Famous Deaths In September - 02

1906  On September - 02 guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies   

1910  Henri "le Douanier" Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, dies on September - 02.   

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

1921  On this day in history death of henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)   

1934  Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1942  Death of Tom Williams, Irish republican (b. 1924) on September - 02.   

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

1948  On this day in history 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)   

1955  Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 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 this day in history francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70   

1965  On September - 02 johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48   

1968  On September - 02 ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82   

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  John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history death of stanisÅ‚aw Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. 1934)   

1979  On this day in history felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90   

1980  On September - 02 william Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70   

1982  On this day in history jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78   

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

1985  Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1989  A Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1991  On September - 02 alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies   

1992  Barbara McClintock, US, geneticist (Nobel 1983), dies at 90 on September - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74   

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

1997  On September - 02 rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95   

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1243  On this day in history birth of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)   

1548  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of william Somervile, English poet (d. 1742)   

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

1731  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia) was born on September - 02.   

1750  Pehr Frigel, composer was born on September - 02.   

1753  Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810) was born on September - 02.