Famous people died in 2 October

Tom Petty

Tom Petty

Tom Petty was a singer best known as the frontman of ‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’

AmericanOctober 20, 1950122 views

Peter Medawar

Sir Peter Brian Medwar was a Brazilian born British zoologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1960

BritishFebruary 28, 1915177 views

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson was a prominent American actor of the Hollywood Golden Age

AmericanNovember 17, 1925109 views

John André

John André was a British Army officer who was tried and executed for his espionage by the ‘Continental Army’ at the time of the ‘American War of Independence’

BritishMay 2, 1750321 views

Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes was a British author and palaeobotanist who played a pioneering role in the field of family planning

BritishOctober 15, 1880197 views

Svante Arrhenius

Svante Arrhenius was a renowned Swedish scientist who is regarded as father of modern day physical chemistry

SwedishFebruary 19, 1859208 views

Khurshidbanu Natavan

Khurshidbanu Natavan was an Azerbaijani poetess, renowned for her lyrical ghazals

August Wilson

August Wilson is a Pulitzer Prize winning play writer, who is known to have authored the ten play series, The Pittsburgh Cycle

AmericanApril 27, 1945747 views

John Ella

John Ella was a famous British violinist and director of concerts who is known for bringing chamber music on the musical scene of 19th century Britain

BritishDecember 19, 1802135 views