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Day of the year
April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 273 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1902 –
Dmitry Sipyagin ,
Minister of Interior of the
Russian Empire , is assassinated in the
Mariinsky Palace ,
Saint Petersburg .
1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time
movie theater in the United States, opens in
Los Angeles .
1911 – The
Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first
national census .
1912 – The ill-fated
RMS Titanic begins
sea trials .
1917 –
American entry into World War I : President Wilson
asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
[9]
1921 – The
Autonomous Government of Khorasan , a military government encompassing the modern state of
Iran , is established.
1930 – After the mysterious death of Empress
Zewditu ,
Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of
Ethiopia .
1954 – A 19-month-old infant is swept up in the ocean tides at
Hermosa Beach, California . Local photographer
John L. Gaunt photographs the incident; 1955 Pulitzer winner "
Tragedy by the Sea ".
1956 –
As the World Turns and
The Edge of Night premiere on
CBS . The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1964 – The Soviet Union launches
Zond 1 .
1969 –
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 crashes into the
Polica mountain near
Zawoja , Poland, killing 53.
[10]
1972 – Actor
Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a
communist during the
Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1973 – Launch of the
LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1975 –
Vietnam War : Thousands of civilian
refugees flee from
Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing
North Vietnamese troops.
1976 – Prince
Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of
Cambodia and is placed under
house arrest .
[11]
1979 – A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk
accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores , killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
1980 – United States President
Jimmy Carter signs the
Crude Oil
Windfall Profits Tax Act.
1982 –
Falklands War :
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands .
1986 –
Alabama governor
George Wallace , a former
segregationist , best known for the "
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door ", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
1989 –
Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in
Havana ,
Cuba , to meet with
Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1991 –
Rita Johnston becomes the first female
Premier of a
Canadian province when she succeeds
William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as
Premier of British Columbia .
1992 – In
New York ,
Mafia boss
John Gotti is convicted of murder and
racketeering and is later
sentenced to life in prison.
1992 – Forty-two civilians
are massacred in the town of
Bijeljina in
Bosnia and Herzegovina .
2002 –
Israeli forces
surround the Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem , into which armed
Palestinians had retreated.
2004 –
Islamist
terrorists involved in the
11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train
AVE near
Madrid ; the attack is thwarted.
2006 – Over 60
tornadoes
break out in the United States;
Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
2012 – A
mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
[12]
2014 – A
spree shooting occurs at the
Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.
[13]
2015 – Gunmen
attack
Garissa University College in
Kenya , killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
2015 – Four men
steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground
safe deposit facility in London's
Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."
[14]
2020 –
COVID-19 pandemic : The total number of confirmed cases reach one million.
[15]
2021 – At least 49 people are killed in a
train derailment in
Taiwan after a truck accidentally rolls onto the track.
[16]
2021 – A
Capitol Police officer is killed and another injured
when an attacker rams his car into a barricade outside the
United States Capitol .
[17]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1602 –
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda , Franciscan abbess (d. 1665)
1618 –
Francesco Maria Grimaldi , Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
1647 –
Maria Sibylla Merian , German-Dutch botanist and illustrator (d. 1717)
1653 –
Prince George of Denmark (d. 1708)
1696 –
Francesca Cuzzoni , Italian operatic soprano (d. 1778)
1719 –
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim , German poet (d. 1803)
1725 –
Giacomo Casanova , Italian explorer and author (d. 1798)
1755 –
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin , French lawyer and politician (d. 1826)
[20]
1788 –
Francisco Balagtas , Filipino poet and author (d. 1862)
1788 –
Wilhelmine Reichard , German balloonist (d. 1848)
1789 –
Lucio Norberto Mansilla , Argentinian general and politician (d. 1871)
1792 –
Francisco de Paula Santander , Colombian general and politician, 4th
President of the Republic of the New Granada (d. 1840)
1798 –
