deaths
December 2, 1967
Francis Spellman, American cardinal (born 1889).
Francis Spellman
Francis Joseph Spellman was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
December 2
December 2 is the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 29 days remain until the end of the year.