Famous people and celebrities who died on February 3

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on February 3. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

  • 1468 Joahan Gutenberg

    Inventor of the printing press

  • 1520 Sten Sture the Younger

    Sten Sture the Younger was a Swedish statesman who served as Regent of Sweden during the early 16th century.

  • 1848 Oney Judge

    Oney Judge was an enslaved African American woman who escaped from the household of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

  • 1924 Thomas Woodrow Wilson

    Nobel Prize laureate for his role as founder of the League of Nations

  • 1924 Woodrow Wilson

    PEA - American historian, academic, and politician, 28th president of the united states, nobel prize laureate (b. 1856)

  • 1925 Sybel

    German author known for her works on history and mythology.

  • 1925 Oliver Heaviside

    Heaviside was an english self-taught electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist. he developed mathematical techniques for solving differential equations, which were later found to be equivalent with laplace transforms. he also reformulated maxwell’s field equations in terms electric and magnetic forces, as well as independently co-formulated vector analyses. heaviside, who was at odds with scientists for most of his adult life, …

  • 1959 Buddy Holly

    American singer, songwriter, and performer. he started with pure country and moved on to soft-rock with his three-man band, buddy holly and the crickets. from the mid-50s, he was interested in black music and began to work with rock rhythms starting his first recording session on 1/26/1956. he was a rock star who became a legend with the group that …

  • 1960 Linc Bates

    Linc Bates was a renowned American sculptor known for his public monuments and statues.

  • 1960 Fred Buscaglione

    Popular italian singer, who created a persona he called "the gangster", in the 1950s.

  • 1983 Tullio Campagnolo

    Inventor of the quick-release skewer for bicycle wheels.

  • 1989 John Cassavetes

    American actor/director (husbands dirty dozen), has died at the age of 59 (born in 1929).

  • Nancy Kulp
    1991 Nancy Kulp

    Harrisburg, pennsylvania -- actress (miss hashaway-beverly hillbillies).

  • 1991 Tully Rice

    Tully Rice was a U.S. Congressman from South Carolina known for his advocacy for civil rights.

  • Audrey Meadows
    1996 Audrey Meadows

    American actress, alice - the honeymooners, dies at the age of 69. she was born in 1926.

  • 1997 Bohumil Hrabal

    Czech author (d. 1997)

  • Lana Clarkson
    2003 Lana Clarkson

    American actress and model (born 1962).

  • 2003 Kyrstal Lyne

    American actress known for her roles in various films and TV shows.

  • 2009 Millard Fuller

    Founder of Habitat for Humanity International.

  • Maria Schneider
    2011 Maria Schneider

    Maria schneider was a french actress known for her role in the controversial film last tango in paris.

  • 2011 Aden Meinel

    Aden Meinel was an American astronomer known for his work on optical and infrared instrumentation.

  • 2011 Leroy Grannis

    Famous for his iconic surf photography capturing the California surf culture.

  • 2012 Ben Gazzara

    American actor, singer, and director (d. 2012).

  • 2013 Ranald Boyd

    Renowned physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics.

  • Mary Healy
    2015 Mary Healy

    New orleans, louisiana -- actress (2nd fiddle, he married his wife).

  • 2015 Charlie Sifford

    First African-American golfer to play on the PGA Tour, paving the way for greater diversity in the sport.

  • Joe Alaskey
    2016 Joe Alaskey

    American actor (b. 1952)

  • 2019 Julie Adams

    American actress (b. 1926)

  • 2020 George Steiner

    Renowned literary critic and essayist with a focus on language and literature.

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