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben , German poet and academic (d. 1874)
1805 –
Hans Christian Andersen , Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1875)
1814 –
Henry L. Benning , American general and judge (d. 1875)
1814 –
Erastus Brigham Bigelow , American inventor (d. 1879)
1827 –
William Holman Hunt , English soldier and painter (d. 1910)
1835 –
Jacob Nash Victor , American engineer (d. 1907)
1838 –
Léon Gambetta , French lawyer and politician, 45th
Prime Minister of France (d. 1882)
1840 –
Émile Zola , French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
1841 –
Clément Ader , French engineer, designed the
Ader Avion III (d. 1926)
1842 –
Dominic Savio , Italian Catholic saint, adolescent student of
Saint John Bosco (d. 1857)
1861 –
Iván Persa , Slovenian priest and author (d. 1935)
1862 –
Nicholas Murray Butler , American philosopher and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1869 –
Hughie Jennings , American baseball player and manager (d. 1928)
1870 –
Edmund Dwyer-Gray , Irish-Australian politician, 29th
Premier of Tasmania (d. 1945)
[21]
1875 –
Walter Chrysler , American businessman, founded
Chrysler (d. 1940)
1875 –
William Donne , English cricketer and captain (d. 1942)
1884 –
J. C. Squire , English poet, author, and historian (d. 1958)
[22]
1888 –
Neville Cardus , English cricket and music writer (d. 1975)
[23]
1891 –
Jack Buchanan , Scottish entertainer (d. 1957)
1891 –
Max Ernst , German painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 1976)
1891 –
Tristão de Bragança Cunha , Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from
Goa (d. 1958)
1896 –
Johnny Golden , American golfer (d. 1936)
1898 –
Harindranath Chattopadhyay , Indian poet, actor and politician (d. 1990)
1898 –
Chiungtze C. Tsen , Chinese mathematician (d. 1940)
1900 –
Roberto Arlt , Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1942)
1900 –
Anis Fuleihan , Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970)
1900 –
Alfred Strange , English footballer (d. 1978)
1901–present
1902 –
Jan Tschichold , German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (d. 1974)
1902 –
Menachem Mendel Schneerson , the seventh
Lubavitcher
Rebbe (d. 1994)
[24]
1903 –
Lionel Chevrier , Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th
Canadian Minister of Justice (d. 1987)
1906 –
Alphonse-Marie Parent , Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970)
1907 –
Harald Andersson , American-Swedish discus thrower (d. 1985)
1907 –
Luke Appling , American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
1908 –
Buddy Ebsen , American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
1910 –
Paul Triquet , Canadian general,
Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1980)
1910 –
Chico Xavier , Brazilian spiritual medium (d. 2002)
1914 –
Alec Guinness , English actor (d. 2000)
1919 –
Delfo Cabrera , Argentinian runner and soldier (d. 1981)
1920 –
Gerald Bouey , Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (d. 2004)
1920 –
Jack Stokes , English animator and director (d. 2013)
1920 –
Jack Webb , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
1922 –
John C. Whitehead , American banker and politician, 9th
United States Deputy Secretary of State (d. 2015)
1923 –
Gloria Henry , actress
[25] (d. 2021)
1923 –
Johnny Paton , Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
1923 –
G. Spencer-Brown , English mathematician, psychologist, and author (d. 2016)
1924 –
Bobby Ávila , Mexican baseball player (d. 2004)
1925 –
George MacDonald Fraser , Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1925 –
Hans Rosenthal , German radio and television host (d. 1987)
1926 –
Jack Brabham , Australian race car driver (d. 2014)
1926 –
Rudra Rajasingham , Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006)
1927 –
Carmen Basilio , American boxer and soldier (d. 2012)
1927 –
Howard Callaway , American soldier and politician, 11th
United States Secretary of the Army (d. 2014)
1927 –
Rita Gam , American actress (d. 2016)
[26]
1927 –
Billy Pierce , American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
1927 –
Kenneth Tynan , English author and critic (d. 1980)
1928 –
Joseph Bernardin , American cardinal (d. 1996)
1928 –
Serge Gainsbourg , French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 1991)
1928 –
Roy Masters , English-American radio host (d. 2021)
1928 –
David Robinson , Northern Irish horticulturist and academic (d. 2004)
1929 –
Ed Dorn , American poet and educator (d. 1999)
1930 –
Roddy Maude-Roxby , English actor
1931 –
Keith Hitchins , American historian (d. 2020)
[27]
1931 –
Vladimir Kuznetsov , Russian javelin thrower (d. 1986)
1932 –
Edward Egan , American cardinal (d. 2015)
1933 –
György Konrád , Hungarian sociologist and author (d. 2019)
1934 –
Paul Cohen , American mathematician and theorist (d. 2007)
1934 –
Brian Glover , English wrestler and actor (d. 1997)
1934 –
Carl Kasell , American journalist and game show host (d. 2018)
1934 –
Richard Portman , American sound engineer (d. 2017)
1934 –
Dovid Shmidel , Austrian-born Israeli rabbi
1936 –
Shaul Ladany , Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer
1937 –
Dick Radatz , American baseball player (d. 2005)
1938 –
John Larsson , Swedish 17th
General of The Salvation Army
