Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

1873  Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62   

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on October - 02.   

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1919  On October - 02 ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies   

1920  On October - 02 max Bruch, composer, dies at 82   

1927  Svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies on October - 02.   

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 October - 02.   

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

1944  On October - 02 rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries   

1947  Death of Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) on October - 02.   

1955  O B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies on October - 02.   

1956  On October - 02 george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  On October - 02 marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

1960  On October - 02 jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  On this day in history reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1965  On October - 02 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies   

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

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

1971  Death of Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1974  On October - 02 ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  On this day in history wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

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

1983  On October - 02 gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

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 October - 02.   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history 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 October - 02.