Famous Deaths In August - 03

1890  On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76   

1894  On August - 03 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

1902  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

1907  August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 03 nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

1916  On this day in history death of roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

1918  On August - 03 albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 on August - 03.   

1925  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on August - 03.   

1929  On this day in history death of thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1857)   

1933  On August - 03 arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On August - 03 death of carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1938  On this day in history alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies   

1939  Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history death of willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide   

1944  On August - 03 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on August - 03.   

1954  Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on August - 03.   

1957  "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931) on August - 03.   

1964  On August - 03 flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39   

1966  On August - 03 lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39   

1968  On this day in history constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71   

1973  On August - 03 ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on August - 03.   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1977  On August - 03 alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83   

1978  On August - 03 death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

1979  On August - 03 renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76   

1981  Death of Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered on August - 03.   

1983  On this day in history carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer   

1986  Paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.