Famous Deaths In October - 02

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on October - 02.   

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on October - 02.   

1916  On this day in history benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58   

1919  On this day in history ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies   

1920  On this day in history max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on October - 02.   

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

1936  G H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)   

1943  On this day in history robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

1944  Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)   

1955  O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 02 george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on October - 02.   

1961  On this day in history reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

1962  On this day in history frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1965  [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies on October - 02.   

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 02 katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1971  Death of Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911) on October - 02.   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

1980  On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1987  On October - 02 madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  On this day in history death of alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906)   

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.