Famous Deaths In August - 02

1982  On this day in history cathleen Nesbitt, English actress (Separate Tables), dies at 93   

1985  On August - 02 frank Faylen, vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79   

1986  On this day in history roy Marcus Cohn, US lawyer (Joseph McCarthy), dies   

1987  Myron Stout, US abstract artist, dies at 79 on August - 02.   

1988  Raymond Carver, poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1990  Death of Norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1991  Death of Gabriel Cohen, son of Meredith Viera & Richard Cohen on August - 02.   

1992  Ephraim Katz, Israeli/US encyclopedist (film encyclopedia), dies on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history bhagwatpersad Ausan, commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38   

1995  Brian Smith, British sportscaster, dies on August - 02.   

1996  Humphrey Fisher, TV Producer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1997  William S Burroughs, author (Naked Lunch), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1998  Death of Shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. 1933) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (b. 1933) on this day in history.   

2003  Death of Don Estelle, British actor (b. 1933) on August - 02.   

2004  On August - 02 death of don Tosti, American musician (b. 1923)   

2005  Death of Steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. 1955) on this day in history.   

2007  On August - 02 death of chauncey Bailey, American journalist and editor (b. 1950)   

2008  On August - 02 death of fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (b. 1935)   

2017  Death of Jim Marrs, American journalist on August - 02.   

2018  On this day in history death of bob Berry, New Zealand dendrologist   

2018  Death of Winston Ntshona, South African playwright and actor on August - 02.   

2020  Death of Leon Fleisher, American pianist on August - 02.   

2020  Death of Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Kazakh Olympic wrestling champion on August - 02.   

2023  On this day in history death of charles Ayo , 64, Nigerian academic administrator, vice chancellor of the Covenant University (2012–2016).   

2023  Death of Gerry Bermingham , 82, British politician, MP (1983–2001) on this day in history.   

2023  On August - 02 death of mark Birkinshaw , 68–69, British physicist.   

2023  Death of Svend Erik Bjerg , 78, Danish Olympic cyclist on August - 02.   

2023  Death of Paul Brodeur , 92, American journalist and writer on August - 02.   

2023  On August - 02 death of shams Buneri , 77, Pakistani poet.   

2023  On this day in history death of sherry Combs Johnson , 84, American Hall of Fame rodeo barrel racer, complications from COPD.   

2023  Death of Constance Darnowski , 88, American Olympic hurdler ( 1952 , 1956 ) on this day in history.   

2023  On August - 02 death of Élisabeth de Chimay , 97, French-born Belgian princess and writer.   

2023  On this day in history death of ward Demuyt , 88, Belgian politician, MP (1991–1995).   

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1455  On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On this day in history birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter   

1632  On August - 02 birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  On this day in history birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

1696  On this day in history birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

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