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Who died on 2 December?

Celebrities who died on 2 December

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Oldest

95 years, 8 months, 9 days

Youngest

27 years, 9 days

Born first

1 April 1868

Died first

2 December 1918

Born last

29 November 1992

Died last

2 December 2022

American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor

1990
French official and statesman  Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

French official and statesman

2020
American actress and model Pamela Tiffin

Pamela Tiffin

American actress and model

2020
Canadian-American professional wrestler Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson

Canadian-American professional wrestler

2020
Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer

1986
Italian actor Gabriele Ferzetti

Gabriele Ferzetti

Italian actor

2015
American film and television actor Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

American film and television actor

1990
American automotive industry executive John Bugas

John Bugas

American automotive industry executive

1982
American screenwriter  D. C. Fontana

D. C. Fontana

American screenwriter

2019
American athlete and actor Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

American athlete and actor

2020
actress Nelly Beltrán

Nelly Beltrán

actress

2007
Pakistani politician Zafarullah Khan Jamali

Zafarullah Khan Jamali

Pakistani politician

2020
American baseball player Bill Armour

Bill Armour

American baseball player

1922
American musician Odetta

Odetta

American musician

2008
American tennis player Darlene Hard

Darlene Hard

American tennis player

2021
Canadian ice hockey player Jean Béliveau

Jean Béliveau

Canadian ice hockey player

2014
American philosopher Kenneth Allen Taylor

Kenneth Allen Taylor

American philosopher

2019
British actor and comedian Marty Feldman

Marty Feldman

British actor and comedian

1982
German actress Gisela May

Gisela May

German actress

2016
American jazz pianist and composer Mal Waldron

Mal Waldron

American jazz pianist and composer

2002

Tim Seibert

2018
American-football player  George Atkinson III

George Atkinson III

American-football player

2019
American actor William Tannen

William Tannen

American actor

1976
British-Australian actor Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne

British-Australian actor

2020
English actor, producer and comedian Leslie Henson

Leslie Henson

English actor, producer and comedian

1957
American artist  Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner

American artist

2021
French writer and diplomat Romain Gary

Romain Gary

French writer and diplomat

1980
American actress Lynette Griffin

Lynette Griffin

American actress

1954
American saxophonist Bobby Keys

Bobby Keys

American saxophonist

2014
American actor Billy Chapin

Billy Chapin

American actor

2016
German actor, film director and screenwriter Ulli Lommel

Ulli Lommel

German actor, film director and screenwriter

2017
Saudi royal  Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi royal

2019
English racing cyclist and cycling journalist Paul Sherwen

Paul Sherwen

English racing cyclist and cycling journalist

2018
American baseball player and coach Danny Murtaugh

Danny Murtaugh

American baseball player and coach

1976
English association football player  Tony Allen

Tony Allen

English association football player

2022
Italian footballer Giovanni Ferrari

Giovanni Ferrari

Italian footballer

1982
American actress Gail Fisher

Gail Fisher

American actress

2000
Canadian actor Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Canadian actor

2022
actor Sabu Dastagir

Sabu Dastagir

actor

1963
American musician Mundell Lowe

Mundell Lowe

American musician

2017
American actress Roxie Roker

Roxie Roker

American actress

1995
German Roman Catholic political theologian Johann Baptist Metz

Johann Baptist Metz

German Roman Catholic political theologian

2019
Moroccan football player Mohamed Abarhoun

Mohamed Abarhoun

Moroccan football player

2020
French writer Edmond Rostand

Edmond Rostand

French writer

1918
5th Governor of Lampung, Indonesia; Indonesian military officer and politician Poedjono Pranyoto

Poedjono Pranyoto

5th Governor of Lampung, Indonesia; Indonesian military officer and politician

2021
French figure skating coach Jean-François Ballester

Jean-François Ballester

French figure skating coach

2018
Israeli writer Nava Semel

Nava Semel

Israeli writer

2017
American musician Perry Robinson

Perry Robinson

American musician

2018