Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  On this day in history death of kazimieras BÅ«ga, Lithuanian philologist (b. 1879)   

1925  On this day in history julio Garreta, composer, dies at 50   

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

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

1935  On this day in history death of albert Kessel, 1st to die in Calif gas chamber   

1936  Death of John Ringling, American circus owner (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history nordahl Grieg, writer, dies   

1944  On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

1950  On December - 02 dino Lipatti, composer, dies at 33   

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 December - 02 sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39   

1965  The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85   

1967  On December - 02 francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78   

1969  On December - 02 kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies   

1972  On this day in history friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies   

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  On this day in history death of romain Gary, Lithuanian-born French writer (b. 1914)   

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 this day in history atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

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

1986  Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer on this day in history.   

1987  Death of Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Russian physicist (b. 1914) on December - 02.   

1988  Death of Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) on December - 02.   

1990  On this day in history aaron Copeland, composer (Fanfare for Common Man), dies at 90   

1992  Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43 on December - 02.   

1993  On December - 02 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  On this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

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

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.   

1703  Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

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

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.   

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)