5 notable people died on February 2, including Joshua Lederberg, William H. Stein, John Rous.
21st Century
1 death
Joshua Lederberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1958)
20th Century
2 deathsWilliam H. Stein
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
Bertrand Russell
analytic philosopherautobiographer
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
15th Century
1 death
John Rous
antiquarianhistorian
English historian and antiquarian (1411-1491)
14th Century
1 death
Henry Suso
hymnwriterlinguist
German Dominican friar and mystic
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