Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 02

1873  On this day in history cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

1905  Jose Maria de Heredia, Cuban/French sonnet poet, dies at 62 on October - 02.   

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

1916  Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1919  Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (S African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies on this day in history.   

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

1927  On October - 02 svante August Arrhenius, chemist, dies   

1931  On October - 02 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 this day in history.   

1943  On October - 02 robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

1944  Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries on this day in history.   

1947  Death of Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 02 o B Clarence, actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies   

1956  George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1958  Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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

1965  On this day in history [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 October - 02.   

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

1971  On October - 02 death of bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)   

1973  On October - 02 paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76   

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on October - 02.   

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

1980  On October - 02 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

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

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1985  On this day in history george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

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

1988  On this day in history 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 October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on October - 02.   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

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