Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 03

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69   

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on August - 03.   

1907  August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 03 nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

1916  On this day in history death of roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

1918  On this day in history albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

1929  On this day in history death of thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1857)   

1933  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1934  Death of Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928) on August - 03.   

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on August - 03.   

1940  Death of Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on August - 03.   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on August - 03.   

1954  On August - 03 colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

1957  On this day in history "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer   

1958  Death of Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39   

1966  On this day in history lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  On August - 03 ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79   

1977  Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1978  On August - 03 death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

1979  On this day in history renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76   

1981  On August - 03 death of robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered   

1983  Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer on this day in history.   

1986  Paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87 on August - 03.   

1990  Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79 on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.