Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

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

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1915  Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1919  On this day in history ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies   

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

1927  On this day in history svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies   

1931  On this day in history thomas Johnstone Lipton, sportsman/merchant, dies   

1936  G H Simpson-Hayward, cricketer (Eng 1910, great lob bowlers), dies on October - 02.   

1938  On this day in history death of alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)   

1943  Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)   

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

1956  On this day in history george Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74   

1958  On this day in history marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies   

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

1965  On this day in history [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies   

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1969  On October - 02 katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

1970  On October - 02 alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

1971  On this day in history death of bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)   

1973  On this day in history paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76   

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

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

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on October - 02.   

1982  On October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1987  On October - 02 madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  On October - 02 death of alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906)   

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1452  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on October - 02.   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  On this day in history birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer