Famous Deaths on October 2

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

Flemish physician and anatomist (De humani corporis fabrica), dies after being shipwrecked at 49

1588 Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies
1617 Isaac Oliver, miniature painter, dies
1626 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish diplomat, dies at 58
1629 Antonio Cifra, Italian composer dies at about 45
1629 Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and mystic (founded Congregation of the French Oratory), dies at 54
1656 Stephan Otto, German composer, dies at 53
1678 Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them
1707 Anne Jules duke the Noailles, marshal of France (huguenot), dies at 57
1708 Anne Jules de Noailles, French general under Louis XIV (marshal of France), dies at 58
1721 Benott Audran, artist/engraver, dies
1724 François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (Quatre dialogues sur l'immortalité de l'âme), dies at on his 80th birthday
1729 Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter, dies at 60
1746 Josiah Burchett, English Secretary of the Admiralty
1764 William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 5th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1756-57), dies at 44
1775 Chiyo-ni, Japanese poet (b. 1703)
1780 John Andre, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, hanged by Americans (spied with B Arnold) at 30
1782 Charles Lee, British and U.S. general (b. 1732)
1786 Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, British admiral, dies at 61

Samuel Adams (1722-1803)

American revolutionary (Boston Massacre-Tea Party) and politician (Lt Gov-Mass, 1789-94), dies at 81

1804 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French inventor who designed & built 1st automobile, dies at 79
1809 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician, and journalist, dies at 59
1817 Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov, Russian naval commander and admiral (b. 1744)
1842 José Mariano Elízaga, Mexican composer, dies at 56
1842 William Ellery Channing, American Unitarian preacher and clergyman, dies at 62
1846 Benjamin Waterhouse, American physician co-founder of Harvard Medical School, and smallpox vaccine pioneer, dies at 92
1850 Sarah Biffin [Beffin], English limbless miniature painter, dies at 65 or 66
1853 François Arago, French astronomer, physicist (chromosome) and politician, dies at 67
1860 Louis Hersent, painter, dies
1863 Justinus van de Brugghen, lawyer/minister of Justice, dies
1872 Eberhard Friedrich Walcker, German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A/M), dies at 78
1873 Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies
1883 Joshua Ratoon Sands, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), dies at 88
1892 Ernest Renan, French philosopher, historian and scholar of religion, dies at 69
1901 Rudolph Koenig, German physicist, dies at 68
1905 José Maria de Heredia, Cuban-French sonnet poet (Les Trophées), dies at 62
1915 Russell Alexander, American vaudenille performer, euphonium virtuoso, and march composer, dies at 38
1916 Benjamin Kidel, English sociologist (Social Evolution), dies at 58
1919 Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), dies at 55
1920 Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82
1920 Winthrop M. Crane, American politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 67
1927 Svante Arrhenius, Swedish chemist (1903 Nobel Prize for Chemistry), dies at 68
1931 George Bradley, American baseball pitcher (first no-hitter in MLB history 1876; NL ERA leader 1876), dies at 79
1931 Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman (5-time America's Cup challenger) and tea merchant (Lipton Tea), dies at 81
1936 George Simpson-Hayward, English cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 23 wickets @ 18.26; last great underarm bowler; Cambridge University CC, Worcestershire CCC), dies at 61
1938 Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)
1943 R. Nathaniel Dett, Canadian-American pianist, organist, choral director, and composer (In The Bottoms), dies of a heart attack while on tour with the USO at 60
1944 Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries
1947 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
1949 Frank Schulte, American baseball outfielder (NL MVP 1911; Chicago Cubs), dies at 67
1955 O B Clarence, English actor (Penn of Pensnsylvania), dies at 85
1956 George Bancroft, American actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74
1958 Marie Stopes, British birth control pioneer, dies at 77
1960 Claro Mayo Recto, Filipino politician, nationalist (opponent of US colonialism) and poet, dies at 70
1960 Jaroslav Doubrava, Czech composer, dies at 51
1961 Reggie Spooner, English cricket batsman (10 Tests; dual cricket/rugby union international), dies at 80
1962 Boris Y. Bukreev, Russian mathematician (b. 1859)
1962 Frank Lovejoy, American actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies from a heart attack at 50
1963 Herb Joesting, College Football Hall of Fame halfback/fullback (Uni of Minnesota; Chicago Bears), dies from heart failure at 58
1967 Albertina Rasch, Austrian-born American ballerina and choreographer, dies at 76

Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)

French sculptor and painter (Nude Descending a Staircase), dies at 81

1969 Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85
1970 Alfred Swan, Russian composer, dies at 79
1970 Bo Linde, Swedish neo-classical composer, dies at 37
1971 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter, dies at 60

Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973)

Finnish middle & long distance runner (9 Olympic gold 1920, 24, 28), dies of Atherosclerosis at 76

1973 Paul Hartman, American actor (Petticoat Junction, Inherit the Wind), dies at 69
1974 Ina Seidel, German poet and novelist, dies at 89
1975 Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian political leader, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1903)
1975 Wade Crosby, American actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70
1980 Valentin Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46
1981 Fidel LaBarba, American boxer (Olympic gold flyweight 1924; world flyweight title 1927), dies of heart failure at 76
1981 Harry Golden, Jewish-American journalist and writer (Only in America), dies at 79
1981 Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer and pianist, dies at 63
1982 William Bernbach, American advertising creative director, dies at 71
1983 Gerald Strang, American classical and electronic music composer, dies at 75
1985 (Georgios) "George" Savalas, Greek-American actor (Kojak; Kelly's Heroes), dies of leukemia at 58

Rock Hudson (1925-1985)

American actor (Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms, Ice Station Zebra), dies of AIDS-related complications at 59

1985 Sidney Clute, American actor (Lou Grant; Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69
1987 Madeleine Carroll, English actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81
1987 Peter Medawar, British biologist (1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance"), dies at 72
1988 Alec Issigonis, Greek-British automotive designer who designed the Mini, dies at 81
1989 Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth's 1st female advisor of State, dies
1991 Dimitrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91), dies at 77
1991 Jan H Christianse, political chairman (CDA), dies
1993 Ahmed Abdul-Malik [Jonathan Tim, Jr.], American jazz double bassist and oud player (Odetta; Thelonius Monk), dies at 66
1993 Henry Ringling North, circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83
1993 William Berger, Austrian American actor (Face to Face, Adventure of Hercules), dies of prostate cancer at 65
1994 Faith Davis, American triplets, world's oldest surviving triplets (Charity & Hope survive), dies at 95
1994 Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder], American singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Follow the Fleet), dies of heart failure at 85 [1]
1994 Ron Herron, English architect (Archigram), dies at 64
1995 Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher, dies at 67
1996 Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian politician (40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria), assassinated at 58
1996 Banjo Matthews, American auto racer, owner and constructor (A. J. Foyt, Cale Yarborough), dies of heart and respiratory disease at 64
1996 Frida Knight, English Communist activist and author, dies at 85
1996 Ivan Mark Waller, English mountaineer, dies at 89
1996 Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (The Last Temptations), dies at 74
1996 Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of Quebec province (1970-76, 85-93), dies at 63
1996 Ronald John Bilsland Colville, businessman, dies at 79
1996 Sybil Marion Rosenfeld, theatre historian, dies at 93
1998 D. French Slaughter Jr, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1985-91), dies at 73
1998 Gene Autry, American cowboy singer, songwriter, actor, musician, ("Back In The Saddle Again";"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer") and business tycoon (owner MLB Angels team, 1961-97), dies of lymphoma at 91
1998 Olivier Gendebien, Belgian auto racer (24 hours of Le Mans 1958, 60-62), dies at 74
1999 Heinz G. Konsalik, German novelist (b. 1921)
2001 Franz Biebl, German composer, mostly of choral music, dies at 95
2002 Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-born physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)
2003 John T. Dunlop, U.S. Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)

