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People died on 02 December

(19 found)

Rafer Johnson
track, actor, sports analyst, basketball, hero

Real/Birth Name:
Rafer Lewis Johnson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
18 August 1934
Death Date:
2 December 2020
Age at Death:
86
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Hillsboro, Texas, USA

Relationships:

older brother of
Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)
Older than Jimmy Johnson (cornerback) by 3 years.
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Brief Facts:

Decathlon athlete. Olympic Gold in 1960. Also basketball team UCLA. Movie Licence to Kill. Helped Rosey Grier capture Sirhan Sirhan at Robert Kennedy's assassination.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

California Hall of Fame 2009.
California Sports Hall of Fame 2007.
James E. Sullivan Award 1960.
National High School Hall of Fame 1990.
National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1974.
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Award 1958.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame 2016.
Theodore Roosevelt Award 1994.
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 1984.
United States Olympic Hall of Fame.

Joe Smith
business, dj

Real/Birth Name:
Joseph Benjamin Smith
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
26 January 1928
Death Date:
2 December 2019
Age at Death:
91
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Executive of record companies Elektra, Capitol, Warner Bros.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1750 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry27 August 2015

Sammy Lee
diving, doctor, coach, military

Real/Birth Name:
Samuel Lee
Also Known As:
Dr. Sammy Lee
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1 August 1920
Death Date:
2 December 2016
Age at Death:
96
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Fresno, California, USA

Brief Facts:

The first Asian-American to win Olympic Gold Medal 1948 as a diver. Won again, the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving, Olympic Gold Medal 1952. Of Korean ancestry. Became a doctor, served in the army in the Korean War. Coached divers at Olympic games.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Anaheim / Orange County Walk of Stars 2009.
International Swimming Hall of Fame 1968.
James E. Sullivan Award 1953.
Olympic Gold Medal 1948.
Olympic Gold Medal 1952.
Orange County Sports Hall of Fame 1984.
United States Olympic Hall of Fame.

Bobby Keys
musician, actor, jazz

Real/Birth Name:
Robert Henry Keys
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
18 December 1943
Death Date:
2 December 2014
Age at Death:
70, 16 days before his 71st birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Slaton, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Saxophonist. Member of band The Rolling Stones. Song Brown Sugar. Movie Mad Dogs & Englishmen.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

West Texas Walk of Fame 1984.
London Avenue of Stars 2009 as a member of group The Rolling Stones.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1989 as a member of group The Rolling Stones.
UK Music Hall of Fame 2004 as a member of group The Rolling Stones.

Odetta
singer, folk, activist, jazz, musician

Real/Birth Name:
Odetta Holmes
Also Known As:
Odetta Felious
Odetta Gordon
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
31 December 1930
Death Date:
2 December 2008
Age at Death:
77, 29 days before her 78th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Albums Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues, Gonna Let It Shine. Movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Sanctuary. National Medal of the Arts & Humanities awarded 1999.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Medal of Arts 1999.

Alicia Markova
dancer, choreographer, educator, ballet

Real/Birth Name:
Lillian Alicia Marks
Also Known As:
Little Alicia, the child Pavlova
Dame Alicia
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1 December 1910
Death Date:
2 December 2004
Age at Death:
94, 1 day after her birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

English ballerina. Appointed CBE and DBE.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

London Avenue of Stars.

Roxie Roker
actor, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:
Roxie Albertha Roker
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
28 August 1929
Death Date:
2 December 1995
Age at Death:
66
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Miami, Florida, USA

Relationships:

cousin of
Al Roker
mother of
Lenny Kravitz
grandmother of
Zoe Kravitz
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Brief Facts:

TV show The Jeffersons. Movie Amazon Women on the Moon. Won an Obie for play The River Niger (Obie: "Off Broadway").

Aaron Copland
composer, ballet

Real/Birth Name:
Aaron Copland
Nickname(s):
The Dean of American Composers
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
14 November 1900
Death Date:
2 December 1990
Age at Death:
90, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Lithuanian Jewish ancestry. Father's original name was Kaplan. Composed ballet songs Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid. Popular fanfare song Fanfare for the Common Man.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Congressional Gold Medal 1986.
Kennedy Center Honors 1979.
Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
National Medal of Arts 1986.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1964.

