Famous Deaths on 3 Aug
1460 - King James II of Scotland (b. 1430)
1527 - Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal
1546 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)
1546 - Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer (b. 1509)
1604 - Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander
1621 - Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)
1667 - Francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599)
1712 - Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654)
1720 - Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)
1721 - Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)
1761 - Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)
1773 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700)
1780 - Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (b. 1715)
1792 - Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732)
1797 - Jeffrey Amherst, British military commander (b. 1717)
1805 - Christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)
1839 - Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)
1857 - Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804)
1867 - Philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)
1877 - William Butler Ogden, American politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
1879 - Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)
1916 - Sir Roger Casement, Irish rebel (hanged) (b. 1864)
1917 - Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (b. 1849)
1924 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-born writer (b. 1857)
1925 - William Bruce, Former Australian cricketer (b. 1864)
1929 - Thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1857)
1929 - Emil Berliner, German-born telephone and recording pioneer (b. 1851)
1942 - Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1872)
1954 - Colette, French writer (b. 1873)
1958 - Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. 1931)
1964 - Flannery O'Connor, American writer (b. 1925)
1966 - Lenny Bruce, American comedian (b. 1925)
1973 - Richard Marshall, U.S. Army general (b. 1895)
1977 - Makarios III, Archbishop and first President of Cyprus (b. 1913)
1977 - Alfred Lunt, American actor (b. 1892)
1979 - Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1899)
1983 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. 1930)
1990 - Betty Amann, German-American actress
1993 - Swami Chinmayananda, spread the teachings of Vedanta (b. 1916)
1995 - Edward Whittemore, American writer (b. 1933)
1995 - Ida Lupino, English actress and director (b. 1914)
1997 - Pietro Rizzuto, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
1998 - Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (b. 1934)
2001 - Christopher Hewett, British actor (b. 1922)
2002 - Carmen Silvera, British actress (b. 1922)
2003 - Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (b. 1954)
2004 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (b. 1908)
2005 - Françoise d'Eaubonne, French feminist (b. 1920)
2006 - Arthur Lee, American psychedelic rock musician (b. 1945)
2006 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, singer (b. 1915)
2007 - John Gardner, British author (b. 1926)
2008 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer (b. 1918)
2008 - Skip Caray, American TV and radio broadcaster (b. 1939)
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Famous Deaths on 2 Aug
Famous Deaths on 2 Aug
1100 - King William II of England
1222 - Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)
1511 - Andrew Barton, Scottish naval leader
1589 - King Henry III of France (b. 1551)
1611 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)
1696 - Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, Scottish military commander (b. 1630)
1769 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)
1776 - Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717)
1788 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (b. 1727)
1799 - Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1745)
1815 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (b. 1763)
1823 - Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (b. 1753)
1849 - Governor Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. 1769)
1859 - Horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796)
1876 - James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, American gunfighter (b. 1837)
1889 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)
1890 - Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (b. 1813)
1903 - Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian (b. 1850)
1920 - Ormer Locklear, American stunt pilot (b. 1891)
1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. 1873)
1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor, invented the telephone(b. 1847)
1923 - Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
1929 - Mae Costello, American actress (b. 1882)
1934 - Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and President of Germany (b. 1847)
1936 - Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer (b. 1872)
1939 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883)
1945 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. 1863)
1955 - Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1901)
1972 - Helen Hoyt, American poet (b. 1887)
1972 - Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (b. 1942)
1973 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French film director (b. 1917)
1974 - W. Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver (b. 1893)
1976 - Fritz Lang, Austrian film director (b. 1890)
1978 - Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer (b. 1899)
1979 - Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)
1986 - Roy Cohn, American politician (b. 1927)
1988 - Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (b. 1914)
1988 - Raymond Carver, American writer (b. 1938)
1990 - Norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)
1990 - Edwin Richfield, British actor (b. 1921)
1992 - Michel Berger, French singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
1996 - Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somalian Warlord (b. 1934)
1996 - Michel Debré, French politician (b. 1912)
1997 - William S. Burroughs, American writer (b. 1914)
1997 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian musician (b. 1938)
1998 - Shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. 1933)
2001 - Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (b. 1933)
2003 - Peter Safar, Austrian physician (b. 1924)
2003 - Mike Levey, American television personality (b. 1948)
2003 - Don Estelle, British actor (b. 1933)
2004 - François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist (b. 1926)
2004 - Don Tosti, American musician (b. 1923)
2005 - Steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. 1955)
2007 - Holden Roberto, Angolan founder and leader of the FNLA (b. 1923)
2007 - Kay Dotrice, English repertory actress (b. 1929)
2007 - Chauncey Bailey, American journalist and editor (b. 1950)
2008 - Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (b. 1935)
686 - Pope John V
924 - Ælfweard of Wessex
1100 - King William II of England
1222 - Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)
1511 - Andrew Barton, Scottish naval leader
1589 - King Henry III of France (b. 1551)
1611 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)
1696 - Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, Scottish military commander (b. 1630)
1769 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)
1776 - Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. 1717)
1788 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (b. 1727)
1799 - Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (b. 1745)
1815 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (b. 1763)
1823 - Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (b. 1753)
1849 - Governor Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. 1769)
1859 - Horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796)
1876 - James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, American gunfighter (b. 1837)
1889 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)
1890 - Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (b. 1813)
1903 - Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian (b. 1850)
1920 - Ormer Locklear, American stunt pilot (b. 1891)
1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. 1873)
1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor, invented the telephone(b. 1847)
1923 - Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
1929 - Mae Costello, American actress (b. 1882)
1934 - Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and President of Germany (b. 1847)
1936 - Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer (b. 1872)
1939 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. 1883)
1945 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. 1863)
1955 - Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1901)
1972 - Helen Hoyt, American poet (b. 1887)
1972 - Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (b. 1942)
1973 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French film director (b. 1917)
1974 - W. Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver (b. 1893)
1976 - Fritz Lang, Austrian film director (b. 1890)
1978 - Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer (b. 1899)
1979 - Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)
1986 - Roy Cohn, American politician (b. 1927)
1988 - Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (b. 1914)
1988 - Raymond Carver, American writer (b. 1938)
1990 - Norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)
1990 - Edwin Richfield, British actor (b. 1921)
1992 - Michel Berger, French singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
1996 - Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somalian Warlord (b. 1934)
1996 - Michel Debré, French politician (b. 1912)
1997 - William S. Burroughs, American writer (b. 1914)
1997 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian musician (b. 1938)
1998 - Shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. 1933)
2001 - Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (b. 1933)
2003 - Peter Safar, Austrian physician (b. 1924)
2003 - Mike Levey, American television personality (b. 1948)
2003 - Don Estelle, British actor (b. 1933)
2004 - François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist (b. 1926)
2004 - Don Tosti, American musician (b. 1923)
2005 - Steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. 1955)
2007 - Holden Roberto, Angolan founder and leader of the FNLA (b. 1923)
2007 - Kay Dotrice, English repertory actress (b. 1929)
2007 - Chauncey Bailey, American journalist and editor (b. 1950)
2008 - Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist (b. 1935)
686 - Pope John V
924 - Ælfweard of Wessex
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