Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

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

1905  On October - 02 jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

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

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies   

1920  On this day in history max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

1927  On this day in history svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1938  On October - 02 death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)   

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

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  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  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on October - 02.   

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

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

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  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

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

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on October - 02.   

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 October - 02.   

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

1981  On this day in history hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

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

1983  On this day in history gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

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

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

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  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

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

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

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

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

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.