Famous Deaths In October - 02

1873  On this day in history cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

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

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

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

1919  On this day in history 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  On October - 02 g H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies   

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

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  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 October - 02.   

1958  On October - 02 marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

1960  On October - 02 jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

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

1965  [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies on October - 02.   

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

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

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 October - 02.   

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 October - 02.   

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 October - 02.   

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

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

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

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

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 October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer