Died On October 2nd
Discover the most famous people who died on October 2. The list includes people like Marcel Duchamp, Rock Hudson, Samuel Adams, John André, K. Kamaraj. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, actors, playwrights and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, France & Germany and many more countries.
Tom Petty20 October 1950, American
Singer
Nipsey Russell15 September 1918, American
Stand-up Comedian
Rock Hudson17 November 1925, American
Actor
K. Kamaraj15 July 1903, Indian
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India
Marcel Duchamp28 July 1887, French, American
Artist
Samuel Adams27 September 1722, American
Founding Father of the United States
John André02 May 1750, British
18th Century British Army Officer & Spy
August Wilson27 April 1945, American
American playwright
Svante Arrhenius19 February 1859, Swedish
Scientist
Marie Stopes15 October 1880, British
Paleobotanist & Women’s Rights Activists
Peter Medawar28 February 1915, British
Biologist
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Khurshidbanu Natavan06 August 1832, Azerbaijani
Poet
John Ella19 December 1802, British
Violinist
Hannelore Schmatz16 February 1940, German
Mountaineer
Gene Autry29 September 1907, American
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician,
Henri Nouwen24 January 1932
Presbyter, Writer, University teacher,
Harriet Nelson18 July 1909, American
American singer
C. D. Deshmukh14 January 1896, Indian
Banker
Ernest Renan27 February 1823, French
philosopher, historian, professor, archaeologist,
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot26 February 1725, French
combat engineer
Paavo Nurmi13 June 1897, Finnish
Long-distance runner, Marathon runner, Athletics
P. D. Ouspensky04 March 1878, Russian
philosopher, writer
Alec Issigonis18 November 1906, Greek, British
Engineer, Automotive designer, Racecar driver
J. Philippe Rushton03 December 1943, Canadian
Psychologist, Faculty, Non-fiction writer
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire08 May 1720, British
Prime Minister
François Arago26 February 1786, Spanish, French
Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist, Politician,
Brian Friel09 January 1929, Irish, British
Writer, Playwright, Theatre director, Politician
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark04 May 1913, Greek
Godparent
William II of Württemberg25 February 1848, German
Politician
Elizabeth Thompson03 November 1846, British
Painter
Ivan Mazepa20 March 1639, Moldovan, Ukrainian
Political figure
Robert Bourassa14 July 1933, Canadian
Politician, Lawyer, Non-fiction writer, Economist
Margaret Mahler10 May 1897, Hungarian
Psychiatrist, Child psychiatrist
Marek Edelman1919 AD, Polish
Activist
Michael II0770 AD, Turkish
Emperor
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Heinz von Foerster13 November 1911, Austrian
Scientist, Physicist, University teacher
Paul Halmos03 March 1916, Hungarian, American
Mathematician, Philosopher, Statistician
Mr. Magic15 March 1956, American
Disc Jockey, Radio Personality
Pope Urban IV1195 AD, French
Pope
William Guy Carr02 June 1895, Canadian
Writer, Submariner
Athalaric0516 AD, Italian
King
Scipione Borghese01 September 1577, Italian
Italian Cardinal, art collector
Benjamin Fondane14 November 1898, French, Romanian
Linguist, Poet, Librarian, Film director,
John Marin23 December 1870, American
painter, architect
Aribert Mog03 August 1904, German
Actor
Coleridge Goode29 November 1914, Jamaican, British
Jazz musician, Bassist
Ignacy Mościcki01 December 1867, Swiss, Polish
Polish chemist
Kōichi Kitamura18 December 1931, Japanese
Actor, Seiyū
William Bill Bernbach13 August 1911, American