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List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 1st

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2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2008
  • Brazilian entertainer and owner of a theme park (Born 1937).

200720062005
  • John Vernon

    Canada -- Actor (Animal Houses, Chained Heats, Dirty Harry).

2004
  • American choreographer and modern dancer (Born in 1909)

2003
  • Cuban percussionist, band leader (Born in 1922)

  • The STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster) \ Michael P. Anderson (Born 1959)\ David Brown (b. 1956)\ Kalpana Chawla (b. 1961)\ Laurel Clark (b. 1961)\ Rick D. Husband (b. 1957)\ Willie McCool (b. 1961)\ Ilan Ramon (b. 1954)

2002
  • Hildegard Knef

    German actress, who was in 56 films by 1978. Most notably, the film "Fedora." She is also the author two autobiographies, "The Gift Horse : Report on a Life" (both published in 1970).

2001

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

199719961995
  • Pope of Pot, who was 52 years old, succumbs to liver cancer.

  • English archbishop and academic (d. 1633).

  • American sprinter, who participated in several events throughout his career. He is most well-known for his victory in the 400m men's race at the 1971 Pan American Games. At 44.5 seconds, he holds the world record for the 440-yard dash.

  • Manic Street Preachers' rhythm guitarist and lyricist (presumed dead). (Born 1967).

199419921991

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

19881987
  • Italian film critic and director, Blasetti was one of two great directors during the Fascist period in Italian cinema, 1935-1945. This was a mostly mediocre era. Blasetti received a law degree and then turned his attention to film criticism and journalism. He joined other young Italian film lovers and released "Sole" in 1928. BlasettiaEUR (tm)'s popularity declined over the years, …

  • Hollywood Backstage makeup artist, dies at the age of 82.

19831981
  • Composer dies at 79

  • Norwegian composer and pianist (d. 1981).

  • American aircraft manufacturer, Sr. (Born in 1892)

  • Norwegian composer, dies at age 72 (born 1908).

  • Wanda Hendrix

    American actress. She is a sweet, innocent, and baby-faced star of over 21 films. After graduating from Junior High School, she joined a theater troupe and signed a contract for a movie in Hollywood at age 16.

1980
  • Italian actor on stage and film, 6 years artistic director at Festival of Two Worlds in spoleto (Italy),

  • Television host Queen for a Day, dies at 72

  • Italian cyclist (Born 1930).

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

197919771976
  • German scientist, who was an atomic physicist and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1932 for creating quantum mechanics. He was also known as "the greatest German theoretical particle physicist". His mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, matrix mechanics, was what made him famous. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle was another name he is well-known for. This principle was a key contributor …

  • Sci-fi Author (Judgment of Eve Davy) dies at 66

  • German physicist, Nobel Prize 1932 field theory, dies in Munich at the age of 74.

197519741970

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

19681966
  • Hedda Hopper

    American journalist and Hollywood gossip columnist. She was in both radio and syndication. Despite a poor education, she was syndicated by national newspapers two years after her column was launched in 1936. She made silent films in numerous formats and tried her hand at fashion.

  • Sets balloon flight record, but dies in descent

  • Actor (Invisible Man in 419, Girl in 409) dies at 71

  • At 69, the American comic "The General" dies.

1963

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959195819571954

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949
  • American composer, director, and arranger. He won 11 Oscar nominations as well as the Oscar for his musical score to "The Wizard of Oz," 1939. He was also a lyricist and arranger of hundreds of music scores. His work was featured in biographical features, dramas, operettas, docudramas, and biographical features. These are all memorable scores from timeless films. He created …

194619451944
  • Cubism inspired Dutch artist, who created a highly geometric non-objective style he called Neoplasticism. He was co-founder of STIJL magazine in 1917 and published a book entitled "Le Neoplasticisme" in 1920 (French). His theories of abstraction and simplification changed the course of painting and influenced Bauhaus, modern architecture and industrial design. His canvases, which are dominated by vertical and horizontal …

  • Composer dies at 72

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

19371936

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

192919281922

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

19161910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908
  • King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated at 44 by a mob

1905190419031902
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