Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

1873  On October - 02 cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

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

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on October - 02.   

1916  On this day in history benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58   

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

1920  On October - 02 max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

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

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

1936  G H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies on October - 02.   

1938  On this day in history 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  Death of Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1955  O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on October - 02.   

1956  George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1958  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

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

1967  On this day in history albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

1969  On October - 02 katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

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  On October - 02 paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76   

1974  On October - 02 ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

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

1980  On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history 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  On October - 02 madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  On October - 02 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  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  On this day in history birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer