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Died On December 2nd

Discover the most famous people who died on December 2. The list includes people like Pablo Escobar, Hernán Cortés, Yip Man, Desi Arnaz, Philip Larkin. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, playwrights, actors and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & United Kingdom and many more countries.

Pablo EscobarPablo Escobar
Colombian
Colombian Drug Lord
Desi ArnazDesi Arnaz
Cuban, American
Actor

Israel KeyesIsrael Keyes
American
Serial Killer

Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade
French
Erotic Novelist

Hernán CortésHernán Cortés
Spanish
Spanish conquistador

Roxie RokerRoxie Roker
American
Actress
Aniello DellacroceAniello Dellacroce
American
Gangster

Aaron CoplandAaron Copland
American
Composer, teacher, writer

Philip LarkinPhilip Larkin
British
Poet
Romain GaryRomain Gary
French
Diplomat

Philippe II, Duke of OrléansPhilippe II, Duke of Orléans
French
Regent
Kliment VoroshilovKliment Voroshilov
Russian
Military Officer

Jay GouldJay Gould
American
Businessman

Henry Clay FrickHenry Clay Frick
American
Businessman

Henry MolaisonHenry Molaison
American
Memory Disorder Patient

Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator
Belgian
Cartographer
Yip ManYip Man
Chinese
Martial Artist

Robertson DaviesRobertson Davies
Canadian
Author and Journalist

John BrownJohn Brown
American
Abolitionist

Luis Federico LeloirLuis Federico Leloir
Argentinian
Biochemist, Physician
Marty FeldmanMarty Feldman
American
Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Poet

Piero di Cosimo de' MediciPiero di Cosimo de' Medici
Italian
Ruler
Michael HedgesMichael Hedges
American
Guitarist, Musician

Christopher Evan WelchChristopher Evan Welch
American
Actor

Mariska VeresMariska Veres
Singer
Adelaide of Saxe-MeiningenAdelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
German
 

OdettaOdetta
American
Singer
Ivan IllichIvan Illich
Austrian
Writer, Historian, Educationist, Philosopher,

Ron SantoRon Santo
American
Baseball player

Filippo Tommaso MarinettiFilippo Tommaso Marinetti
Italian
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Composer, Science
Gabriele FerzettiGabriele Ferzetti
Italian
Stage actor, Film actor

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Sergio CorbucciSergio Corbucci
Italian
film director, screenwriter, film producer
Leonid TelyatnikovLeonid Telyatnikov
Kazakh
Firefighter

Josef LhévinneJosef Lhévinne
Russian
Pianist

Jean BéliveauJean Béliveau
Canadian
Ice hockey player

Edward Rydz-ŚmigłyEdward Rydz-Śmigły
Polish, Ukrainian
Polish Politician
Jane PierceJane Pierce
American
First lady
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand
French
Playwright, Writer, Poet, Essayist, Screenwriter

Sandy BergerSandy Berger
American
Political Consultant

Charlie ByrdCharlie Byrd
American
Musician

Donn F. EiseleDonn F. Eisele
American
Officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Aviator
Bai ChongxiBai Chongxi
Taiwanese
Soldier

Franz Xaver SchwarzFranz Xaver Schwarz
German
Politician

Edward JamesEdward James
Horticulturist, Architect, Writer

Chaudhry Muhammad AliChaudhry Muhammad Ali
Pakistani
Prime Minister

Mal WaldronMal Waldron
American
Musician
Gonzalo Fernández de CórdobaGonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Spanish
officer, military personnel

John RinglingJohn Ringling
American
Business Leader
Pope SilveriusPope Silverius
Italian
Saint

Namık KemalNamık Kemal
Turkish
Writer

Philipp Otto RungePhilipp Otto Runge
German
Painter
L. E. J. BrouwerL. E. J. Brouwer
Dutch
Mathematician

Ulli LommelUlli Lommel
German, Polish
Actor
Pauline CushmanPauline Cushman
American
actor

José LimónJosé Limón
Mexican, American
Dancer

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of SomersetCharles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
British
Statesman

James Henry BreastedJames Henry Breasted
American
Archaeologist

Wallace HarrisonWallace Harrison
American
Architect
Alicia MarkovaAlicia Markova
British
Ballerina

John of RuusbroecJohn of Ruusbroec
Belgian
Canon

Chris AntleyChris Antley
American
Jockey

José María ArguedasJosé María Arguedas
Peruvian
Novelist
Patrick Gordon WalkerPatrick Gordon Walker
British
Politician

Maura ClarkeMaura Clarke
Salvadoran, American
 
Christopher LogueChristopher Logue
Poet

Ferdinand Christian BaurFerdinand Christian Baur
German
Theologian

Mária TelkesMária Telkes
Hungarian
Biophysicist
Achille CastiglioniAchille Castiglioni
Italian
Designer

Myrta SilvaMyrta Silva
Puerto Rican
singer, composer, songwriter
Hugh Latimer DrydenHugh Latimer Dryden
American
Scientist

Robert Orville AndersonRobert Orville Anderson
American
Businessman

Amelia OpieAmelia Opie
British
Novelist and poet
Nordahl GriegNordahl Grieg
Norwegian
Poet

Alexis KagameAlexis Kagame
Rwandan
Philosopher
Pierre PugetPierre Puget
French
Sculptor

Simon MayrSimon Mayr
German
Composer

Mona Van DuynMona Van Duyn
American
Poet

Mike OckrentMike Ockrent
British
Director
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de RambouilletCatherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet
Italian
Society figure
Émile MeyersonÉmile Meyerson
French, Polish
Epistemologist

Manfred SakelManfred Sakel
Ukrainian, American
Neurophysiologist

Sammy LeeSammy Lee
American
Physician

Bob HaggartBob Haggart
American
Composer
Llewelyn PowysLlewelyn Powys
British
Essayist

Giles CooperGiles Cooper
Irish
Writer

Ludwig SenflLudwig Senfl
Swiss, German
Composer

Henry FloodHenry Flood
Irish
Statesman

Pasquier QuesnelPasquier Quesnel
French
Theologian
Joseph NapolitanJoseph Napolitan
American
Political Consultant

Amadeu Vives i RoigAmadeu Vives i Roig
Spanish
Composer
Count Richard BelcrediCount Richard Belcredi
Austrian, Czech
Civil Servant

Kazimieras BūgaKazimieras Būga
Lithuanian
Linguist
Fritz August BreuhausFritz August Breuhaus
German
Architect
Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquess of EnsenadaZenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquess of Ensenada
Spanish
Statesman