Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

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

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on October - 02.   

1915  On this day in history russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38   

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

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

1920  Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on October - 02.   

1931  On this day in history thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies   

1936  G H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859) on October - 02.   

1943  Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 on October - 02.   

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

1947  On October - 02 death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)   

1955  On this day in history 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  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on October - 02.   

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

1971  On October - 02 death of bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)   

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

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on October - 02.   

1982  On this day in history william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

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 October - 02 madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  On this day in history death of alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906)   

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

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

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.