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 October - 02.   

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1920  Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies   

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

1936  On this day in history g H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies   

1938  Death of Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859) on October - 02.   

1943  On October - 02 robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

1944  On October - 02 rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries   

1947  On October - 02 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  On October - 02 george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  On this day in history marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

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

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 October - 02 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  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  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  On October - 02 gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

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

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on October - 02.   

1988  Death of Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.   

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

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

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