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 this day in history.  

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  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on October - 02.  

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

1938  On this day in history death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)  

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

1944  On this day in history rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries  

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 October - 02.  

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  On October - 02 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  [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 this day in history katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85  

1970  On this day in history alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79  

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

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

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

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1980  On October - 02 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46  

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1982  On this day in history 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  Death of Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906) on this day in history.  

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.  

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

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  A Gryphius, writer was born on October - 02.  

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 October - 02.