh boxer (b. 1934)

• Paul Ariste

  Estonian academic and linguist (d. 1990).

• Joel Fluellen

  Actor (man friday burning cross), died at 79

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Ondrej Nepela

  Slovak figure skating coach and skater (d. 1989).

• Arnold Nordmeyer

  New zealand minister and politician, 30th new zealand minister of finance (d. 1989)

• Arnold Nordmeyer

  New zealand politician and minister 30th new zealand minister for finance (d. 1989).

1988

• Marcel Bozzuffi

  French actor on stage, film, and television. director. he is known for his "the french connection" character acting. franassoise fabian was his wife. he wed her on 25 september 1986.

• G Mennen Williams

  At 76 years old, a us supreme court justice, is killed in detroit, michigan.

• Clive Epstein

  Brian epstein's brother, john, passes away at 51.

1987

• Alistair MacLean

  Alistair MacLean was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories, including 'The Guns of Navarone' and 'Where Eagles Dare'.

• Alistair MacLean

  Famous Scottish novelist best known for his thrillers like 'The Guns of Navarone'.

• Alister MacLean

  Renowned for his thrilling adventure novels like 'The Guns of Navarone'.

• Carlos José Castilho

  Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1927)

• Castilho

  Brazilian footballer (born 1927)

Patrick "Spike" Hughes

At age 78, cinderella, a british jazz musician, dies.

Alfred Lion

Blue note, record founder, dies at the age of 78.

1986

• Anita Cobby

  Australian murder victim (b. 1959)

• Gino Hernandez

  American professional wrestler (d. 1986).

1983

• Sam Chatmon

  American singer and guitarist (b. 1897)

• Sam Chatman

  The blues' elder statesman dies.

• Roy Horb

  Suriname sergeant / putschist, commits suicide

1982

• Paul Desruisseaux

  Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1905)

• Stringfellow Barr

  American educationalist (100 great books), passes away at 85.

• Paul Desruisseaux

  French canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician (d. 1982).

1981

• Louise Lorraine

  Actress in adventures of tarzan

• Jan Donner

  Dutch politician. donner served as minister of justice between 1926 and 1933, was president of the dutch supreme court between 1946 and 1961, was appointed minister of state in 1971, for his contributions to the state.

1980

• William Howard Stein

  American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1911)

• Hanna Rovina

  Israeli actress

• William H Stein

  American biochemist (nobel prize 1972), is killed at the age of 68 (born in 1911).

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

• Love Larsen

  Love Larsen was a renowned painter known for his vibrant and expressive works.

• Sid Vicious

  English singer and bass player (b. 1957)

• Jim Burke

  Australian cricketer (b. 1930)

1978

• Wendy Barrie

  British-american actress. she was a vibrant minor star and was seen on-screen in hollywood starting in 1935. in 1930, she made her london stage debut. the following year, she entered british film. she began with "it's a small world", her first american film. she made 25 movies of which "wings over honolulu", "dead end" (and "i am the law") were …

1977

• Joy Packer

  Joy Packer was a British author known for her historical novels.

1976

• Maurice Jacobson

  Composer dies at age 80

• Johan[nes A] Kaart

  Dutch actor my fair lady (my fair lady) dies at 78

1975

• Gustave Lanctot

  Canadian historian and academic (d. 1975).

1974

• Imre Lakatos

  Imre Lakatos was a Hungarian mathematician, philosopher of mathematics and science, and leading member of the Budapest School.

• Imre Lakatos

  Imre Lakatos was a Hungarian mathematician, philosopher of mathematics and science, and professor at the University of Cambridge.

• Imre Lakatos

  Hungarian-english mathematician and philosopher (b. 1922)

1973

• Hendrik Elias

  Belgian academic and politician, 9th mayor of ghent (b. 1902)

• Hendrik Elias

  Belgian politician and lawyer mayor of ghent (d.73)

• Henry J Elias

  Flemish historian/mayor at gent, dies aged 70

1972

• Margerie Bonner

  British writer known for her novels and biographies.

• Natalie Clifford Barney

  American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876)

• Jessie Royce Landis

  Actress in north by northwest, dies at 67

• Natalie Clifford Barney

  American writer (born 1876).

1970

• Bertran Russell

  British philosopher and mathematician known for his work in logic and analytic philosophy.

• Bertrand Russell

  English mathematician and philosopher, nobel prize laureate (b. 1872)

• Bertrand Russell

  British philosopher known for his work in logic and analytic philosophy.

• Bertram Russell

  Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.

• Lawrence Gray

  American actor (born 1898).

Bertrand Russell

British-welsh writer and logician, british-welsh philosopher, social critic, and one of the founding fathers of analytic philosophy. he is also considered one of 20th century's most influential liberal thinkers. he co-authored "the principia mathematica" 1910-1913, which is a treatise about mathematical logic. he was the author of more than 3,000 publications, and he won the nobel prize. russell is the …

Jaroslav Vogel

Composer dies at 76

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Boris Karloff

  Boris karloff was a british actor known for his portrayal of frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film 'frankenstein' and for his work in horror films.

• Boris Karloff

  Renowned for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in classic horror films.

• Giovanni Martinelli

  He was an italian opera singer who was comparable to domingo and pavarotti in his time. he was born in the same small town 15 days before aureliano pertile; both tenors dominated opera's world at the start of the 20th century.

• Boris Karloff [Pratt]

  British actor (frankenstein), dies at 81

1968

• Tullio Serafin

  Italian conductor known for his interpretations of opera.

