Famous Deaths In August - 03

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1894  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

1902  On August - 03 august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54   

1907  On this day in history august Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59   

1910  On this day in history nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

1916  On August - 03 death of roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

1918  On August - 03 albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1924  On August - 03 joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66   

1925  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on this day in history.   

1929  Death of Thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1933  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1934  Death of Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928) on August - 03.   

1938  On this day in history alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies   

1939  Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on August - 03.   

1940  Death of Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on this day in history.   

1954  Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1957  "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer on August - 03.   

1958  On August - 03 death of peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)   

1964  On this day in history flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39   

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on this day in history.   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on August - 03.   

1973  On August - 03 ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 on August - 03.   

1977  On this day in history alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83   

1978  Death of Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on August - 03.   

1979  Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76 on August - 03.   

1981  On August - 03 death of robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered   

1983  On August - 03 carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer   

1986  Paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 03 florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)