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February 1st
191 Notable deaths
Kalpana Chawla
American astronaut.
Born March 17th, 1962 in Karnal.
Died February 1st, 2003 at 40 years old in Texas. [ref]
Carl Weathers
American actor and football player (1948–2024).
Born January 14th, 1948 in New Orleans.
Died February 1st, 2024 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dustin Diamond
American actor, musician, director, and stand-up comedian.
Born January 7th, 1977 in San Jose.
Died February 1st, 2021 at 44 years old in Florida. [ref]
Heather O'Rourke
American actress (1975-1988).
Born December 27th, 1975 in San Diego.
Died February 1st, 1988 at 12 years old in San Diego (cardiac arrest).
Werner Heisenberg
German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner.
Born December 5th, 1901 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1976 at 74 years old in Munich (gallbladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Buster Keaton
American actor and filmmaker (1895-1966).
Born October 4th, 1895 in Piqua. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1966 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944).
Born March 7th, 1872 in Amersfoort. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1944 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Daniel Pearl
American journalist.
Born October 10th, 1963 in Princeton.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 38 years old in Karachi (decapitation).
Ed Koch
Former mayor of new york city (1924-2013).
Born December 12th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 88 years old in Greenwich Village (heart failure).
Hedda Hopper
American gossip columnist and actress.
Born May 2nd, 1890 in Hollidaysburg.
Died February 1st, 1966 at 75 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy