Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02
Saturday, 07 February 2026
1873 Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on October - 02. 

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

1915 On October - 02 russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 

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 this day in history. 

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

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 October - 02. 

1938 Death of Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859) on this day in history. 

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

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

1947 On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) 

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

1961 On this day in history 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 On October - 02 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies 

1967 On October - 02 albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 

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

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

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 this day in history ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 

1975 On October - 02 wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 

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

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

1985 On October - 02 george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 

1987 Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1988 Death of Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906) on October - 02. 

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