Deaths on February 2
This archive lists notable deaths associated with February 2 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on February 2, 2026.
Peng Qingyi
Chinese dancerDied on Tuesday February 3rd 2026
Wei Wenbin
Chinese media figureDied on Tuesday February 3rd 2026
Horst Gallert Technologist dead at age 88
Horst Gallert, a German politician, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 88. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he served in the Landtag of Saxony from…
John Terris Broadcaster dead at age 86
John James Terris, a New Zealand politician, Anglican priest and broadcaster, died on February 2, 2026, aged 86. He represented the Labour Party in the New Zealand parliament from 1978…
Bud Moore American college football player and coach dead at age 86
Robert W. "Bud" Moore, an American college football player and coach, died on February 2, 2026, at age 86. Moore played at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant from…
Augusto Blacker Miller Peruvian politician dead at age 80
Augusto Blacker Miller, a Peruvian politician, died on February 2, 2026. Augusto Blacker Miller (18 October 1945 – 23 January 2026) was a Peruvian politician who served as Minister of…
Frankie Cain American professional wrestler dead at age 93
Frankie Cain, the American professional wrestler known as James Ault, died on February 2, 2026, at age 93. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 13, 1932, he wrestled under the…
Alfonso Buller English musician dead at age 66
Alfonso Buller, an English MC, dancer and music promoter, died on February 2, 2026. Best known as the co-founder of the sound system MVITA, he was a key figure in…
Nicolas Giani Italian football/soccer player dead at age 39
Nicolas Giani, an Italian professional footballer who played as a centre-back, died on February 2, 2026. Born on March 13, 1986, he began his career at Inter Milan. In August…
Gabor Boritt American historian dead at age 86
Gabor Boritt, an American historian and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, died on February 2, 2026. Hungarian-born…
John MacDonald Hong Kong racing car driver dead at age 89
John MacDonald, a Hong Kong racing car driver and motorcycle racer, died on February 2, 2026. Born in England on 27 May 1936, he began his career racing motorcycles and…
Josefina Castellví Spanish oceanographer dead at age 90
Josefina Castellví, a Spanish oceanographer, died on February 2, 2026. She was also a biologist and writer. Castellví received her bachelor's degree in 1957 and a PhD in biological sciences…
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz Mexican Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 75
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Diocese of La Paz, Baja California Sur, died on February 2, 2026, in La Paz, Baja California…
Charles Renoux French Benedictine monk and orientalist dead at age 100
Charles Renoux, a French Benedictine monk and orientalist, died on February 2, 2026, at En-Calcat Abbey in France. Born on April 30, 1925, in Bouin, France, he dedicated his life…
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers – dead at age -1
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers, a Wikipedia guideline page on the presentation of numbers, dates, times, measurements, currencies, coordinates and similar items in articles, died on February 2, 2026. The…
Slave American musician
Slave, the American Ohio-based funk band formed in Dayton in 1975 by trombonist Floyd Miller and trumpeter Steve Washington, died on February 2, 2026. The group was popular in the…
Frank S. Royal American physician dead at age 86
Frank S. Royal, an American physician, company director and civic leader, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on September 15, 1939, he graduated from Virginia Union University…
Hem Singh Bhadana Politician dead at age 55
Hem Singh Bhadana, an Indian politician and former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing Thanagazi, died on February 2, 2026. He was born in 1966 in Kishangarh Bas, Alwar,…
Ahmad Obeidat Jordanian politician dead at age 87
Ahmad Obeidat, a Jordanian politician and former prime minister, died on February 2, 2026, in Amman, Jordan, at the age of 87. Ahmad Abdul Majeed Obeidat was a senior member…
Chuck Sullivan American lawyer and sports executive dead at age 83
Chuck Sullivan, an American lawyer and sports executive who was vice president of the New England Patriots and owned the team's stadium, Foxboro Stadium, died on February 2, 2026. He…
Ranjit Das Bangladeshi football player and manager dead at age 93
Ranjit Das, a Bangladeshi football player and manager, died on February 2, 2026. Born on October 29, 1932, he represented the East Pakistan football team from 1955 to 1961 and…
Chuck Negron Singer-songwriter dead at age 83
Chuck Negron, an American singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night, died on February 2, 2026, of heart failure and…
Daryl Hoole Author, homemaker dead at age 91
Daryl Hoole, an American author and public speaker, died on February 2, 2026, at age 91. Born Daryl Van Dam in Salt Lake City, Utah, she wrote on home management…
Valentin Balakhnichev Russian engineer and athletics coach dead at age 76
Valentin Balakhnichev, a Russian engineer and athletics coach, died on February 2, 2026. Born on April 23, 1949, in Lutsk, Soviet Union, he was a former athlete for the Soviet…
Marian Kasprzyk Polish welterweight boxer dead at age 86
Marian Kasprzyk, the Polish welterweight boxer who won Olympic gold and bronze medals, died on February 2, 2026. Born Marian Krzysztof Kasprzyk on September 22, 1939, he competed at three…
René Galy-Dejean French politician dead at age 93
René Galy-Dejean, a French politician, died on February 2, 2026. René Galy-Dejean (16 March 1932 – 29 January 2026) was a French politician who served as a Deputy. He died…
William Safran 95–96 dead at age 95
William Safran, an American academic and Holocaust survivor and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Dresden, Germany, on…
Maria Rita Parsi Italian psychotherapist dead at age 78
Maria Rita Parsi, an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 5, 1947, she worked as a teacher, educational psychologist and…
Ken Peplowski Musician dead at age 66
Kenneth Joseph Peplowski, an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, died on February 2, 2026, at age 66. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 23, 1959, he was known primarily…
Yuan Wei-jen Taiwanese singer-songwriter dead at age 57
Yuan Wei-jen, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and music producer, died on February 2, 2026. Born on June 24, 1968, he rose to fame in 1991 as part of the duo Fanren…
Miroslav Košuta Slovenian poet dead at age 89
