Famous Deaths In August - 02

1903  Martha Jane Cannary, [Calamity Jane], US desperado, dies on this day in history.   

1914  Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48   

1920  On August - 02 death of ormer Locklear, American stunt pilot (b. 1891)   

1921  Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48 on August - 02.   

1922  Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies on August - 02.   

1923  On August - 02 warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57   

1929  On August - 02 death of mae Costello, American actress (b. 1882)   

1932  On this day in history gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50   

1934  Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76   

1939  On this day in history death of harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883)   

1941  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70 on August - 02.   

1942  On this day in history friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77   

1945  On August - 02 emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85   

1954  On August - 02 rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42   

1955  On this day in history ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-fieldmarshal, dies   

1956  On this day in history albert Woolson, last veteran US Union army, dies at 109   

1958  Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1959  Prospero Bisquertt, composer, dies at 78 on August - 02.   

1961  On August - 02 giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64   

1963  Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge, US anthropologist/writer, dies at 61 on August - 02.   

1964  Jack Kirkwood, actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69 on August - 02.   

1965  On August - 02 milton B Babbitt, US composer (Widow's Lament), dies at 49   

1967  On August - 02 claude A Barnett, founder (Associated Negro Press), dies at 77   

1969  On August - 02 clarence Dickinson, composer, dies at 96   

1971  Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1972  On August - 02 brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29   

1973  On August - 02 jean-Pierre Melville, director (Bob Le Flambeur), dies at 57   

1974  Death of W. Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1976  Fritz Lang, director (Cloak & Dagger, Metropolis), dies at 85 on August - 02.   

1978  On this day in history carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79   

1979  Death of Thurmon Munson, NY Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32 on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 02 verdun John Scott, cricketer (ten Tests for NZ), dies   

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1455  On August - 02 birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on August - 02.   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.