Robert Cummings
actor, producer, tv

Real/Birth Name:
Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings
Also Known As:
Bob Cummings
Blake Stanhope
Nickname(s):
Bob
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
10 June 1908
Death Date:
2 December 1990
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Joplin, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series The Bob Cummings Show. Movie Dial M for Murder.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Missouri Walk of Fame 2008.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6816 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1718 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Donn Eisele
space, aviator

Real/Birth Name:
Donn Fulton Eisele
Also Known As:
Donn F. Eisele
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
23 June 1930
Death Date:
2 December 1987
Age at Death:
57
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Columbus, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Apollo 7 in Earth orbit, the first manned flight test.

Space Missions:

Apollo 7 (1968)
First manned Earth orbital demonstration of Block II CSM, launched on Saturn IB. First live television publicly broadcast from a manned mission.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Space Hall of Fame.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.

Desi Arnaz
actor, singer, musician, business, bandleader

Real/Birth Name:
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y De Acha III
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
2 March 1917
Death Date:
2 December 1986
Age at Death:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Relationships:

father of
Desi Arnaz Jr.
father of
Lucie Arnaz
ex-husband of
Lucille Ball
Younger than Lucille Ball by 5 years.
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Brief Facts:

Co-founder of Desilu Productions. TV show I Love Lucy. Movie The Long, Long Trailer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Television Academy Hall of Fame 1990.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6325½ Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6254 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Silver Quilty
football, coach

Real/Birth Name:
Sylvester Patrick Quilty
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
8 February 1891
Death Date:
2 December 1976
Age at Death:
85
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Brief Facts:

Also admin and referee. Flying wing. Team Ottawa Rough Riders.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
Canadian Football Hall of Fame 1966.
Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.

Hugh Dryden
scientist

Real/Birth Name:
Hugh Latimer Dryden
Also Known As:
Hugh L. Dryden
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
2 July 1898
Death Date:
2 December 1965
Age at Death:
67
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Pocomoke City, Maryland, USA

Brief Facts:

Aeronautical scientist, Deputy Director of NASA.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1974.
International Space Hall of Fame.

Sabu
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Sabu Dastagir
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
27 January 1924
Death Date:
2 December 1963
Age at Death:
39
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Karapur, Mysore, British India

Brief Facts:

From India. Became a US citizen. Movies The Tiger Walks, The Thief of Baghdad.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6251 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Edna Marion
actor

Real/Birth Name:
Edna Marion Hannam
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
12 December 1906
Death Date:
2 December 1957
Age at Death:
50, 10 days before her 51st birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1926). Movie Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932).

Harrison Ford (silent film actor)
actor, Broadway, director

Real/Birth Name:
Harrison Edward Ford
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
16 March 1884
Death Date:
2 December 1957
Age at Death:
73
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Silent films Bright Lights of Broadway, Three Weekends, later one talkie. Stage actor, Broadway play Glorious Betsy. Local theater director.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6665 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Walter Meanwell
basketball, coach, doctor

Real/Birth Name:
Walter E. Meanwell
Nickname(s):
Doc
Little Doc
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
26 January 1884
Death Date:
2 December 1953
Age at Death:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Coach, teams University of Wisconsin, University of Missouri.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Basketball Hall of Fame 1959.
Madison Sports Hall of Fame 1963.
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2006.
University of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1991.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1954.

Jay Gould
business

Real/Birth Name:
Jason Gould
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
27 May 1836
Death Date:
2 December 1892
Age at Death:
56
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Roxbury, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Railroad financier in the second half of the 19th century. Stock and gold manipulator, called a "robber baron".

Marquis de Sade
writer, politician

Real/Birth Name:
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade
Also Known As:
Marquis de Mazan
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
2 June 1740
Death Date:
2 December 1814
Age at Death:
74
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Paris, France

Brief Facts:

Famed for sadism and masochism. Iincarcerated in various prisons and in an insane asylum for about 32 years of his life. Book Philosophy in the Bedroom.
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