Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 03

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on August - 03.   

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

1902  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

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

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  On August - 03 albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

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

1925  On August - 03 william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

1929  Death of Thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1857) on August - 03.   

1933  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

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  On August - 03 eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

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

1944  On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on August - 03.   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on August - 03.   

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

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

1958  Death of Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931) on August - 03.   

1964  Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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 August - 03.   

1973  On this day in history ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

1974  On this day in history almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85   

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

1977  Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83 on August - 03.   

1978  Death of Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1981  Death of Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered on this day in history.   

1983  Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 03 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  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

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

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)