Famous Deaths In September - 02

1906  On this day in history guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies  

1910  Henri "le Douanier" Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, dies on this day in history.  

1915  August Stramm, writer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1921  Death of Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840) on September - 02.  

1934  On September - 02 ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26  

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

1942  On September - 02 death of tom Williams, Irish republican (b. 1924)  

1944  On September - 02 george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies  

1948  On September - 02 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)  

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

1957  On September - 02 william A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90  

1961  Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on September - 02.  

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 September - 02.  

1964  On September - 02 francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70  

1965  Johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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  On September - 02 john R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81  

1976  On September - 02 death of stanisÅ‚aw Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. 1934)  

1979  On September - 02 felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90  

1980  William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1984  Death of Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. 1908) on September - 02.  

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 this day in history.  

1993  Eric Berry, English/US actor (Pippin, 49th Parallel), dies at 80 on September - 02.  

1994  Detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35 on September - 02.  

1995  Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74 on September - 02.  

1996  On September - 02 cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69  

1997  Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95 on September - 02.  

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

1548  On September - 02 birth of vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)  

1661  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born on September - 02.  

1675  William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) was born on September - 02.  

1716  Johann Trier, composer was born on September - 02.  

1731  On this day in history birth of johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia)  

1750  On this day in history birth of pehr Frigel, composer  

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