Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

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

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history 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  On October - 02 max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on this day in history.   

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

1936  On October - 02 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)   

1943  On this day in history robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

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 October - 02.   

1955  O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 02 george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  On October - 02 marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

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

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

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  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1987  On October - 02 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 October - 02.   

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

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

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

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.