Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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 October - 02.   

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

1931  On October - 02 thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies   

1936  On this day in history g H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies   

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  On October - 02 rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries   

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

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on this day in history.   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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

1969  On this day in history katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

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 October - 02.   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history 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 October - 02.   

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

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On October - 02 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  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.