Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 02

1982  Cathleen Nesbitt, English actress (Separate Tables), dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1985  Frank Faylen, vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79 on August - 02.   

1986  On this day in history roy Marcus Cohn, US lawyer (Joseph McCarthy), dies   

1987  On August - 02 myron Stout, US abstract artist, dies at 79   

1988  On August - 02 raymond Carver, poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50   

1990  On this day in history death of norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)   

1991  On this day in history death of gabriel Cohen, son of Meredith Viera & Richard Cohen   

1992  On August - 02 ephraim Katz, Israeli/US encyclopedist (film encyclopedia), dies   

1994  On August - 02 bhagwatpersad Ausan, commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38   

1995  Brian Smith, British sportscaster, dies on August - 02.   

1996  On August - 02 humphrey Fisher, TV Producer, dies at 72   

1997  William S Burroughs, author (Naked Lunch), dies at 83 on August - 02.   

1998  On August - 02 death of shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. 1933)   

2001  Death of Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (b. 1933) on August - 02.   

2003  On August - 02 death of don Estelle, British actor (b. 1933)   

2004  On August - 02 death of don Tosti, American musician (b. 1923)   

2005  On August - 02 death of steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. 1955)   

2007  Death of Chauncey Bailey, American journalist and editor (b. 1950) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (b. 1935) on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history death of jim Marrs, American journalist   

2018  On August - 02 death of bob Berry, New Zealand dendrologist   

2018  Death of Winston Ntshona, South African playwright and actor on this day in history.   

2020  Death of Leon Fleisher, American pianist on August - 02.   

2020  On this day in history death of zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Kazakh Olympic wrestling champion   

2023  On this day in history death of charles Ayo , 64, Nigerian academic administrator, vice chancellor of the Covenant University (2012–2016).   

2023  Death of Gerry Bermingham , 82, British politician, MP (1983–2001) on August - 02.   

2023  On August - 02 death of mark Birkinshaw , 68–69, British physicist.   

2023  On August - 02 death of svend Erik Bjerg , 78, Danish Olympic cyclist.   

2023  On this day in history death of paul Brodeur , 92, American journalist and writer.   

2023  Death of Shams Buneri , 77, Pakistani poet on August - 02.   

2023  On August - 02 death of sherry Combs Johnson , 84, American Hall of Fame rodeo barrel racer, complications from COPD.   

2023  Death of Constance Darnowski , 88, American Olympic hurdler ( 1952 , 1956 ) on August - 02.   

2023  On August - 02 death of Élisabeth de Chimay , 97, French-born Belgian princess and writer.   

2023  On this day in history death of ward Demuyt , 88, Belgian politician, MP (1991–1995).   

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1455  On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on August - 02.   

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  On this day in history birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

1696  On August - 02 birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.