1938 –
Booker Little , American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961)
1938 –
Al Weis , American baseball player
1939 –
Marvin Gaye , American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
1939 –
Anthony Lake , American academic and diplomat, 18th
United States National Security Advisor
1939 –
Lise Thibault , Canadian journalist and politician, 27th
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1940 –
Donald Jackson , Canadian figure skater and coach
1940 –
Mike Hailwood , English motorcycle racer (d. 1981)
1940 –
Penelope Keith , English actress
1941 –
Dr. Demento , American radio host
1941 –
Sonny Throckmorton , American country singer-songwriter
1942 –
Leon Russell , American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016)
1942 –
Roshan Seth , Indian-English actor
1943 –
Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce , South African-English admiral and politician,
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 2022)
1943 –
Caterina Bueno , Italian singer (d. 2007)
1943 –
Larry Coryell , American jazz guitarist (d. 2017)
1943 –
Antonio Sabàto, Sr. , Italian actor (d. 2021)
1944 –
Bill Malinchak , American football player
1945 –
Jürgen Drews , German singer-songwriter
1945 –
Guy Fréquelin , French race car driver
1945 –
Linda Hunt , American actress
1945 –
Reggie Smith , American baseball player and coach
1945 –
Don Sutton , American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2021)
1945 –
Anne Waldman , American poet
1946 –
Richard Collinge , New Zealand cricketer
1946 –
David Heyes , English politician
1946 –
Sue Townsend , English author and playwright (d. 2014)
1946 –
Kurt Winter , Canadian guitarist and songwriter (d. 1997)
1947 –
Paquita la del Barrio , Mexican singer-songwriter
1947 –
Tua Forsström , Finnish writer
1947 –
Emmylou Harris , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 –
Camille Paglia , American author and critic
1948 –
Roald Als , Danish author and illustrator
1948 –
Dimitris Mitropanos , Greek singer (d. 2012)
1948 –
Daniel Okrent , American journalist and author
1948 –
Joan D. Vinge , American author
1949 –
Paul Gambaccini , American-English radio and television host
1949 –
Bernd Müller , German footballer
1949 –
Pamela Reed , American actress
1949 –
David Robinson , American drummer
1950 –
Lynn Westmoreland , American politician
1951 –
Ayako Okamoto , Japanese golfer
1952 –
Lennart Fagerlund , Swedish cyclist
1952 –
Will Hoy , English race car driver (d. 2002)
1952 –
Leon Wilkeson , American bass player and songwriter (d. 2001)
1953 –
Jim Allister , Northern Irish lawyer and politician
1953 –
Rosemary Bryant Mariner , 20th and 21st-century U.S. Navy aviator (d. 2019)
[28]
1953 –
Malika Oufkir , Moroccan Berber writer
[29]
1953 –
Debralee Scott , American actress (d. 2005)
1953 –
James Vance , American author and playwright (d. 2017)
1954 –
Gregory Abbott , American singer-songwriter and producer
1954 –
Donald Petrie , American actor and director
1955 –
Michael Stone , Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
1957 –
Caroline Dean , English biologist and academic
1957 –
Hank Steinbrenner , American businessman (d. 2020)
1958 –
Stefano Bettarello , Italian rugby player
1958 –
Larry Drew , American basketball player and coach
1959 –
Gelindo Bordin , Italian runner
1959 –
David Frankel , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1959 –
Juha Kankkunen , Finnish race car driver
1959 –
Yves Lavandier , French director and producer
1959 –
Badou Ezzaki , Moroccan footballer and manager
1960 –
Linford Christie , Jamaican-English sprinter
1960 –
Brad Jones , Australian race car driver
1960 –
Pascale Nadeau , Canadian journalist
1961 –
Buddy Jewell , American singer-songwriter
1961 –
Christopher Meloni , American actor
1961 –
Keren Woodward , English singer-songwriter
1962 –
Pierre Carles , French director and producer
1962 –
Billy Dean , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 –
Clark Gregg , American actor
1963 –
Karl Beattie , English director and producer
1963 –
Mike Gascoyne , English engineer
1964 –
Pete Incaviglia , American baseball player and coach
1964 –
Jonathon Sharkey , American wrestler
1965 –
Rodney King , American victim of
police brutality (d. 2012)
1966 –
Bill Romanowski , American football player and actor
1966 –
Teddy Sheringham , English international footballer and coach
[30]
1967 –
Greg Camp , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 –
Phil Demmel , American guitarist and songwriter
1969 –
Ajay Devgn , Indian actor, director, and producer
1971 –
Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto , Brazilian footballer
1971 –
Jason Lewry , English cricketer
1971 –
Todd Woodbridge , Australian tennis player and sportscaster
1972 –
Eyal Berkovic , Israeli footballer
[31]
1972 –
Remo D'Souza , Indian choreographer and dancer
1972 –
Calvin Davis , American sprinter and hurdler
1972 –
Zane Lamprey , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 –
Dmitry Lipartov , Russian footballer
1973 –
Roselyn Sánchez , Puerto Rican-American actress
1973 –
Aleksejs Semjonovs , Latvian footballer
1974 –
Tayfun Korkut , Turkish football manager and former player
1975 –
Nate Huffman , American basketball player (d.
