February 1st famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 1st
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2008Brazilian entertainer and owner of a theme park (Born 1937).
Thai dance choreographer (Born 1937)
American jazz critic (Born 1926)
Danish Muslim leader (Born 1946).
American baseball player (Born in 1907)
American football player (Born 1937).
New Zealand diplomat (Born 1931).
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Canada -- Actor (Animal Houses, Chained Heats, Dirty Harry).
American choreographer and modern dancer (Born in 1909)
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)
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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).
Quebec teacher, political observer, and essayist (Born 1929).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1997Australian-English academic and surgeon
Psychologist, who dies at the age of 78.
Writer dies at 71
Sacramento, California -- Columnist (SF Chronicle)
Neuropathologist dies at the age of 54.
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).
Radio voice (Super Friends) dies from lung cancer at the age of 83 (born 1909).
Lebanese historian (Rawaeaa) dies at 88
Actor (Life Stinks Capts & Kings), passes away at age 70
Federal judge, Rosenberg Case, dies at the age of 81.
Cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse) dies at the age of 84.
Canadian ice hockey coach and player (Born 1914).
Actress (Sally Of Sawdust, America) dies at 89
Dutch Member of Parliament (CPN) dies.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988Dutch businessman dies at 75
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.
Italian bicycle manufacturer dies
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).
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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.
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
1979Actor (Cully Dumplings), passes away at 60
United States -- SciFi Author (Danger Planet) dies at 72
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.
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Actor (Dick & Duchess of Liberace), dies aged 62
Washington (first Ted Bundy murder victim).
Composer dies at 69
Hungarian mathematician (Born 1921)
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968Dutch-Israeli academic and veterinarian (d. 1968).
amateur golfer (US/British Opens 1934, 1935), dies at age 57.
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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.
The last person to see Abraham Lincoln's face (Born in 1888).
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959Actress (Birthday of a Nation), dies in 85
Davisson
American physicist, academic Nobel Prize laureate (d.58)
German field marshal (Stalingrad) dies at the age of 66.
Belgian minister/newspaper publisher, dies at age 69.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1949American 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 …
Writer dies at age 70
Dutch art historian and one the founders modern cultural history.
Prince of Bulgaria (Born 1895).
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
Science fiction writer and creator of Buck Rogers character (Born in 1888).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1937French novelist.
General of the Greek Army and Prime Minister of Greece (Born 1878).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929Composer dies at 59
American baseball manager and player (Born 1869).
American silent film director and actor; his murder remains unsolved. (Born 1872)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1916At the age of 65, dies.
At the age of 44, he dies.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on February 1st for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1908King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated at 44 by a mob
At the age of 77, he dies.
At the age of 76, he dies.
Irish physicist (Born 1819)
At the age of 83, he dies.
At the age of 70, she dies.