Famous Deaths In October - 02

1873  On October - 02 cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies  

1905  On October - 02 jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62  

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on October - 02.  

1916  On October - 02 benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58  

1919  On October - 02 ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies  

1920  On this day in history max Bruch, composer, dies at 82  

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on this day in history.  

1931  On October - 02 thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies  

1936  On October - 02 g H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies  

1938  On this day in history death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)  

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1943  On this day in history robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60  

1944  Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries on October - 02.  

1947  Death of Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) on October - 02.  

1955  O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on October - 02.  

1956  On October - 02 george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74  

1958  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on October - 02.  

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on October - 02.  

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on this day in history.  

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48  

1965  On this day in history [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies  

1967  On October - 02 albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76  

1969  On October - 02 katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85  

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on October - 02.  

1971  Death of Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911) on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76  

1974  On this day in history ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89  

1975  On October - 02 wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70  

1980  On October - 02 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46  

1981  On this day in history hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63  

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58  

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81  

1988  On October - 02 death of alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906)  

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1452  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)  

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.  

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer  

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on October - 02.  

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on October - 02.  

1704  On October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer