The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on December 2nd

Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar (1949 - 1993)

Colombian drug lord
Yip Man

Yip Man (1893 - 1972)

Chinese martial artist
Hernando Cortes

Hernando Cortes (1485 - 1547)

Spanish conquistador
Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz (1917 - 1986)

Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer
Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)

American composer
Henry Clay Frick

Henry Clay Frick (1849 - 1919)

American businessman
Marty Feldman

Marty Feldman (1934 - 1982)

English comedian and actor
Roxie Roker

Roxie Roker (1929 - 1995)

Actress, Television Personality, News Anchor
Jay Gould

Jay Gould (1836 - 1892)

American railroad developer and financier
Henry Molaison

Henry Molaison (1926 - 2008)

American memory disorder patient
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926 - 2020)

French politician, 20th President of France
Ivan Illich

Ivan Illich (1926 - 2002)

Austrian philosopher
Odetta

Odetta (1930 - 2008)

Singer, musician
Michael Hedges

Michael Hedges (1953 - 1997)

American singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Brown

John Brown (1800 - 1859)

American activist
Jean Beliveau

Jean Beliveau (1931 - 2014)

Canadian ice hockey player
Francis Spellman

Francis Spellman (1889 - 1967)

American archbishop
Ron Santo

Ron Santo (1940 - 2010)

American baseball player
Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson (1935 - 2020)

American decathlete
Edmond Rostand

Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918)

French dramatist
Pamela Tiffin

Pamela Tiffin (1942 - 2020)

American actress and model
Jane Pierce

Jane Pierce (1806 - 1863)

American politician
Donn F. Eisele

Donn F. Eisele (1930 - 1987)

American pilot, astronaut
Danny Murtaugh

Danny Murtaugh (1917 - 1976)

American baseball player and coach