Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 02
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
1906 Guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies on this day in history.
1910 On September - 02 henri "le Douanier" Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, dies
1915 On September - 02 august Stramm, writer, dies at 41
1921 Death of Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840) on this day in history.
1934 Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26 on this day in history.
1937 Esther de Farmer-of Rich, actress (Kniertje-On hope of blessing), dies on September - 02.
1942 On this day in history death of tom Williams, Irish republican (b. 1924)
1944 On this day in history george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies
1948 Death of Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883) on September - 02.
1953 Death of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b. 1883) on September - 02.
1955 Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1957 William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90 on September - 02.
1961 On September - 02 greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54
1962 Death of William Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro's (b. 1890) on this day in history.
1964 Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48
1968 On September - 02 ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82
1969 On this day in history harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41
1970 On this day in history allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64
1973 John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81 on this day in history.
1976 Death of Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. 1934) on this day in history.
1979 Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history william Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70
1982 On September - 02 jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78
1984 Death of Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908) on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64
1989 On this day in history a Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51
1991 Alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies on September - 02.
1992 Barbara McClintock, US, geneticist (Nobel 1983), dies at 90 on September - 02.
1993 Eric Berry, English/US actor (Pippin, 49th Parallel), dies at 80 on September - 02.
1994 On September - 02 detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35
1995 Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1996 On September - 02 cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69
1997 On this day in history rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
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