August Wilson (1945-2005)

American playwright (Fences, Pulitzer 1987), dies at 60

2005 Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi, dies at 74
2005 Hamilton Camp, English-American actor (Andrew-He & She, Meatballs 2), dies at 70
2005 Nipsey Russell, American comedian (Car 54, Where Are You?), dies at 87
2006 Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
2006 Milly Vitale, Italian actress (7 Little Foys, War & Peace, Juggler), dies at 73
2006 Paul Halmos, Hungarian-born American mathematician (b. 1916)
2006 Tamara Dobson, American actress (Amazons; Cleopatra Jones), dies of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis, at 59
2007 (Elfriede) "Elfi" von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American opera singer, pianist, vocal coach, and film producer, dies of heart failure at 83
2007 Christopher Derrick, British writer, dies at 86
2007 Dan Keating, Irish politician (b. 1902)
2007 George Grizzard, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica), dies at 79
2007 Lady Katherine Brandram, Princess of Greece, the last surviving great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, dies at 94
2007 Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), dies at 82
2008 Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress (b. 1968)
2008 Rob Guest, New Zealand entertainer (b. 1950)
2010 Kwa Geok Choo, wife of Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1920)
2012 Big Jim Sullivan [Tomkins], British session and touring rock guitarist, sitar, and banjo player, dies of heart disease and diabetes at 71
2013 Bob Rozario, American pianist (Louis Prima), and orchestra leader (Bobby Darin; Tony Orlando; Donny & Marie), dies of cancer at 80
2015 Brian Friel, Irish dramatist "Irish Chekhov" (Dancing at Lughnasa), dies at 86
2015 Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-British jazz double bassist (Joe Harriot Quintet), dies at 100 [1]
2015 Lindsay Kline, Australian cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler Hat-trick 1957), dies at 81
2015 Steve Camacho, West Indian cricket batsman, author, administrator (11 Tests, CEO WI Cricket Board), dies at 69
2016 Neville Marriner, English conductor and violinist (Academy of St Martin in the Fields), dies at 92
2016 Thomas Round, British tenor (Gilbert and Sullivan For All), dies at 100
2017 Robert Yates, American auto racing team owner and engine builder (Yates Racing, NASCAR), dies from cancer at 74

Tom Petty (1950-2017)

American classic rock singer and songwriter (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "American Girl"; Traveling Wilburys - "Last Night"; solo -"I Won't Back Down"), dies of an accidental overdose at 66

2018 Geoff Emerick, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Elvis Costello), dies of a heart attack at 72

Saudi Arabian dissident, author, Washington Post columnist and editor in chief (Al-Arab News Channel), assassinated in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul at 59, reportedly on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

2019 Barrie Masters, British pub-rock singer (Eddie & the Hot Rods - "Teenage Depression"), dies of drug intoxication at 63
2019 Bill Bidwill, American NFL team owner (St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals 1962-2019), dies at 88
2019 Giya Kancheli, Georgian composer (NightPrayers; Exil), dies at 84
2020 Bob Gibson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1968, 70; NL MVP 1968; 9 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals), dies from pancreatic cancer at 84
2020 Bob Miller, American ice hockey center (47 games USA; Boston Bruins, Colorado Rockies, LA Kings), dies at 64
2020 Ron Perranoski, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1963, 65; AL saves leader 1969, 70; LA Dodgers) and coach (World Series 1981, 88; LAD), dies at 84
2022 Éder Jofre, Brazilian boxer (WBA, WBC & The Ring Bantamweight, WBC Featherweight titles; International Boxing HOF), dies from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at 86
2022 Mary McCaslin, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player ("Prairie In The Sky"), dies from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) at 75
2022 Sacheen Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz]. American indigenous rights activist, who declined Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, dies of breast cancer at 75 [1]
2022 Shirley Englehorn, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1970), dies at 81