Famous Deaths In December - 02

1919  On this day in history henry Clay Frick, built largest coke & steel operation, dies at 69  

1923  On December - 02 tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer, dies at 72  

1924  Death of Kazimieras BÅ«ga, Lithuanian philologist (b. 1879) on this day in history.  

1925  Julio Garreta, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'indy, French count/composer, dies at 80  

1933  On this day in history josef Gruber, composer, dies at 78  

1935  Death of Albert Kessel, 1st to die in Calif gas chamber on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history death of john Ringling, American circus owner (b. 1866)  

1943  Nordahl Grieg, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1944  Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1950  Dino Lipatti, composer, dies at 33 on December - 02.  

1953  On this day in history ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies  

1957  On December - 02 harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73  

1963  On this day in history sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39  

1965  On this day in history the Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies  

1966  Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85 on December - 02.  

1967  On this day in history francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78  

1969  Kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies on December - 02.  

1972  Friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies on December - 02.  

1974  Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1976  On December - 02 danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pitts Pirates), dies at 59  

1979  On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72  

1980  Death of Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born French writer (b. 1914) on this day in history.  

1981  Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62 on December - 02.  

1982  On this day in history david Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41  

1983  On December - 02 atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies  

1985  Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies on December - 02.  

1986  On December - 02 desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer  

1987  Death of Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Russian physicist (b. 1914) on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history death of tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)  

1990  Aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90 on December - 02.  

1992  On this day in history gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43  

1993  On this day in history death of pablo Escobar Gaviria, Colombian drug baron, shot to death at 44  

1994  On December - 02 donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85  

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.  

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  On this day in history birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

1703  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

1710  On this day in history birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat  

1738  On December - 02 birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)  

1754  On this day in history birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)