Famous Deaths In October - 02

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on this day in history.   

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1915  On October - 02 russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38   

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1919  On this day in history ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies   

1920  Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82 on October - 02.   

1927  On October - 02 svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies   

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on October - 02.   

1936  On October - 02 g H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies   

1938  On October - 02 death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)   

1943  Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 on October - 02.   

1944  Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)   

1955  On this day in history o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

1956  George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 on October - 02.   

1958  On October - 02 marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1965  On October - 02 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies   

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on October - 02.   

1970  On this day in history alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

1971  On October - 02 death of bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on October - 02.   

1975  On this day in history wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

1982  On this day in history william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  Death of Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.