Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 03

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

1894  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on August - 03.   

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

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

1916  Death of Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 on this day in history.   

1918  Albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1925  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1934  Death of Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928) on August - 03.   

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

1939  On this day in history eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

1940  Death of Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on August - 03.   

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78   

1951  On this day in history neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies   

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

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

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  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on this day in history.   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83   

1978  On this day in history death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

1979  Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  On this day in history 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 August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

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

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)