Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 October - 02.   

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

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

1936  On October - 02 g H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies   

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

1943  Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 on October - 02.   

1944  Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries on October - 02.   

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  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  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  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 October - 02.   

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  On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

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

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

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

1985  On this day in history george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

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

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 this day in history.   

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.   

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

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

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

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