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Famous Deaths on February 2

26 notable people died on February 2, including Joshua Lederberg, William H. Stein, John Rous.

Total Deaths
26
Avg Age at Death
73
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

5 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1958)
Jerzy Wojnar
Jerzy Wojnar
engineerluger
Polish luger (1930–2005)
Kasinathuni Viswanath
Kasinathuni Viswanath
actorfilm director
Indian director, screenwriter and actor
Sri Lankan lecturer (1920–2011)
Nigerian photographer (1930-2014)

20th Century

10 deaths
WS
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972)
Gustaf de Laval
Gustaf de Laval
businesspersoninventor
Swedish engineer (1845-1913)
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
analytic philosopherautobiographer
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
John Le Gay Brereton
John Le Gay Brereton
librarianliterary critic
Poet, scholar and writer in New South Wales, Australia (1871–1933)
Hans Hildebrand
Hans Hildebrand
anthropologistarchaeologist
Swedish archeologist and numismatist (1842–1913)
Hossein Jodat
Hossein Jodat
politicianwriter
Iranian writer and politician
Otto Maria Carpeaux
Otto Maria Carpeaux
journalistliterary critic
Brazilian literary critic
Pál Szinyei Merse
Pál Szinyei Merse
painterpolitician
Hungarian painter (1845-1920)
New Zealand photographer (1834–1914)
AS
Acharya Chatursen Shastri
authorAyurvedacharya
Indian novelist (1891–1960)

19th Century

5 deaths
Benjamin Trumbull
Benjamin Trumbull
Christian ministerhistorian
American historian (1735–1820)
Richard Henry Dana, Sr.
Richard Henry Dana, Sr.
journalistlawyer
American writer and lawyer (1787–1879)
Sándor Bölöni Farkas
Sándor Bölöni Farkas
socio-cultural animatortranslator
Hungarain writer (1795-1842)
Nicolae Beldiceanu
Nicolae Beldiceanu
novelistpoet
Romanian writer
Luigi Agnesi
Luigi Agnesi
composerconductor
Belgian opera singer (bass), conductor and composer (1833-1875)

18th Century

1 death
James Stuart
James Stuart
anthropologistarchaeologist
Scottish archaeologist, architect and artist (1713–1788)

17th Century

2 deaths
Juan Pablo Bonet
Juan Pablo Bonet
Catholic priestpedagogue
Spanish priest
Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth
Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth
diplomatmilitary officer
Scottish nobleman, general, and diplomat

15th Century

1 death
John Rous
John Rous
antiquarianhistorian
English historian and antiquarian (1411-1491)

14th Century

1 death
Henry Suso
Henry Suso
hymnwriterlinguist
German Dominican friar and mystic

8th Century

1 death
Princess Ōku
poetwriter
Japanese princess. daugher of emperor Temmu

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