2015 )
[32]
1975 –
Randy Livingston , American basketball player
1975 –
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski , German rower
1975 –
Pattie Mallette , Canadian author and film producer
[33]
1975 –
Pedro Pascal , Chilean and American actor
[34]
1976 –
Andreas Anastasopoulos , Greek shot putter
1976 –
Rory Sabbatini , South African golfer
1977 –
Per Elofsson , Swedish skier
1977 –
Michael Fassbender , German-Irish actor and producer
1977 –
Hanno Pevkur , Estonian lawyer and politician,
Estonian Minister of Justice
1980 –
Avi Benedi , Israeli singer and songwriter
1980 –
Adam Fleming , Scottish journalist
1980 –
Gavin Heffernan , Canadian director and screenwriter
1980 –
Ricky Hendrick , American race car driver (d. 2004)
1980 –
Wairangi Koopu , New Zealand rugby league player
1980 –
Carlos Salcido , Mexican international footballer
[35]
1981 –
Michael Clarke , Australian cricketer
1981 –
Kapil Sharma , Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter and actor
1982 –
Marco Amelia , Italian footballer
1982 –
David Ferrer , Spanish tennis player
1983 –
Maksym Mazuryk , Ukrainian pole vaulter
1984 –
Engin Atsür , Turkish basketball player
1984 –
Nóra Barta , Hungarian diver
1984 –
Jérémy Morel , French footballer
1985 –
Thom Evans , Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
1985 –
Stéphane Lambiel , Swiss figure skater
1986 –
Ibrahim Afellay , Dutch footballer
1986 –
Andris Biedriņš , Latvian basketball player
[36]
1987 –
Pablo Aguilar , Paraguayan footballer
1988 –
Jesse Plemons , American actor
1990 –
Yevgeniya Kanayeva , Russian gymnast
1990 –
Miralem Pjanić , Bosnian footballer
1990 –
Amr El Solia , Egyptian footballer
[37]
1991 –
Quavo , American rapper
[38]
1993 –
Keshorn Walcott , Trinidadian javelin thrower
[39]
1994 –
Pascal Siakam , Cameroonian basketball player
[40]
1997 –
Dillon Bassett , American race car driver
[41]
1997 –
Abdelhak Nouri , Dutch footballer
[42]
1997 –
Austin Riley , American baseball player
[43]
2004 –
Diana Shnaider , Russian tennis player
[44]
[45]
2007 –
Brenda Fruhvirtová , Czech tennis player
[46]
[47]
Deaths
Pre-1600
670 –
Hasan ibn Ali the second Shia Imam (b. 624)
[48]
870 –
Æbbe the Younger , Frankish abbess
872 –
Muflih al-Turki , Turkish general
968 –
Yuan Dezhao , Chinese chancellor (b. 891)
991 –
Bardas Skleros , Byzantine general
[49]
1118 –
Baldwin I , king of Jerusalem
1244 –
Henrik Harpestræng , Danish botanical and medical author
1272 –
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall , English husband of
Sanchia of Provence (b. 1209)
1335 –
Henry of Bohemia (b. 1265)
1412 –
Ruy González de Clavijo , Spanish explorer and author
1416 –
Ferdinand I , king of Aragon (b. 1379)
1502 –
Arthur , prince of Wales (b. 1486)
[50]
1507 –
Francis of Paola , Italian friar and saint, founded the
Order of the Minims (b. 1416)
1511 –
Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe , German nobleman (b. 1428)
1601–1900
1640 –
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski , Polish author and poet (b. 1595)
1657 –
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1608)
1657 –
Jean-Jacques Olier , French priest, founded the
Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)
1672 –
Pedro Calungsod , Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654)
1672 –
Diego Luis de San Vitores , Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1627)
1720 –
Joseph Dudley , English politician,
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1647)
1742 –
James Douglas , Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675)
1747 –
Johann Jacob Dillenius , German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684)
1754 –
Thomas Carte , English historian and author (b. 1686)
1787 –
Thomas Gage , English general and politician,
Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1719)
1791 –
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau , French journalist and politician (b. 1749)
[51]
1801 –
Thomas Dadford, Jr. , English engineer (b. 1761)
1803 –
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet , Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)
1817 –
Johann Heinrich Jung , German author and academic (b. 1740)
1827 –
Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus , German physician and educator (b. 1776)
1845 –
Philip Charles Durham , Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1763)
1865 –
A. P. Hill , American general (b. 1825)
1872 –
Samuel Morse , American painter and academic, invented the
Morse code (b. 1791)
1891 –
