14 notable people died on December 2, including Luis Leloir, Lucius III, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost.
20th Century
8 deaths
Luis Leloir
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1970)
Mária Telkes
biophysicistchemist
Hungarian–American scientist and inventor (1900–1995)
Salomo Pulkkinen
farmerpolitician
Finnish politician, writer and farmer
Sasaki Nobutsuna
poetwaka poet
Tanka poet and scholar of Japanese literature. (1872–1963)
José María Arguedas
anthropologistessayist
Peruvian writer (1911–1969)
Larin-Kyösti
poet
Finnish poet (1873–1948)
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Manuel Cuesta Gallardo
engineerfarmer
Hacendado, engineer, former governor of Jalisco
Béla Széchenyi
explorergeographer
Hungarian traveller, geographer, politician (1837–1918)
19th Century
3 deaths
Francisco do Monte Alverne
friarphilosopher
Writer (1784-1858)
Peter Scratchley
engineermilitary personnel
British Army officer (1835-1885)
Robert Howlett
journalistphotographer
British photographer (1831-1858)
18th Century
1 death
Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
chemistphysician
German physician
16th Century
1 death
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
military leadermilitary officer
Spanish general (1453-1515)
12th Century
1 death
Lucius III
Catholic priestwriter
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185 (1110–1185)
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