Famous Deaths In August - 02

1982  Cathleen Nesbitt, English actress (Separate Tables), dies at 93 on August - 02.   

1985  On August - 02 frank Faylen, vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79   

1986  On August - 02 roy Marcus Cohn, US lawyer (Joseph McCarthy), dies   

1987  Myron Stout, US abstract artist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1988  On August - 02 raymond Carver, poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50   

1990  On August - 02 death of norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)   

1991  Death of Gabriel Cohen, son of Meredith Viera & Richard Cohen on August - 02.   

1992  Ephraim Katz, Israeli/US encyclopedist (film encyclopedia), dies on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 02 bhagwatpersad Ausan, commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38   

1995  Brian Smith, British sportscaster, dies on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history humphrey Fisher, TV Producer, dies at 72   

1997  William S Burroughs, author (Naked Lunch), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history death of shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. 1933)   

2001  On August - 02 death of ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (b. 1933)   

2003  Death of Don Estelle, British actor (b. 1933) on August - 02.   

2004  Death of Don Tosti, American musician (b. 1923) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. 1955)   

2007  On this day in history death of chauncey Bailey, American journalist and editor (b. 1950)   

2008  On this day in history death of fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (b. 1935)   

2017  Death of Jim Marrs, American journalist on August - 02.   

2018  On August - 02 death of bob Berry, New Zealand dendrologist   

2018  On this day in history death of winston Ntshona, South African playwright and actor   

2020  On August - 02 death of leon Fleisher, American pianist   

2020  On this day in history death of zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Kazakh Olympic wrestling champion   

2023  On this day in history death of charles Ayo , 64, Nigerian academic administrator, vice chancellor of the Covenant University (2012–2016).   

2023  On August - 02 death of gerry Bermingham , 82, British politician, MP (1983–2001).   

2023  Death of Mark Birkinshaw , 68–69, British physicist on August - 02.   

2023  On this day in history death of svend Erik Bjerg , 78, Danish Olympic cyclist.   

2023  Death of Paul Brodeur , 92, American journalist and writer on this day in history.   

2023  On August - 02 death of shams Buneri , 77, Pakistani poet.   

2023  Death of Sherry Combs Johnson , 84, American Hall of Fame rodeo barrel racer, complications from COPD on August - 02.   

2023  On this day in history death of constance Darnowski , 88, American Olympic hurdler ( 1952 , 1956 ).   

2023  On August - 02 death of Élisabeth de Chimay , 97, French-born Belgian princess and writer.   

2023  Death of Ward Demuyt , 88, Belgian politician, MP (1991–1995) on August - 02.   

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1455  On August - 02 birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On this day in history birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter   

1632  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)