Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Dec-02

Died on This Day (Dec-02)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Essau Kanyenda Essau Kanyenda Malawian footballer Malawian footballer 43 1
Debbie Nelson Debbie Nelson American rapper Mother of American rapper Eminem 69 2
Dominique Lapierre Dominique Lapierre French writer French author 91 4
  Antony Sher British actor, writer and theatre director British actor of South African origin 72 5
Mohamed Abarhoun Mohamed Abarhoun Moroccan footballer Moroccan footballer 31 6
George Atkinson III George Atkinson III American-football player American football player 27 7
Paul Sherwen Paul Sherwen English racing cyclist and journalist English racing cyclist 62 8
Les Whitten Les Whitten American writer American investigative reporter 89 9
Sammy Lee Sammy Lee American diver and physician Korean diver 96 10
  Bill Tapia William Tapia , known as "Uncle Bill" and "Tappy", was an American musician, born to Portuguese parents. American musician born to Portuguese parents 103 15
Ron Santo Ron Santo Ronald Edward Santo was an American Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. American Major League Baseball third baseman 70 16
Odetta Odetta Odetta Holmes , known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". American musician 77 18
  Aaldert Wapstra Aaldert Hendrik Wapstra was a Dutch physicist. Wapstra studied physics at Utrecht University and obtained his PhD with the dissertation Decay schemes of Pb209, Bi207 and Bi214 and the binding energies of the heavy nuclei at the University of Amsterdam in 1953. Dutch nuclear physicist 83 20
John W. Collins John W. Collins John William Collins was an American chess master, author, and teacher. American chess coach 89 25
John J. Tolson John J. Tolson John J. Tolson III was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. United States Army general 76 35
Desi Arnaz Desi Arnaz Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer Cuban-American musician 69 40
Wallace Harrison Wallace Harrison Wallace Kirkman Harrison was an American architect. American architect 86 45
Danny Murtaugh Danny Murtaugh Daniel Edward Murtaugh was an American second baseman, manager, front-office executive, and coach in Major League Baseball . American baseball player and coach 59 50
Dave Skeels Dave Skeels David L. Skeels was a baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game for the 1910 Detroit Tigers. Baseball pitcher 34 100
Calvin Willard Gilfillan Calvin Willard Gilfillan Calvin Willard Gilfillan was a Republican member of the U. American politician 69 125