Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on October - 02.   

1905  On this day in history jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1915  On October - 02 russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38   

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

1919  Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

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

1938  Death of Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859) on this day in history.   

1943  On October - 02 robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

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

1947  On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)   

1955  On October - 02 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

1956  On this day in history george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 02 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies   

1967  On October - 02 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 this day in history death of bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)   

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

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

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  On this day in history gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

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

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906) on October - 02.   

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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 October - 02.   

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

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

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on October - 02.   

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 this day in history birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer