Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1919  Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies on October - 02.   

1920  Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82 on October - 02.   

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

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on October - 02.   

1936  G H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies on October - 02.   

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

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  On October - 02 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

1956  George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  On this day in history reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

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

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  On October - 02 alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

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

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1974  On October - 02 ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

1982  On October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  On October - 02 gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on October - 02.   

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

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.   

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

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.   

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