1966

• Hacı Ömer Sabancı

  Turkish businessman (b. 1906)

1965

• Richard Wurz

  Composer dies at 79

• Richard P Blackmur

  United states -- critic/publisher (good european), death at 61

1964

• Harbert Rice

  Known for his work on the chemistry of coal.

1963

• Herman Bouber [Blom]

  Actor/playwright (bluejackets), passes away at the age of 77.

1962

• Shlomo Hestrin

  Canadian-israeli biochemist and academic (b. 1914)

1961

• Anna May Wong

  Actress (thief in baghdad), passes away at 56

• Yori Yamagata

  Japanese painter known for his unique blend of traditional and modern art styles.

• Adolf Vogl

  Composer dies at 87

1960

• Jeno Huszka

  Composer dies at 84

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1957

• Valerye Larbaud

  French novelist and essayist known for his innovative writing style.

• Grigory Landsberg

  Russian physicist and academic (b. 1890)

1956

• Azriel Carlebach

  Rabbi Azriel Carlebach was a prominent Jewish religious leader and writer.

• Truxtun Hare

  American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956).

• Charley Grapewin

  American actor and singer (d. 1956).

• Pyotr Konchalovsky

  Russian painter (born 1876).

• Charles Grapewin

  American actor (born 1869).

1955

• Mariah binti Ahmad

  Indonesian homemaker and first wife of zakaria bin muhammad amin

1954

• Hella Wuolijoki

  Estonian-finnish author and politician (b. 1886)

• Theodor Rogalski

  Composer dies at 52

1953

• Gustav Strube

  Composer dies at 85

1952

• Callistratus of Georgia

  Georgian patriarch (b. 1866)

• Johann Babtist Thaller

  Composer dies at 79

• Charles De Roche

  Actor (10 commandments), died at 72

1951

• Ambrose Serle

  Australian historian and biographer.

1950

• Constantin Carathéodory

  Greek mathematician and academic (b. 1873)

• Constantin Caratheodory

  Greek mathematician (born in 1873)

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1948

• Thomas W. Lamont

  American banker and philanthropist (b. 1870)

• Bevil Rudd

  South african journalist and runner (d. 1948).

• Thomas W Lamont

  American banker; father of corliss lamont; greatgrandfather ned lamont (born 1870).

1947

• Solly Sachs

  German physicist known for his research in the field of nuclear physics.

1946

• Camp Davis

  Known for his work in structural geology and the development of the Davisian cycle of erosion.

1945

• Alfred Delp

  German jesuit priest, member the german resistance (born 1907).

• Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

  German economist and politician (b. 1884)

• Johannes Popitz

  German lawyer and politician (b. 1884)

• Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

  German politician, member the german resistance (born 1884).

• Karl F Goerdeler

  Mayor (leipzig),/july 20th plot, hanged at 60.

Johannes Popitz

Prussian finance minister, member of the german resistance (born 1884).

1942

• Hugh D. McIntosh

  Australian businessman (b. 1876)

• Daniil Kharms

  Soviet-era absurdist, surrealist, poet, writer, and dramatist (d. 422).

• Ado Birk

  Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd prime minister of estonia (b. 1883)

1941

• Johannes Schlaf

  Writer dies at 78

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Amanda McKittrick Ros

  Irish author and poet (d. 1860)

• Bernhard Gregory

  Estonian-german chess player (d. 1939).

1937

• Farmer Burns

  Pioneering professional wrestler and trainer.

1936

• Hiram Stevens

  Hiram Stevens was an American chemist who discovered the process for extracting helium from natural gas.

1934

• Ernesto Nazareth

  Composer dies at age 70

1932

• Agha Petros

  Assyrian general and politician (b. 1880)

• Agha Petros

  Assyrian nationalist leader (born in 1880).

1931

• Theodor Batthynyi

  Hungarian contra-revolutionary, dies at age 71.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1926

• Vladimir Sukhomlinov

  Russian general and politician (b. 1848)

• Vladimir Sukhomlinov

  Russian general (born 1848)

1925

• Jaap Eden

  Dutch speed skater and cyclist (b. 1873)

• Antti Aarne

  Finnish historian and academic (b. 1867)

1922

• Sanuel Harnett

  Irish journalist and nationalist leader.

1921

• Luigi Mancinelli composer

  At 72 years old, he dies.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

• Julius Kuperjanov

  Estonian teacher and lieutenant (d. 1919).

• Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux composer

  At the age of 55, he dies.

1918

• John L. Sullivan

  American boxer (b. 1858)

• John L Sullivan

  American heavyweight boxer (born in 1858).

• John L Sullivan Massachusetts

  Champion heavyweight boxer, who dies at the age of 59.

1913

• Gustaf de Laval

  Swedish businessman and engineer (d. 1913).

1912

• Mathea Molbech

  Danish author and translator known for her contributions to literature.

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 2nd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

• Carlo Acton

  Italian composer and concert pianist (born in 1829).

• Adolf Stoecker German anti-semite/prime minister

  At the age of 73, he dies.

1907

• Javel Mendeleev

  Javel Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is best known for creating the periodic table of elements.

• Dmitri Mendeleev

  Russian inventor and chemist. he created the periodic law and his own version the periodic table of element and used it to correct some elements already found and to predict those elements.

• Dmitri I Mendelejev Russian chemist (Periodic Table)

  At 72 years old, he dies.

1905

• Henri Germain

  French banker and politician, founded le crédit lyonnais (b. 1824)

1904

• Ernest Cashel

  American-canadian criminal (b. 1882)

• William Collins Whitney

  American financier and politician, 31st united states secretary of the navy (b. 1841)

• William C Whitney

  American financier (born in 1841)

1902

• Emanuil Mandlov composer

  At the age of 42, he dies.