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List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 3rd

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2020

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

  • French-american philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1929)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

2017

2016

2015

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

  • American golfer (b. 1922)

  • Pakistani lawyer and judge, 12th chief justice of pakistan (b. 1929)

  • Mary Healy

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

  • British historian, honorary fellow of merton college university of oxford. he was one the world's most prolific historians, authoring over 80 books, including works on jewish history and the holocaust.

2013

2012

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

  • Norton Zinder was a geneticist known for his discovery of genetic transduction in bacteria.

  • American actor, director, and producer (b. 1942)

  • Singaporean academic and politician, 1st deputy prime minister of singapore (b. 1921)

  • American general (b. 1962)

2011

  • Maria Schneider

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

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

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

  • French actress seen in international movies. she was the unmarried daughter of actor daniel ga(c), who she had only met three times and refused to recognize her until she was in her teens.

2010

  • American basketball player, who led his team, the new york knicks to three consecutive league finals. after serving in wwii, he was drafted by knicks in march 1949. he set a rookie record for assists, and went on to play seven all-star games. in 1957, he was traded to the detroit pistons. his record of success continued into his second …

  • American actress (b. 1914)

  • Crown princess of austria (born 1925)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

  • Henley Cox was a pioneering physicist who made significant advancements in the field of quantum mechanics.

  • Founder of Habitat for Humanity International.

  • Chinese monk and scholar, founded the dharma drum mountain (b. 1930)

2006

  • Ilka Tanya Payán was a Dominican actress known for her performances in film and television.

  • American actor and activist (b. 1923)

2005

  • Georgian biologist and politician, 4th prime minister of georgia (b. 1963)

  • German-american ornithologist and biologist (d. 2005).

2004

2003

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

  • Lana Clarkson

    American actress and model (born 1962).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1950)

1998

  • Convicted murderer who gained international attention for her execution in Texas.

  • American rapper (screwed up click) (born 1970).

1997

1996

1995

1993

1991

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

  • Nancy Kulp

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

  • American tv executive producer (born in 1912).

1990

  • Isidro Antonio was a renowned painter known for his vibrant and expressive artworks.

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

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

  • American movie music orchestra leader, composer, and arranger (born 1916).

1987

1985

  • Co-founder of the Exploratorium and brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

1984

1983

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1975

1973

1972

  • Actor (big boss crime doctor, my buddy), passes away at 79

1970

  • Rosy Ryan was a successful baseball pitcher known for his time with the New York Giants.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Ralph McGill was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor of The Atlanta Constitution.

  • Mozambican independence founder (born 1920).

  • Indian journalist and politician, 7th chief minister of madras state (b. 1909)

  • President of mozambique is assassinated.

1967

  • Rocker (tornados) / producer (telstar), commits suicide

  • Silent screen actress david garrick, 72, dies.

1966

  • June Walker was an actress who appeared in films such as The Philadelphia Story.

  • Actress (war nursings), dies at age 65

1964

1963

1962

  • Harlow Curtice was an American business executive who served as the president of General Motors.

1961

  • 1st viscount dunrossil, scottish-australian captain and politician, 14th governor-general of australia (b. 1893)

  • American actress (d. 1961)

  • Governor-general of australia (1959-1961), dies aged 67.

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • 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 …

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1930)

  • American disc jockey, composer and pop star. buddy holly, ritchie valens and he all died in a plane accident on february 3, 1959. they were on tour and had not planned to fly. however, their chartered bus crashed. buddy then hired a single-engine beech bonanza engine at mason city, ia to transport them to their destination.

  • American singer (born 1936) roger peterson (b. 1937), ritchie valens, american singer (b. 1941), j.p. 'the big bopper' richardson, american singer (b. 1930)

1958

1956

  • Driver of a race car in english and trumpet player (d. 1956).

  • French politician and mathematician (d. 1956).

  • French mathematician, magazine editor and public official.

1955

1952

  • American journalist and politician, 32nd united states secretary of the interior (b. 1874)

  • American politician and administrator (born in 1874)

1951

  • German engineer and pioneer in automobile manufacturing, founder of the giant that would become audi.

1950

  • Austria's president, who dies at the age of 80.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

1945

  • German lawyer and judge (b. 1893)

  • German lawyer. he was a member the nazi party and president the people's court since 1942. he was known as the "hanging judge" and was part of a select group who planned "the final solution" at the 1942 wansee conference.

  • Composer dies at 61

1944

1943

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

1936

1935

  • German aeronautical inventor, and creator of the first all metal airplane to fly successfully in 1915. junkers started the first german mail and passenger service in germany in 1921.

1932

  • Adelaide Herrmann was a successful entrepreneur known for her work in the entertainment industry.

1931

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1925

  • 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, …

  • German author known for her works on history and mythology.

  • Dutch athlete, the only male athlete to win world championships in both speed skating and bicycle racing; two women have done so (sheila young and christa luding-rothenburger).

1924

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

  • 28th President of the United States who led the country through World War I.

1922

1921

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 3rd for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1902

1900

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