Albert Pike , American lawyer and general (b. 1809)
1891 –
Ahmed Vefik Pasha , Greek playwright and politician, 249th
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1823)
1894 –
Achille Vianelli , Italian painter and academic (b. 1803)
1896 –
Theodore Robinson , American painter and academic (b. 1852)
1901–present
1914 –
Paul Heyse , German author, poet, and translator,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
1917 –
Bryn Lewis , Welsh international rugby player (b.1891)
1923 –
Topal Osman , Turkish colonel (b. 1883)
1928 –
Theodore William Richards , American chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
1930 –
Zewditu I of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
1933 –
Ranjitsinhji , Indian cricketer (b. 1872)
1936 –
Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne , French general (b. 1860)
1942 –
Édouard Estaunié , French novelist (b. 1862)
1948 –
Sabahattin Ali , Turkish journalist, author, and poet (b. 1907)
1953 –
Hugo Sperrle , German field marshal (b. 1885)
1954 –
Hoyt Vandenberg , US Air Force general (b. 1899)
1966 –
C. S. Forester , English novelist (b. 1899)
1972 –
Franz Halder , German general (b. 1884)
1972 –
Toshitsugu Takamatsu , Japanese martial artist and educator (b. 1887)
1974 –
Georges Pompidou , French banker and politician, 19th
President of France (b. 1911)
[52]
1977 –
Walter Wolf , German academic and politician (b. 1907)
1987 –
Buddy Rich , American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1917)
[53]
1989 –
Manolis Angelopoulos , Greek singer (b. 1939)
1992 –
Juanito , Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954)
1992 –
Jan van Aartsen , Dutch politician (b. 1909)
1994 –
Betty Furness , American actress, consumer advocate, game show panelist, television journalist and television personality (b. 1916)
1994 –
Marc Fitch , British historian and philanthropist (b. 1908)
1995 –
Hannes Alfvén , Swedish physicist and engineer,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
[54]
1997 –
Tomoyuki Tanaka , Japanese director and producer (b. 1910)
1998 –
Rob Pilatus , American-German singer-songwriter (b. 1965)
[55]
2001 –
Charles Daudelin , Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920)
2002 –
Levi Celerio , Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910)
2002 –
John R. Pierce , American engineer and author (b. 1910)
2003 –
Edwin Starr , American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2004 –
John Argyris , Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1913)
2005 –
Lillian O'Donnell , American crime novelist (b. 1926)
[56]
2005 –
Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
2006 –
Lloyd Searwar , Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (b. 1925)
2007 –
Henry L. Giclas , American astronomer and academic (b. 1910)
2008 –
Yakup Satar , Turkish World War I veteran(b. 1898)
2009 –
Albert Sanschagrin , Canadian bishop (b. 1911)
2009 –
Bud Shank , American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1926)
[57]
2010 –
Chris Kanyon , American wrestler (b. 1970)
2011 –
John C. Haas , American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
2012 –
Jesús Aguilarte , Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
2012 –
Elizabeth Catlett , American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (b. 1915)
2012 –
Mauricio Lasansky , American graphic designer and academic (b. 1914)
[58]
2013 –
Fred , French author and illustrator (b. 1931)
2013 –
Jesús Franco , Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930)
2013 –
Milo O'Shea , Irish-American actor (b. 1926)
[59]
2014 –
Urs Widmer , Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)
[60]
2015 –
Manoel de Oliveira , Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
2015 –
Robert H. Schuller , American pastor and author (b. 1926)
2015 –
Steve Stevaert , Belgian businessman and politician,
Governor of Limburg (b. 1954)
2016 –
Gallieno Ferri , Italian comic book artist and illustrator (b. 1929)
2016 –
Robert Abajyan , Armenian sergeant (b. 1996)
2017 –
Alma Delia Fuentes , Mexican actress (b. 1937)
[61]
2021 –
Simon Bainbridge , British composer (b. 1952)
[62]
2022 –
Estelle Harris , American actress and comedian (b. 1928)
[63]
Holidays and observances
References
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ISBN
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OCLC
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OCLC
1118151364 .
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ISBN
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