Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

1873  On October - 02 cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

1905  On this day in history jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1915  On this day in history russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38   

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

1919  Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies on October - 02.   

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  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 October - 02.   

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 October - 02 george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on October - 02.   

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  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on October - 02.   

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

1971  On this day in history death of bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1974  On October - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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  On October - 02 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  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

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

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on October - 02.   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  On this day in history birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer