Famous Deaths In September - 02

1906  On September - 02 guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies  

1910  Henri "le Douanier" Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, dies on September - 02.  

1915  August Stramm, writer, dies at 41 on September - 02.  

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 September - 02.  

1937  On September - 02 esther de Farmer-of Rich, actress (Kniertje-On hope of blessing), dies  

1942  Death of Tom Williams, Irish republican (b. 1924) on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies  

1948  On this day in history death of sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. 1883)  

1953  On September - 02 death of jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b. 1883)  

1955  On this day in history rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60  

1957  William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90 on September - 02.  

1961  Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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  Johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48 on September - 02.  

1968  Ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1969  Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 on September - 02.  

1970  Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 on September - 02.  

1973  John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81 on September - 02.  

1976  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. 1934) on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90  

1980  On this day in history william Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70  

1982  Jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.  

1984  On September - 02 death of manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908)  

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  On this day in history alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies  

1992  Barbara McClintock, US, geneticist (Nobel 1983), dies at 90 on September - 02.  

1993  On this day in history eric Berry, English/US actor (Pippin, 49th Parallel), dies at 80  

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  Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95 on this day in history.  

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1243  Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.  

1548  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616) was born on September - 02.  

1661  On September - 02 birth of georg Bohm, German organist/composer  

1675  On this day in history birth of william Somervile, English poet (d. 1742)  

1716  Johann Trier, composer was born on this day in history.  

1731  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia) was born on this day in history.  

1750  Pehr Frigel, composer was born on September - 02.  

1753  On September - 02 birth of marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810)