Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 03

1890  Louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76 on August - 03.   

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

1902  August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54 on August - 03.   

1907  August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59 on August - 03.   

1910  Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies on August - 03.   

1916  Death of Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

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

1933  On this day in history arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On this day in history death of carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1939  On August - 03 eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

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

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

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

1951  On August - 03 neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies   

1954  On this day in history colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

1957  On this day in history "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer   

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

1964  Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39 on August - 03.   

1966  On this day in history lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1973  Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer   

1986  Paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87 on August - 03.   

1990  Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79 on August - 03.   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

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

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.