Famous Deaths In October - 02

1873  On this day in history cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

1905  On October - 02 jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1919  Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies on October - 02.   

1920  On this day in history max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on October - 02.   

1931  Thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies on this day in history.   

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

1938  On this day in history death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)   

1943  On this day in history robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

1944  On this day in history rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries   

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  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on October - 02.   

1960  On October - 02 jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

1962  On this day in history frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

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

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

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

1970  On October - 02 alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

1971  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

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 October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history death of alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906)   

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.   

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