Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 01

1916  Claude Newberry, S Afr cricket All-rounder (v England 1913-14), dies on this day in history.   

1917  Death of Frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879) on August - 01.   

1918  On August - 01 death of john Riley Banister, American cowboy and Texas Ranger (b. 1854)   

1920  Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian hindu leader, dies on August - 01.   

1922  Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 01 john Pieter Veth, painter/lithographer/etcher/writer, dies at 61   

1926  Israel Zangwill, British zionists writer (Ghetto tragedies), dies on August - 01.   

1929  Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies on August - 01.   

1932  Arnold Fothergill, cricketer (8 wickets in 2 Tests for Eng 1889), dies on August - 01.   

1934  Piotr Maszynski, composer, dies at 79 on August - 01.   

1943  On August - 01 ismar Elbogen, German/US learned/rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), dies at 68   

1944  On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65   

1946  On August - 01 death of andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45   

1954  Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies on August - 01.   

1957  Death of Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59] on August - 01.   

1962  Leon Kruczkowski, Polish author (Niemcy), dies at 62 on August - 01.   

1963  On August - 01 theodore Roethke, US poet (Praise to the end!), dies   

1964  Death of Johnny Burnette, rocker, drowns at 30 on August - 01.   

1965  On August - 01 kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer, dies at 77   

1966  Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies on this day in history.   

1970  Frances Farmer, actress (Toast of NY, Come & Get It), dies at 55 on August - 01.   

1973  On August - 01 gian Francesco Malipiero, composer, dies at 91   

1974  On this day in history death of ildebrando Antoniutti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1898)   

1975  Howard Joslin, actor (Quebec, Detective Story), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1977  Francis Gary Powers, US U-2 pilot, dies at 47 on August - 01.   

1980  Strother Martin, actor (Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61 on August - 01.   

1981  On August - 01 paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58   

1983  Death of Peter Arne, actor (Straw Dogs), bludgeoned to death in London at 62 on August - 01.   

1985  On August - 01 joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92   

1986  Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73 on this day in history.   

1987  Benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1988  Florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1989  John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 01 norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies   

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1313  On August - 01 birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.   

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  On August - 01 birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)   

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

1579  On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)