Miroslav Košuta, a Slovenian poet, playwright and translator, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on March 11, 1936, in Križ by Trieste, he was a…
Gladys Erbetta Argentine sprinter dead at age 97
Gladys Erbetta, an Argentine sprinter, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Gladys Ivonne Erbetta Huri, later Mordini, on September 28, 1928, in Santo Tomé, Santa…
Fabio Scuto Italian journalist dead at age 69
Fabio Scuto, an Italian journalist, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 12, 1957, he graduated in history and geographical sciences from the Sapienza University of Rome…
Myra MacPherson American journalist dead at age -1
Myra MacPherson, an American journalist, died on February 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C., at age 91. Born Myra Lea MacPherson in Marquette, Michigan, and raised in Belleville, Michigan, she graduated…
Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak Polish skier dead at age 91
Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak, a Polish biathlete, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kościelisko, Poland, on July 9, 1934, he competed at the 1956, 1960, 1964…
Jean Widmer Graphic designer dead at age 96
Jean Widmer, a Swiss graphic designer, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 96 in Paris. Born Hans Ulrich Widmer on March 31, 1929, in Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland,…
Appunni Tharakan
Indian artistDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Fernando Campo Crespo
Spanish politicianDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Anson Rabinbach
American historianDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
William J. Cabaniss
American politician and diplomatDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Rich Dauer
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (Kansas City RoyalsDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Bettina Heltberg
Danish journalist (Politiken) and actress (Det støver stadig)Died on Monday February 3rd 2025
Peter Schmidl
Austrian clarinetist and principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Klaus Willbrand
German bookseller and famous Tik Tok "Bookfluencer"Died on Monday February 3rd 2025
John Shumate
American basketball player (Phoenix SunsDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Armen Sarkisyan
Ukrainian separatistDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Tahir Shah
Pakistani cricketerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Mark Dyczkowski
English IndologistDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Enam Ahmed Chowdhury
Bangladeshi civil servantDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Harry Stewart Jr.
American Air Force pilot (Tuskegee Airmen)Died on Monday February 3rd 2025
Erwin Rüddel
German politicianDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Mohammed Ali Hammadi
Lebanese plane hijacker (TWA Flight 847)Died on Monday February 3rd 2025
Martin Fallon
Irish Gaelic footballer (StrokestownDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Herman K. van Dijk
78–79Died on Monday February 3rd 2025
Johannes Hübner
Austrian politician (FPÖ)Died on Monday February 3rd 2025
Helga de Alvear
German-Spanish art collector and dealerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Lim Tze Peng
Singaporean painterDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Billy Pirie
Scottish footballer (ArbroathDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Victor Menezes
Indian bankerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Sir John Waters
British generalDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Harry Jayawardena
Sri Lankan conglomerate industry executiveDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Kandiah Balendra
Sri Lankan conglomerate industry executiveDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Mark S. G. Dyczkowski
English IndologistDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Barbie Hsu
singerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Anil Bharathi
Sri Lankan singerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Tarun Bhartiya
Indian filmmakerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Bimla Bissell
Indian civil servant and businesswomanDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Francis Boyle
American human rights lawyerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Friedrich Wilhelm Braun
Brazilian basketball playerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Zulfiqar Ali Atray
Pakistani singer and composerDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
František Černý
Czech Germanist and diplomatDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Toni Stern
American musician and lyricist ("It's Too Late")Died on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Colin Shepherd
British politicianDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Neil Marks
Australian cricketer (New South Wales)Died on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Abdul Hamid Bakal
Bruneian noblemanDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Luis Morales Reyes
Mexican Roman Catholic prelateDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
John Pregenzer
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants)Died on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Rod Rosenbladt
American Professor of Theology at Concordia University Irvine in CaliforniaDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Xabier Robson
Brazilian footballerDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Marcelo Yzurieta
Argentine singerDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Ángel Franco Martínez
Spanish soccer refereeDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Abdullah Al-Saadawi
Bahraini actorDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Aston “Family Man” Barrett
Jamaican musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers)Died on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Hu Hesheng
Chinese mathematicianDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
Italian royalDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Lorenzo Olarte Cullen
Spanish politicianDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Christopher Priest
English novelist (Fugue for a Darkening IslandDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Francisco Jara
Mexican footballer (GuadalajaraDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Al McBean
American baseball player (Pittsburgh PiratesDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Alonzo Johnson
American football player (Florida GatorsDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Wee Cho Yaw
Singaporean bankerDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Gregory Charles Rivers
Hong Kong actorDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024