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

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

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 October - 02.   

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

1943  Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1944  Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1955  O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1973  On October - 02 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 this day in history.   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on October - 02.   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on October - 02.   

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

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

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  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 02.   

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

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

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

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