Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

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

1905  On October - 02 jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1915  On this day in history russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38   

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

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1943  Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 on October - 02.   

1944  On this day in history 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 October - 02 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

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 this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies   

1967  On October - 02 albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

1969  On this day in history 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  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on October - 02.   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on October - 02.   

1982  On this day in history william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

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  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  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on October - 02.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.