Famous Deaths In September - 02

1906  Guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies on September - 02.   

1910  On this day in history henri "le Douanier" Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, dies   

1915  August Stramm, writer, dies at 41 on September - 02.   

1921  Death of Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1934  On September - 02 ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26   

1937  On September - 02 esther de Farmer-of Rich, actress (Kniertje-On hope of blessing), dies   

1942  On this day in history death of tom Williams, Irish republican (b. 1924)   

1944  On September - 02 george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies   

1948  Death of Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883) on September - 02.   

1953  Death of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1955  Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history william A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90   

1961  On this day in history greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54   

1962  On this day in history death of william Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro's (b. 1890)   

1964  Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1965  On September - 02 johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48   

1968  On this day in history ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82   

1969  Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 on September - 02.   

1970  Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1973  John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. 1934) on September - 02.   

1979  Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1980  William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1982  On September - 02 jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78   

1984  Death of Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

1985  On September - 02 abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64   

1989  On this day in history a Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51   

1991  Alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies on September - 02.   

1992  On this day in history barbara McClintock, US, geneticist (Nobel 1983), dies at 90   

1993  On September - 02 eric Berry, English/US actor (Pippin, 49th Parallel), dies at 80   

1994  Detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35 on September - 02.   

1995  On September - 02 vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74   

1996  On this day in history cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69   

1997  On this day in history rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95   

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1243  Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On September - 02 birth of vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)   

1661  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born on September - 02.   

1675  William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) was born on September - 02.   

1716  On this day in history birth of johann Trier, composer   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia)   

1750  On this day in history birth of pehr Frigel, composer   

1753  On September - 02 birth of marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810)