Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 03

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 03 august Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59   

1910  Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history 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  On August - 03 william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

1929  On August - 03 death of thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1857)   

1933  On this day in history arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On this day in history death of carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on August - 03.   

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

1940  Death of Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1957  "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer on August - 03.   

1958  On this day in history death of peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)   

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

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on August - 03.   

1968  On August - 03 constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71   

1973  Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 on August - 03.   

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

1978  Death of Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on August - 03.   

1979  On this day in history renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76   

1981  On this day in history death of robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered   

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

1986  On this day in history paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87   

1990  Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79 on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

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

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

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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