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  On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

1907  On August - 03 august Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59   

1910  On this day in history nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

1916  On August - 03 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  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on this day in history.   

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

1933  On August - 03 arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On this day in history death of carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on August - 03.   

1939  On this day in history eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

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

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on August - 03.   

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies   

1954  Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 03 "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer   

1958  On August - 03 death of peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)   

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

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 03 constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71   

1973  Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84 on August - 03.   

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on August - 03.   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 on August - 03.   

1977  On this day in history alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83   

1978  On this day in history death of ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

1979  Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76 on August - 03.   

1981  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)