November 2 Deaths

1

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004)

World Leader

2

Jenny Lind (1820-1887)

Opera Singer

3

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Playwright

4

Alfred Wegener (1880-1930)

Meteorologist

5

Eva Cassidy (1963-1996)

Soul Singer

6

Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966)

Guitarist

7

Walter Mercado (1932-2019)

TV Show Host

8

The Fabulous Moolah (1923-2007)

Wrestler

9

Andy Irons (1978-2010)

Surfer

10

Toni Stone (1921-1996)

Baseball Player

11

Sessue Hayakawa (1889-1973)

Movie Actor

12

Leonard Stone (1923-2011)

TV Actor

13

James Thurber (1894-1961)

Cartoonist

14

Madelyn Dunham (1922-2008)

Family Member

15

Roy Hargrove (1969-2018)

Trumpet Player

16

Hal Roach (1892-1992)

Director

17

Gigi Proietti (1940-2020)

Movie Actor

18

Max Ward (1921-2020)

Entrepreneur

19

Harry Brown (1917-1986)

Novelist

20

Mort Shuman (1936-1991)

Songwriter

21

Lester Horton (1906-1953)

Dancer

22

Daniel Payne (1811-1893)

Religious Leader

23

Penny Singleton (1908-2003)

Movie Actress

24

Brian Tarantina (1959-2019)

TV Actor

25

Theo van Gogh (1957-2004)

Director

26

Martha Bernays (1861-1951)

Family Member

27

Cliff Young (1922-2003)

Runner

28

Walt Bellamy (1939-2013)

Basketball Player

29

Greasy Neale (1891-1973)

Football Coach

30

Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828)

Politician

31

Lonnie Zamora (1933-2009)

Law Enforcement Officer

32

Peter Taylor (1917-1994)

Novelist

33

Selden Rodman (1909-2002)

Poet

34

Mahonri Young (1877-1957)

Sculptor

35

Dennis Moore (1945-2021)

Politician

36

Kai Nielsen (1882-1924)

Sculptor

37

Zlatko Crnkovic (1931-2013)

Memoirist

38

John Sessions (1953-2020)

Comedian

39

Harriet Bosse (1878-1961)

Movie Actress

40

Roy McMillan (1929-1997)

Baseball Player

41

Wally Wood (1927-1981)

Cartoonist

42

George Goyder (1826-1898)

43

Ben Lear (1879-1966)

War Hero

44

Buddy Starcher (1906-2001)

Country Singer

45

Hokuma Gurbanova (1913-1988)

Movie Actress

46

Vern Handrahan (1938-2016)

Baseball Player

47

Leonard Schrader (1943-2006)

Screenwriter

48

Peter Debye (1884-1966)

Physicist